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THE   AMERICA 

C  O  A  S  T^  P  I  t  ^  _. 


CONTAXKINO     THS 


COURSES  AND  DISTANCES 


BETWEEN      THE 


Principal  Harbours,  Capes  and  Headlands,  from  Paflama- 

^ooddy  thioogh  the  Gulf  of  Floridi,  with  Dheaioni  for  failing  into  the  fime, 
dekribu^  the  Soundinii,  Bearings  of  the  Light-Houfe*  and  Bcaceos      / 

from  the  Roclu,  Shoali,  Ledgei,  &g.  C>Ori 

Isrf 

tOOSfMH    WITH     THE  /"H  Vj^      ^ 

COURSES  AND  DISTANCES    * 


From  Capc-Cod  and  Cape-Ann  to  Georges'-Bank,  ' 

thiou|h  the  South  and  £aft  Cf«|9arh,  and  the  fetting  of  the  Currents, 


'/ 


WITH      TH«  <t 


LATITUDES  and  LONGITUDES 

or    THE    rtlNClPAL 

HARBOURS  ON  THE  COAST 

,   .  TOOETHEE    WITH    A  •  ^  ^ 

^hv^         TIDE    TABLE 


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BY  Capt.  LAWRENCE  *TURL0NG. 

«eEEECTEB  AND   IMrtOVED   BY   THE   MOST  EXPEEIEWCEB  PllOTI  IN  iTH* 
UmTEB   SxATEt— .Alio, 

Information  to  Masters  of  VcffeU,  wherein  the  manner 

of  ttanl«aii«  Biifiaef*  Et  the  Cnftom.Houfei  is  ftiUy  elucidated. 


PUBUSHED  ACCORDING  TO  ACTOT  CONGRESS. 


C^irU  enMon. 


r         NEWBURYPORT  rMafachu/ettsJ 

PXINtCO    BY 

EDMU»D  M.  BLUNT,  (PfprutvrJ 


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R E  C  O  M  ME  N  D  A  T  I  O  N  S. 


THIS  will  urtify  that  I  have  carefully  examined  the  within  <*  Ameri. 
can  Coaft  Pilot,"  aif.d  compared  it  with  the  Charts  which  I  knom 
from  experience  to  he  correH,  and  do  recommend  it  as  a  valuable  work,  and 
fiorthy  thssattention  of  all  Navigators. 

,  BpNJAM^N  LURVEY.- 


■-^yi^  ■ 


Decr-Ifland,  Oflober  4,  1 796. 

THIS  will  certify,  that  I  have  proved  iy  experience,  fmce  the  within 
*•  American  Coaft  Pilot"  was  put  to  Prefs,  that  the  Dire6iions  for  the 
Eaflern  Coafi  are  correSt,  and  vecommend  it  to  Navigators  of  every  kind  as 
ft  valuable  work, 

JIOBERT    CAMPUELL. 


THIS  is  to  certify,  that  we  the  Subfcribers,  at  the  requeft  of  the  Pro- 
prietor  of  the  "  American  Coaft  Pilot,"  have  carefully  examined  thefeve- 
ral  ports  we  have  failed  into,  and  from  experience  declare  the  Direttionf 
given  for  Bofton,  Marblehead,  Salem,  nevcrly,  Cape-Ann,  Annis 
Squam,  Ne^frburyport,  Ipfwich-Bay,  Portfmouth,  from  Cape-Neddock  ta 
Cape-Porpoife, /rom  thence  to  Wood-Ifland,  Portland,  Hufley's-Sound,  &c. 
to  the  Eajjlward,  to  be  correEt,  the  work  a  very  ufeful  pubticalion,  and  de^ 
ferving  ike  encouragement  of  all  concerned  in  navigation. 


William  Rufell, 
J^ames  Si^nders^ 
Ifaac  Noyes, 
Abraham  Wheelwright^ 
Tfohn  Somerby,       1 

Snoch  Lunt,  \  Branch  PiloU  at  Newburyport 

£nach  Xunz,  jun.  J 


William  Milbery^ 
William  Noyes, 
Mofes  Brown, 
Nathan  Poor, 


Bofton,  July  17,  1798. 

THIS  may  certify,  That  I  the  Sv.bfcriber,  having  examined  the  "  Amer- 
ican Coaft  Pilot,"  by  deftre  of  the  Proprietor,  do  pronounce  it  very  corrcti 
iin4  worthy  thfi  attention  of  all  mariners. 

THOMAS    KNOX, 

$ranch  Pilot  for  Boflon  Bay  and  liarhuiSit 


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RECOMMENDATION*. 


Portfinouth,  June  ij^,  1796. 
THIS  may  ttrtify,  that  I  the  Suhfcriber,  having  carefully  examined  the 
«•  American  Coaft  Pilot,"  and  finding  it  very  corrtH,  thtn^  it  my  duty  to 
recommend  it  for  general  u/e  to  ifiarinert,  as  being  the  mofi  valuable  publicH' 
tion  extant, 

HQPLEY  VEATON. 


Portland,  May '8,  J  598 
SEINQ  requefted  by  ^he  Proprietor  of  the  «'  American  Coait  PiWt'» 
io  pervfe  and  exdmine  the  fame,  J  have  carefuUy  done  it,  and  recommend  the 
Book  to  bf  of  general  utility  and  well  worthy  eke  attention  of  all  concerned 
in  Navigation,  as  containing  the  ihjJI  fafe  and  corred  direUions  ever  pub- 
li/hedjor  the  American  Coafi,  qndfuch  as  may  be  ufed  withfafety  in  times 
of  dangfr, 

JOHN  THORLO, 


Wifcaffet,  June  '796. 
THIS  is  to  certify,  that  we  tie  Subfcribers,  at  the  requejl  of  the  Pro* 
prieter  of  the  "  American  Cnaft  Pilot,"  have  carefully  perufel  the  fame,  and 
do  pronounce  it  a  good  work,  <ind  worthy  the  attention  «f  all  Mariners. 

ALEXANDER  ASKINS. 
DANIEL  BAKER, 


Philadelphia,  Nov.  1706. 
THIS  fhall  certify,  that  I  the  Subfcriber,  Branch  Pilot  for  the  DeUt' 
tiiare,  have  carefuUy  perufed  the  Directions  given  for  failing  in  by  Cape- 
May  and  Cape-Henlopen,from  thence  up  the  Bay,  i3c.  to  the  city  of  Phila- 
delphia, and  from  experience  declare  them  to  be  very  correil,  ^he  work  very 
ufeful,  and  worthy  the  attention  of  all  Mariners. 

WiLLIAM  SCHILLINGER. 


ine  15,  1796. 

tjully  examined  the 
tnif  U  my  duty  to 
fl  vaUable  publite^. 

VPATON. 


irican  Coaft  PiWt' • 
and  recommend  the 
on  of  all  coneerned 
lireHions  ever  pub- 
vith/afety  in  times 

IN  THORLO. 


t,  June  ijq5, 
requejl  of  (he  Pro^ 
•ujeX  the  fame,  and 
all  Mariners. 
I  ASKINS. 


hia,  Nov.  fjg6. 
Pilot  for  the  Dela<- 
liling  in  by  Cape- 
■)  the  city  if  Phila- 
til,  ^he  taork  very 

LUNGER. 


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PREFACE  TO  THE  THIRD  EDITlOff 


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9mmm  Coafi  ^ilott 


■  <a«>«^»»»» 


C-Jf  the  many  improvement!,  which  the  fdence  of  Navigation  h«^ 
^een  continually  leceWingin  the  lapfe  of  many  centuries  fince  the  inven- 
tion of  the  Cpmpafs,  perhaps  there  is  nq  one,  which  in  i's  ordinary  oper- 
ation on  maritime  affiirs,  embraces  a  greater  ftope  qf  praElical  uttUtyt 
thafl  the  accurate  defcription  of  the  marine  boundaries  of  countries  by 
which  the  adventurous  mariner  may  ^-ccognrze  his  cqaft  at  a  diftance  ; 
fhe  foundings  and  courfe  of  channels,  by  the  knowledj^e  of  which  he  fctsi 
the  rocl^-bqqpd  Ihorc  at  defiance  ;  and  the  afpe^  and  properties  qf  har- 
bors, into  which  he  can  enter  with  fecurity,  an^  embay  himfelf  from  the 
inclemency  of  the  elements,  'f  his  remarl^  is  fuggcfted  with  the  more  con- 
lidence,  a«  its  refults  from  the  cqnfideration  thj|t  the  life  even  of  the  moft 
Ikilful  and  experienced  roavine: ;  is  more  endangered  as  he  approaches  the 
poaft,  however  correftly  he  i;  ■;  bi  acc^uaipted  with  its  iqundipgs  and 
its  curvatures,  th^n  it  is,  when  expofed  to  th?  billows  of  the  temped, 
yrhich  agitates  the  roid-ocean.  The  important  aid  which  the  learned 
navigator  derives  from  the  calculation  pf  the  longitude  by  lunar  obferva- 
tion,  i?  undoubtedly  among  the  moft  diftinguilhed  benefits  of  modern 
pautical  improvement ;  and  it  is  a  branch  pf  naval  education,  with  which 
the  mariners  of  our  country,  have  of  late  years  become  generally  familiar. 
When  the  fpirit  of  adventure  had  extended  the  American  commerce  be- 
ypnd  the  capes  pf  cither  continent,  wliat  was  before  ufeful,  bcqwp?  thej^ 


yl  PREFACE. 

indifpen&biy  neceflary,  that  Navigation  ihoulil  be  taught  as  a  fcience  t« 
the  condu£lors  of  our  merchantmen,  and  it  wai  foon  no  uncommon  fpec*  ' 
tacle  to  behold  the  American  Eagle,  lately  unufed  to  fcientific  reftraint, 
ihaping  his  courle  tl^rovgh  foreign  (kiea  by  the  rules  of  geometry.  The 
jcharts  and  marine  dire£lions,  with  which  foreign  countries  abound,  have 
alfo  rendered  the  profeflTion  of  the  (ea  lefs  dangerous  and  more  proRtablCp 
Thefe  powerful  aids  have  almod  qyery  wheoB  been  CKteoded  to  the  pro. 
|te£tion  and  encouragement  of  commerce  except  in  the  American  Sutes. 
Here  indeed  fcw  charts  have  been  publiflied,  and  thofe  of  no  remarkabbi 
charafler  either  for  the  accuracy  of  their  defiances  and  bearings,  pr  jfor 
(he  extent  of  their  fcale.  But  to  colle£l  into  a  coinpendioua  volume  the 
inoft  authentic  defcriptious  of  the  harbours,  and  an  accurate  detail  of  the 
jcourfes  and  foundings  of  ih;  American  Coad,  has  long  been  i  deHdera-f 
Itum  among  nautial  and  commercial  mf n ;  and  until  the  appearancf  of 
the  firfteditionof  the  American  Coast  Pilot  in  1796,  no  attempt, 
ytt  l^elieve,  had  ever  been  m?de  in  any  part  of  the  Union  to  effeft  it.— 
To  accomplifh  fo  important  an  obj^£^  which  wu  embarrafled  ^ith  more 
than  ordinary  difBculties,  with  which  all  new  works  are  involved,  tht 
^ditor,  aduated  by  a  principle  of  commercial  benefit,  and  aflifted  by  one 
of  the  mod  corrcft  and  experienced  Pilots  io  the  United  States  hazarded 
the  publication  of  that  work,  under  aufpices,  by  no  means  favourable  t^ 
its  eventual  eftablifliment,  as  a  bcpk  of  reference  and  dirc6lion  to  Ameri. 
jcan  mariners.  Incident  to  the  very  arduous  and  complex  luture  of 
the  work  itfelf,  much  incompetency  and  error  found  admiflion  into  its 
pges,  which  no  induftry  of  the  Editor  could  avoid.  Add  to  this  the 
^vowed  hoftility  of  almoft  all  the  pi}ots  in  the  fouthern  commercial  cities, 
with  whofe  intertjl  it  militated,  to  permit  any  degree  of  reputation  to 
\)t  attached  to  a  publication,  whofe  profe(re4  defign  was  to  make  Ameri. 
can  commanders  their  own  pilots,  and  (q  relieve  in  the  minds  of  their 
f>wners  every  apprehenfion  of  daneer,  by  the  certain  copvidion  tlut  (his 
fabin-companion  wtmld  be  th^  meaos  o(  fecurity, 


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•lion  to  Ameri, 
plex  nature  of 
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minds  of  thcii: 
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f    R    E    T    A    C    E.  »H 

But  nbtwithftandiog  the  obje£lions  of  intcfefl:,  and  the  cKvils  of  mal- 
ice, the  Editor  feels  it  a  duty,  which  he  owes  to  the  independent  candoup 
and  integrity  of  fome  few  of  the  fouthern  pilots,  to  remark  that  their 
friendly  aflidsnce  and  infoiliiat <on  have  largely  contributed  to  the  prefent 
highly  improved  ftate  of  his  Co ast  Pj  lot.  It  is,  however,  unneceflar/ 
minutely  to  follow  ftep  by  ftep  the  various  and  indefatigable  efforts, 
which  for  four  years  have  been  exerted  in  all  the  principal  cities  of  Amer- 
ica, to  render  this  work  as  correft  in  its  execution  as  it  was  extenftve  in 
the  purpofes  it  contemplated.  Every  fouree  of  marine  intelligence, 
which  our  country  affords,  and  which  the  narrow  rdfifhnels  of  a  bigotted 
profelTion  had  not  rendered  inacceflibk,  has  been  reforted  to»  by  eptftolary 
correfpondence,  expenfive  journies,  and  unwearied  appHcation.  As  the 
fruit  of  his  labours,  it  is  now  the  happinefs  of  the  Editor  to  prefent  to» 
the  maritime  and  commercial  public,  a  perfeftly  accurate  cOmpendiun 
of  the  American  coall  navigation,  combining  all  the  information  on  this 
fubjed,  which  flulful  experience  and  modem  difcovery  have  coUeAcd, 

Mary  of  the  mod  valuable  portions  of  the  information  contained  im 
the  prefent  volume,  have  never  been  committed  to  prints  ik  any  former 
edition.  To  in&rt  at  large  the  numeroiis  omifllons  and  errors^  whichr 
have  be^n  fupplied  and  correfted  in  this  imprelTion,  by  the  aid  of  nau- 
tical and  fcientific  friends,  would  occupy  a  fpace,  too  extenfive  for  the 
limits  alTigned  to  theb  prefatory  obfenrations,  Or  for  theneceflity  of  illuf- 
tAiting  the  Editor's  attention  to  accuracy  and  copioulhels.  It  will  be . 
fufficient  to  remaik,  that  the  fcite  and  capacity  of  many  harbourr  in  the 
United  States,  with  tife  neceflary  direfUons  for  failing  into  them,  whichf 
were  omitted  in  the  two  (irft  editions,  are  inferted  in  this.  Several  new 
light'houies  have  alfo  been  erefted  fince,  and  buoys  placed  at  the  entrance 
of  varioMS  channelsf  and  elfewhere,  which  are  here  cosrcQly  noticed. 


■^^^IWiiBirTi.fiWypr"fi1lliii!l1fimfllW 


vifi  PREFACE. 

But  tnwrig  tto  moft  valuablt  KUKtkirM  to  the  work<  tlw  drfcipllon  of  the 
IjUt  9f  Shouli  ought  to  b«  diftinguiftMid  {  u  ■  Mrtting-Houfc  hu  been 
lately  erea«d  on  one  of  thofe  iflmdtj  which  if  tri  excellent  tand-mark, 
and  can  be  difcemed  (wta  Tea,  at  the  diaance  of  tight  or  ten  leagues  in 
any  point  of  bearing.  The  direaiona  for  Ikiting  up  tht  Long-ljland 
Saund  U  New-Yerk,  aUb  form  a  very  important  accefikm  to  the  utiKty  of 
Uie  volume. 


Thr  grtateft  impnyvetncnt  which  has  l*en  trade  m  point  of  fiae  and 
ejtpenfe,  a«  wftll  a»  the  one  which  was  the  moft  wanted  by  a  greater  part 
of  our  navigation,  ia  contained  in  the  pcrfpicuoua  and  eomprehenfive  re- 
marks on  the  geography,  current*,  bearings,  channels,  foundings,   har- 
bouss,  and  appearances  at  f«a,  of  all  the  Weft-india  Iflands,  Aid  the  port* 
of  the  moft  confiderable  trade  on  the  Spaniih  Main.    Thefe  defcription* 
wd  direaiona  are  entitled  to  the  higheft  credit,  a»  they  are  given  frooi 
the  authority  of  the  moft  experienced  and  beft  informed  navigators  In  thet 
Weft- Indian  feas.      A  Table  of  the  Courfes  and  Diftances  of  all  the 
iihnds  is  alio  fufcrjoined,  from  the  (ame  euthentic  iburce.    The  Editor  is 
alfo  indebted  to  an  American  Gentleman  for  two  very  ufeful  Tables ;  the 
fir  ft  fliewing'the  day  of  die  month  on  which  Hat  new  moon  will  fall,  un- 
til the  end  of  the  year  1817,  accordmg  to  the  new  ftile ;  and  the  fecond 
ihowing  the  thifting  of  the  tWe,  by  which  the  error  !n  the  common  meth- 
od of  reckoning  the  time  of  high  water  to  fiill  ibrty>nine  minutes  liter 
evtfry  day,  after  the  full  and  change,  will  evidently  appear.    The  United 
Stater  laws  relating  to  feamen,  and  thofe  for  the  relief  of  the  fick  and  difc 
abUd;  the  ftatute  regulation  of  thefitheriesj  the  provifions  againft  en- 
ticing away  foldiers,  apprentices,  and  debtors,  and  importing  convias, 
•liens,  &c.  and  the  feveral  laws  of  the  refpeaive  ftates  on  the  laft  men- 
tioned  fubjea ;  the  laws  regulating  quarantine  ;  a  new  and  oorrefted  lift 
of  the  cuftom-houfe  duties,  many  of  which  have  been  altered,  and  the 


dcipUon  of  the 
"loufe  hu  been 
cnt  tuKt-Diark, 
ten  leagues  in 
he  LoHg-IJland 
to  tht  utility  af 


oint  of  fiee  and 
y  a  greater  pMt 
mprehenftve  re« 
foundings,  hur« 
Is,  Aid  the  port* 
liefe  dcfcriptions 

are  given  froOi 
uvigators  in  tTie 
bnces  of  all  the 
The  Editor  is 
•ful  Tables ;  the 
on  will  fall,  un« 
i  and  the  fecond 
e  common  metb- 
ine  minutes  liter 
ar.  The  United 
the  rick  and  diTo 
iiions  againften- 
porting  conviftj, 

on  the  lad  men- 
and  prre£M  lift 

altered,  and  the 


|»    R    E    i^    A    C    E.  it 

rorms  of  all  the  papen  ufed  in  the  cuftom-houfe,  are  infartcd  at  length, 
In  th't  prefent  improved  and  enlirged  edition.  Nearly  double  the  matter 
of  the  former  volumes  is  compreffetl  into  this  ;  and  the  Kditor  lias  been 
perfeveringly  attentive  to  correft  every  error  of  the  mod  minute  and  tri- 
fling confequence, 

With  fuch  pi-etenfions  to  public  palionagc,  he  is  not  reluAant  in 
meeting  the  public  fcrutiny.  The  merits  of  his  work  arc  grounded  on 
the  bed  fcienCe  in  the  country,  and  every  exertion  of  long  and  laborious 
indulry  has  been  employed  in  executing  its  pages  with  the  llrifteft  ac- 
curacy and  fidelity,  that  were  due  to  its  higb  promife  of  ufefulnefs  and 
emolument. 


EDMUND  M.  BLUST. 


B 


..nifei-jfeT> 


n.isniiimmvfKum-  M-miv'.mM' 


DIRECTIONS  logolo  the  EaftwardofCampo  Bello, between th. 

faid  iUand  and  Wolves  Iflands  

^ for  the  EaOern   Coaft  when  you  fall  in  with  Grand 

Manan  or  Mount -Defert  Hills 
^  from  Machias  to  Paffamaquoddy  ,  ,,    , . 

I_ from  Mount-Defert  to  Gouldfborough  »"<»  Machias 

7^    ._  from  Loog-lJlMid  to  the  S.  W.  Harbour  of  Mount-Defert 

.: for  failing  through  Fox-inand-paffags 

from  Tennant  Harbour  lo  the  Mufcie  Ridges 

. .  from  Penmequid  Point  to  Baii  Harbour 

.  from  Bafs  Harbour 

..., for  Dyer's  Bay,  &c. 

_^^__—  from  Scoodock  I  Hand 

._ from  Titmanan  to  Ladle-Idand 

„. for  Cape  Splitt  Harbour 

, —  for  Pleafant  River 

.  for  Moofe  Peck  Reach 

_  going  through  Moofe  Peck  Reach 

■  for  (ailing  into  George's  River 

, .  from  Townfend  to  Manhcigm 

for  Towivlend  Harbour 

, for  Kennebeck  and  Sheepfcut  Riven 

fdr  foiling  into  New  Meadows 

._  for  Huffey's  Sound 

,, fbr  Portland  harbour 

Remarks  on  the  White  Hills         „.,-„, 

JJireftions  from  Cape  Porpoifc  to  Wood  Ifland 

i: to  &il  from  Cape  Ncddock  to  Cape  Porpoifc 

^ for  Portfinouth,  (New-Hampfhire) 

^ fx<m  Newburyport  and  Ipfwich  Bay 

_, for  failing  into  Squam*  harbour 

.,. JO  go  into  Cape  Aon  harbwr 

_^ .  for  Salem,  Beverly,  and  Manch^fter  harbours 

„, for  foiling  into  MarbUhead  „     .     , 

Bearings  aad  dilUnces  of  the  principal  inands,  Rocks,  &c.  m  the  vicu> 
ity  of  Salemiifroni  Baker's  Ifland 

Remarks  on  Calhe's  Ledge 
J^reaiont  for  foiling  into  Boftpn  Harbour 
.„  from  Boaon  Light-houfe  to  Cape- Elizabeth 

^ fpr  foiling  in  widout  of  Bofton  bay  from  Cape-Cod  or  Cape- 
Ann  to  Boftoo  light-houfe 

for  Plymouth  harbour 

for  Cape-Cod  harbour 

^ from  Cape-Cod  to  Holmes'  Hole 

'  for  (ailing  into  Nantucket  harbour 

for  ditto  ditto  by  the  buoys 


_— ror  auio  uinw  vj  w.v  .^.w^. 

Courfes  and  diftances  from  Nantucket  light-houfi 

•  The  reader  will  fnd  better  direSions  in  page  251. 


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21 
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25 

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47 
48 

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53 

55 

56 


i 


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i 

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CONTENTS. 


Dire£l>ons  to  tliofe  rutming  for  Block-lfland  channel  ta  the  fouthward 
of  Martha's  V  incyard,  Naniucket.IHand,  ind  fuchas  are 
bound  into  the  Vineyard  Ibund,  and  intend  going  over  tlie 
(hoils  to  the  eaftward 
Bearings  and  diftances  of  fundry  places  from  Gay- Head  light-houfc 
Del'cription  of  George's  Bank  and  Nantucket  Ihoals 
Direttions  for  New-Bedford 

..-^  for  tholit  who  fall  in  with  Block-Ifland  when  they  are  bound 

for  Rhode-Ifland  harbour 
Bearings  and  diftances  of  feveral  remarkable  places  from  Rhode-Ifl.  nd 

light-houfe 
Direftions  for  lading  from  Newport  through  the  found  to  Hunt's  har- 
bour near  Hell-Gate 

. from  Block-Illand  to  Gardner's  bay 

Bearings  and  diftances  of  fundry  places  commencing  at  the  light-houfe 
on  Montock  point,  taken  by  the  Olficers  ot  the  Revenue 
Cutter  Argus 
Dcfcription  of  Long- 1  Sand 
Direftions  from  Gardner's  Iftand  to  Shelter-Illand 

«- from  ditto  to  New-London 

.  for  vefiels  coming  from  fea  and  bouttd  to  New-Londoo 

— . for  veffels  bound  to  New-York 

Depths  of  water,  bearings,  courfes  and  diftances  of  the  buoys  placed  in 

the  harbour  of  New- York 
Orders  and  regulations  for  the  por»  of  New- York 
Defcription  of  the  coaft  to  the  eaft  and  weft  of  Sandy-Hook 

-. r. — -  of  New-York  bay 

Direftions  for  failing  from  Sandy-Hook  light-houfe  taCape  May,  or 
light-houfe  on  Cape-Henlopen 

... for  failing  in  by  Cape-May 

for  failing  in  by  Cape-Hatteras 

from  Reedy-liiand  to  Philadelphia 

Tide  Table 

Direftions  from  Cape-Henlopen  to  Cape- Henry 

Remarks  on  the  land  from  Cape-Henlopen  to  Chingoteack  flioals 

Direftions  for  failing  by  Cape-Henry  light-houfe 

-r- for  (ailing  between  the  middle  ground  and  the  Hoife-fhoe 

for  New  Point  Comfort 

— >— — —  for  Norfolk  and  Hampton-Road 

■  for  running  (rom  Cape-Henry,  up  the  bay  to  Bakimoie 

■■..    . from  New  Point  Comfort  to  PotowmaAk  Rives 

.  from  Potowmack  River  to  Patuxet  River 


P»r~. 


da 

6z 
64 

6i 
66. 

67 


69 
69 

70 
T 
7» 
71 

74 

T5 
76 

76 

',J 

79 

2' 
80 

80 

81 

81 

8t 
8a 
8- 
81 

for  going  fcom  Cape-Henry  ovlMin-Haven-Bay  toYoik-River  88 

88 
90 

9» 
9* 
93 
93 
95 
95 
8« 


Cape-Hatteras 

Direftions  for  coming  in  from  iea  for  the  coaft  of  North- Cacolioa 

•<-^- for  failing  into  Charlefton  (SouthrCavoUna) 

-^.— -  from  Charlefton  bar  to  Port-Royal 

St.  Helena  Sound 

Direfijoiu  for  Port-Royal  harbour 

1 for  (ailing  into  Savannah,  in  Georgia 

Winds  and  Weather  on  the  coaft  of  South-Cafolioa, 
The  mouth  of  St.  Mary's  Rivet 


iMlriii  i.iii  ii  f  lii'nv 


H«3Ui 


ii'irtigmii^  •  IT  1 1 


s. 


1  ta  the  fouthward 
d,  >nd  fuch  as  are 
lend  going  over  tlie 

ead  light-houfc 


/hen  they  are  bound 
from  Rhode.Ifl.nd 
und  to  Hunt's  har- 

g  at  the  light-houre 
cers  ot  the  Revenue 


P»r~. 


I  New-London 
the  buoys  placed  in 

idy-Hook 

ife  taCape  Mayior 


igoteack  flioili 
od  the  HoiTe-fhoe 


■y  to  Bakimoie 

k  Rives 

er 


67 
da 

6z 

64 

6i 

6& 

67 


69 
69 

•jty 

T 
7* 
7» 

74 
74 
75 
76 

76 

n 

^i 

79 

2' 
80 

80 

81 

81 

8t 
83 

8r 


■er  »7 

iven-Bay  toYork-River  88 
88 
North' Ca«>lioa  90 

)Una)  9 1 

9* 
93 

93 

96 

iioa  95 

9« 


CONTENTS. 


SRll 


WEST.INDIES. 
Dircftions  for  failing  from  Montferrat  to  Hifpaniolt  and  Jamaica,  with 
direaions  for  coafting  round  thole  iJlands 

Tamaica,  &c.  ,    ,     ^   ,,    ,  -,    .,         •  u 

DirctUons  for  failing  from  Jamaica  through  the  Gulf  of  Florida,  with 

dircftions  for  ihe  coafts  of  Florida  and  Cuba  ;  alfo  remarks 

on  the  Tortugas,  on  the  Florida  Keys  and  Reef,  and  on 

the  Bahama-i  (lands 

Remarks  on  the  Dry  Tortugas,  coaft  of  Florida,  &c. 

_: on  the  Florida  Keys  and  the  Reef  contiguous 

Delcription  of  the  harbours,  (hoals,  &c.  of  the  eaft  end  of  Cuba ;  with 

remarks,  inftruftions,  &c. 
Obfervations  on  the  Florida  Stream,  with  neceffary  direftions  to  Navi- 

gators 
Direftions  for  veffels  bound  Southward  through  the  Gulf  of  Flonda 
Remarks  concerning  New-Providence  and  the  Bahama-Banks 
Direftions  for  veffels  bound  from  the  eaftward,  over  the  Great  Bahama- 
Bank,  into  the  Gulf  of  Mexico 

„_». for  the  Mofquito  Shore  and  Bay  of  Honduras 

The  courfe  to  Black  River 

To  anchor  off  Black  River  bar 

Remarks  when  lying  at  anchor  off  Black  River 

Direftions  from  Black  River  to  Great  Poyer  River 

To  know  Punta  Sal 

To  go  from  Port  Omoa  to  the  Gulf,  or  River  Dulce 

To  tail  from  Black  River  to  Cape  Giacios  a  Dios  with  a  weft  wind 

To  go  from  Sandy  Bay  to  Puerto-vellu,  or  Cathagena 

Direftions  for  the  Bay  of  Honduras 

From  Rattan  to  the  Bay  of  Honduras 

Direftions  to  fail  out  of  the  Bay  by  the  Northern  Paffage 

_ to  lait  in  at  the  Sapadilla  Keys  through  the  main  reef,  up  to 

the  river  Belieze 
for  the  coaft  of  Guayana,  Surinam)  Demerary,  Berbice,  &c. 


Demerary 

Guayana 

Surinam  -  • 

Tides,  Times  of  High  Water,  &c. 

Coaft  of  Guayana 

Demerary 

Remarks  made  among  the  Weft-India  Iflands 

Moninico  -  " 

Dominico  -  ' 

Antigua  >^ 

Nevis  - 

St.  Kitts 

From  St.  Kitts,  to  the  leeward  of  St.  Euftatius  through  the  iflands  paft 
Somberero 

Direftions  fat  the  Weft- India,  or  Caribee  iflands,  colleAed  from  the 
journals  and  obfervatioiM  of  feveral  experienced  Naviga- 
tors -  - 

Barbadoes  •  « 

Tobago  •  * 

Grenadt  >  •• 


■MMiiaH 


9» 


»»5 

121 

"J 
124 

125 
126 

12.7 
ibidy 
ibid. 

12$ 

129 
130 

«3i 
13» 
»34 
136 

»37 


138 

>39 
139 
140 
140 
141 
141 
14a 
14a 
»4» 
144 

146 
»47 

»47 


1^8 
ibid. 

»49 

1^0 


f 


i 


\ 


I 


xw 


C  O  N  T  E  NTS. 


S<.  Vincents  .  • 

St.  Lucia  >  '      - 

l^artinico  • 

Doininico 

Guadaloupe  »■■.  • 

Antigua  •      .vir.;*  >  • 

Nevis  .         .        ,        m-'\^    ,   ■'  •'    i. 

St.  Euftatiui  -  • 

Sabia  ,  •  « 

St.  Bartholomews  . 

The  Virgin  Iflatids  -. 

St.  Thomas  ., 

Crab  IflsBid  "  - 

Tortola  -  •• 

Virgin Gordai     ,".    '     ■  -      ! 

Aqegada  •,',  ^       .• 

Somhtero  "  •  i  ,   ■ 

IfUs  of  Shoals  .         I    ) 

jbourfes  and  Dift«ice>  on  the  CoaA  of  America . 

■  Qix  the  South  fide  of  Hifpaniola,  &c 

■  on  the  Mofquito  Shore 


Pige. 

»5> 

ibid. 

152 

»58 
ibid. 

»54 
,56 

ibiid. 
ibid. 

ibid. 

ibtd. 

166 
ibid, 
ibid. 

161 

m 


176 


1r«Ue  of  the  Latitudes  and  Longitiacs  of  the  princioal  Harbours  and 
•-    .  Capes  from  the  St.-  Croi^t  to  ths  mouth  of  the  River  Mifll- 

fippi  -  - 

^itcQions  tA  find  the  4ime  of  bigh  water  at  any  place 
17^  of  the  Tabka  for  fiodiog  the  Mooo's  age,  and  die  time  of  high 
, , ,  water  at  any  }^ce  -  -  ibid. 

IXVtble  ihewing  the  day  of  the  month  the  new  moOc  will  h\\  on,  from  the 

beginningof  the  year  1799  till  the  end  of  the  year  itl7,  Ac.  178 
!ficle  Table  -  -  179 

Iaws  r^ing  to  maftcrt  atitd  feamea  in  the  aegrchants'  ferrice  1 80 

.-Regulation  of  feamen  -  -  ibid. 


c^  tbp  Fiflieriea 


184 


)^it}unty  on  vefleU  employed  in  carrying  on  the  Bank  and  other  Cod- 

Filheries  -  -  185 

^bftraft  of  the  Lavtfs  of  the  United  States  concerning  veflfels  to  be  em- 

ployed  in  the  Coafting  Trade  and  Fiflierifcs  187 

!]ltelief  of  iick  and  di&bled  feamen  -  •194 

t'ower  and  duty  of  Con&ils  -  -        .        *95 

X«[W  of  the  United  Sutes  againft  Enticing  and  carrying  away  Sddicrs, 
I'';' ,  Apprentices  and  Debtors,  and  importing  Convifts,  Aliens,  &c.  199  • 

^cw-Hampfliire  do.  -  -  »97 

Ipiirachuretts  do.  -      .||»^  -  ibid. 

gbode-Mland  do.  ,  mi     _  _  ,j^ 

I^Qiinedtcut  dp.  <     -  ,  •  jhid. 

YtewNYorkdo.  -  -  ihid. 

.yirginii  do.  -  •  »99 

x)mued  States  Qinrsntiae  Law  »  *  aoo 

New-^smp^hire  ditto  •  •  202 

<Mafla(ihulette      ditto  -      .  •  204 

Jlliode-Iiland       ditto  -  .     .  106 

Cgniiedicut        ditto  -  *.  807 

INiew-York         ditto  -  -  «P9 


<iiwnii  >\itim^imum»SSimtmmtlSilB  mi^mu 


.^tmm'*if'ttinAm'im:»t  t  mmtutismntumniitm 


CONTENTS. 


xt 


4J^ 


iatboura  and 
River  Miffi- 


Page. 

ibid. 
I5» 

»5.8 
ibid. 

»54 
156 

ibria. 
ibid. 

I5» 

ibid. 

»59 

ibtd. 

166 
ibid, 
ibid. 

161 

t6'^ 
169 

m 


176 


time  of  high 

ilMd. 
otiyficfia  the 
ir  itl7,  Ac.  178 
179 
rice  180 

.  >  ibid. 

..4:  t:;4'  184 

I  other  Cod- 

tig 
rds  to  be  em- 


187 

nt 


way  Soidicrst 

ts,  Aliens,  &c.  199  ^ 

i^ 

ibra. 

ibid. 

199 

too 

202 
204 
106 

A.  ao7 

«P9 


— irtitoiW*i<titil»rfir*.wir— MM<W||1ai 


IVnnfylvania  Quanntine  Law  •  « 

Virginia  ditto 

Duties  payable  by  Law  on  all  goods,  wares  and  merchandize, 

Tonnai^e 

Rates  of  Coin  for  edimating  duties 

Fees  of  Office 

Allowances  for  Draft  -  • 

Tares  .  ■ 

Allowance  for  leakage  and  breakage 

Terms  of  Credit 

Reftriflions  on  Importations, 


I'i 
'J 

456 
S30 
230 

23a 


J — ...-...,  _  m^m 

Mode  of  tranfafting  bufinefs  at  the  Cuftom-Houres  in  the  United  States  232 

Duty  of  Mailers  of  Vcifels                          .          ,  -                     232 

Form  of  outward  Manifed  for  American  veffels  233 

Returned  Cargo                          -  -'                          ibid. 

VetTel  and  Cabin  Stores                             -  .                ibid. 

Form  of  outward  Manifeft  for  foreign  veffels  ibid. 

Form  of  return  of  Seamen                       •  .                        23A 

Form  of  report  of  Alien  Paffengers                      .  .              ibid. 

Form  of  oath  taken  by  importers  335 

Form  of  report  of  diftilledfpirits,  wines,  and  teas  '                  ;a46 

Poft-Office  law                                                     '  .  ^ 

Manifeft  Oath  on  outward  Cargo  .  '                       '••8 

Importers  or  Confignees                        .  ..                ibid. 

Form  of  Entry  for  American  velTels  -                          239 

Form  of  Entry  for  Foreign  veffels                       .  -  .  -           ibS. 

Entry  Oath                             .                                .  jj,^ 

Appraifers  Oath                          '  .  .                            jj  g 

Returned  Cargo                              .  .                              jbjd. 

Form  of  Report  and  Entry  of  Returned  Cargo  243 

f»fff'g"»    . .  -  -  «Wd. 

Mode  of  obtaming  drawback  on  foreign  merchandize  243 

Form  of  entry  for  obtaining  drawback  ibid. 

Oath  to  be  taken  by  the  importer  on  exportation  S44 

ditto  when  the  goods  are  fokl  .  ibid. 

to  be  taken  by  an  intermediate  perfon  ibid. 

to  be  ukf  n  by  the  exporter  other  than  the  original  importer        ibid. 

Form  of  the  certificate  of  their  being  landed  without  the  limits  of  the 

United  States  -  .  3  ^  e 

Oath  of  the  matter  or  principal  officers  in  the  above  cafe  ibid. 

Form  of  verification  of  the  above  by  a  Conful  or  Agent  of  the  United 

e       .^"*"  ^*  -  ibid. 

of  verification  when  there  is#  Conful  or  Agent  ibid. 

of  entry  of  merchandize  intended  to  be  exported  for  the  bemfit 

of  drawback  .  .  246 
of  entry  of  merchandize  intended  to  be  exported  for  the  benefit  of 

drawback  from  another  diftrift  ibid. 
of  entry  of  mercliandize  intended  to  be  tranfported'acrofs  the 

Sute  of  New-Jcrfey  to  Philadelphia  247 

Mode  of  recovering  drawback  on  fugar  refined  within  the  United  States  248 
Form  of  the  Entry  .  .  jbid. 

0»ih  or  affirmation  to  the  above  -  ibid! 


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CONTENT  S. 


Domeftic  Spirits  -  - 

Form  of  the  entry 

Bounty  on  falted  provifions  and  (i{h  of  the  United  States 

Form  of  the  Entry  -  • 

<!fc»th  to  be  taken  by  the  exporter 

Information  generally  '     r         .        ^  - 

Leaft  fums  admitting  of  drawback 

bircftions  for  (ailing  by  the  light-houfe  lately  erefted  on  Wjgwam- 

foint  into  Annis  Squiin  harbour,  on  the  ibuthem  coaft  of 
pfwich-bay  in  Mallachuiietts 


848 

ibid, 
ibid, 
ibid. 

ibid. 


«SI 


ERRATUM. 

Page  48,  line  8,  in  a  fmall  part  of  the  edition,  the  diftance  from  Cape- 
Ann  to  Bojlon  light-houlc  %was  called  7I  leagues  ;  the  reader  is  defired  to 
corred:  it  in  thofe  copies,  as  the  didance  is  9  leagues. 

Note We  00  not  know  another  error  in  the 

•be difcovered  (as  we  are  all  liable)  pleafe  inform  the 


work. 


Neuiuryport,  Nov,  t803. 


If  any  ihould 
PROPRIETOR. 


#-^ 


*'  iiinaijifiTiiw'i'ii'iiii  f'l  tMtir 


1  Wjgwani- 
ern  coaft  of 


.■49 

ibid. 

ibid, 
ibid. 

ibid. 


«S» 


mce  from   Cafie- 
eader  is  defired  to 

c.     If  any  ihould 

.OPRIETOR. 


9mmcan  Coast  ^OM. 


DireSioHS  to  go  to  the  Eaftward  9f,tbe  JJland  of  Campo-6«llo, 
between  tbejaid  Ifiandt  and  the  Wolves  Iflands. 


I. 


^F  you  are  bound  to  the  River  of  *  JPaffamaquodiy  in  a  !arg«  Veflel 
vourbeft,^y  is  to  go  to  the  eaftward  of  Campo-BtUo,  keeping  your  courfe  . 

'  N.  E.  b.  £.  which  will  carry  you  to  the  lyotves,  diftant  about  3  leagiies 
from  Campo-BeUo.  .,Th«  Wolvu  lie  about  E.  S.  E.  from  bid  lOand,  and 
when  the  pai&ge  between  Campo-BtUo  and  the  White-Horfc  bears  W.  N. 

,  W.  you  jBuft  fteer  W.  N.  W.  leaving  the  White-Hor/c  on  your  (larboard 
hand  and  keep  the  I  {land,  (Campv-BtUoJ  beil  on  board.  The  Whitt-Herfi 
is  a  large  white  Rock  which  lies  oil  the  N.  E.  end  of  CampO'BeUt.  You 
will  fee  a  fine  harbour  called  by  the  French,  Harbour  Delute^mA  will  leave, 
fcveral  Iflands  on  your  ftaiboard' hand,  when  you  pab  the  WhiU-Horjft. 
As  you  pafa  here,  you  will  open  f  large  Bay  to  the  W.  S.  W.  which  is 
fufficient  for  100  uil  of  the  line  to  lie  in.  There  ia  very  deep  ^mter 
between  the  Wolvn  and  the  l^mAdi  Cttmpd-BtUo,  being  from  50  to  100 
fitthoms.  'Rnag  Cmpe-BeUo  l^xoA  to  bear  S.  S.  £.  or  S.  £.  and 
you  will  have  80  fitthoms  water  where  you  may  anchor  and  lie  &fe  from  alL. 
winds.  Your  courfe  to  Moi^t'^fiand}is  W.  S.  W.  cbftut  ft  Icaguei, 
where  you  may  anchor  in  8  or  10  iathoms,  muddy  bottom.  Here  is  the 
bed  hansour  in  the  United  States  for  making  dry  Dockst  as  you  may  have 
them  either  on  the  fouth  end  of  Moo/e^lfiandt  or  3oor  40  miles  up  Scoodue 
river.  Coqupoa  tides  rife,  here  85  ftet.  At  full  wd  change  it  is  high 
water  at  h#piift  eleven  o'clock  at  Hoo/e-Ipmi. 


% 


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aes! 


V'treaimfor  the  E(fMrn  Coaft  when  you  fall  in  with  Giand- 
-  '    Manan  or  Mount-I^fert-HUb. 

THESE  pUcea  may  eaiily  be  Itnown  fion  the  weOem  Coaft. 
M<mnt.DtJtrt  OiUi  may  be  fea^o  feagbes  at  fie,  and  when  within  4  or  5 
leagues  of  them  you  may  fee  Skutock-Hitts  bearing  about  N.  N.  £.  The 
Side  oraood  lets  hen  £.  N.  £.  «nd  the  ebb  W.  S.  W.  but  u  foon  as 
you  are  9or  ip  leagues  fHHu  tbe  land,  the  current  rant  in  general  to  the 
S.  W.  wellwaxd.  •      . 


•  There  are  ikret  riverttahickfaSinto  Fafliuuquoddy  Bay  ;  the  largejt 
is  caUedfy  the  mdern  Mianr,  ike  S«x>dick,  kvth  Sk  M»nt  and  Ckawt* 
plainest  Etcheraina.  Its  mainftuftt  is  near  Penoblcot  River.  The  muth 
fftkemerkat»i/atknuv4ttetjmdth(bifidUtt*f^lHf, 

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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


If  you  611  in  with  Mount- Dtfirt-ttoek,  which  tiei  Ibuth^  6  Uagtia  ihm 
Af0»n(-i>f/frt-/fi7/i,  you  mud  obferve  the  tide  of  flood  lets  W.  S.  W. 
along  (hore,tiU  yau  come  to  the  Fex-I/lands  :  but  the  iamc  flood  runs  up  to 
the  northward  into  l^bu-MiU-Bay,  Union-Rivtt  and  Ifte-au-Haul*  bay. 

The  next  reniarkible  land  is  Ptnohfcot- Hills,  which  yoii  will  fee  over 
tlie  FoK  IflaK-^s,  bearing  from  the  N.  W.  lo  N.  N.  W.  of  them.  When 
you  pi(i  the  Jfle-au-Haut,  in.  ftwring  W..S.  W  ^^  will  leave  Mantini-> 
eus.^/lands,  and  Mantinicus-Stal-JJlanis  to  the  (buthwardof  you.  [If  at 
night  or  thick  weather  I  would  advire  you  to  go  to  the  foulhward  of  all 
thefe  lilands,  unlefs  you  are  well  lequainted.J  Whm  you  pa&  to  the  weil.- 
ward  of  Mantinicus-IJlands,  the  main  palTage  from  lea  to  Ptnobjcot-Bay, 
lies  about  N.  by  W.  If  you  go  into  tliis  paflage  you  leave  MantinicuS' 
Jllan4  on  yo\xt  ftarbpard  and  the  two  Grttn-IJlands  on  your  larboard  hand 
iteering  north  wellerly,  4  leagues,  and  -f  bound  up  the  Bay  follow  your 
4ire{tion$  for  Penohjcot  Bay. 

If  you  come  in  from  fn  and  make  tfhe  Ifland  of  Mankeigin,  when  it 
bean  gorth,  or  N.  N.  W.  it  appears  like  two  iflands  ;  but  when  it  bears 
eall  or  wed  it  appears  in  one  Ifland.  Dttmi/eeve-Jflnndj  lie  to  the  W.  by 
N.  ofit,  which  are  all  bare  o^  trees  except  the  north  pan.  The  rock « 
Cllled  Bkntaiit- Ledge,  lie  two  miles  from  Dami/cove,  S.  W.  or  W.  S.  W. 
When  you  jre  6  or  7  leagues  pff  at  fea,  you  will  have  70  or  80  fathoms  of 
water,  with  a,  S.  W.  turrent.  In  geiieral  between  DMiiti/cove  and  Mankei- 
gin-MaHd  the  flood  tide  parts  and  fets  E.  N.  £.  to  the  eaftw^rd,  and 
W.  S,.  W.  to  the  weftward  as  far  the  Ifland  of  Seguine,  and  to  the  north- 
%vard  UP  i^,Broad'B^x  Sheep/cut  and  Kennebeck  Rivers,  and  the  ebb  feta 
theepittrary  way. 

'  Segttine-fflayidi'  is  remarkable  when  bearing  eaft  or  weft.  It  lies  two, 
wHss  from  land  but  when  it  bears  north,  ^uts  m  with  it.  It  may  be  known 
by  the  hiigb  land  of  CttfeSvfalt.Point,  barinj^  N.  W.  from  it.  You  have 
ffiep  water  to  the  eaftvirardof  5«jutiu.  When  you  pafs  to  the  weftward  of 
^egvint  the  tide  of- flood  feu  ftnmg^  to  the  northward  into  Neto-Meadvufy 
and  W.  N.  W.  into  i(rM<{-SoitR(f  and  up  to  Portland,  and  the  ebb  tide 
the  reverfe.  Your  foundings  between  ^ejutn*  and  Cape-Elitabtth  %n.  vm- 
f>u;  ;  at  times  you  have  18-  or  so  fathoms,  rocky  bottom,  and  within  a 
cable's  length  you  will  And  39.or  35  bthoms,  muddy  bottptn. 

There  are  three  rocky  ledges  tint  lie  about  eall  and  weft  to  the  weftward 
of  Sej^uini,  which  ate  not  mucK  wider  than  a  wharf.  The  land  here  is  all 
in  Iflands  until  you  come  to  CaptTElizabeth,  which  Cape  has  a  Light> 
Houfe  to  the  N.  W,  and  a  wind-mill,  to  the  wcft^tardj  near  Rickvund's^ 
IJlahd,  vAuch\s  the  firft  wind-mil^you  fee  when  coming  from  the  eail- 
ward. 


Diredions  froi^  Macbias  to  Paffmaqtioddy^ 

WHEM  you  leave  Machiat  and  are  bound  to.  PafamaquodJyt 
bring  GniJs.Jjl<HHl<o  bt«r  S.  W.  b.  W,  and  A«er  N.  K.  b.  E.  dit. 
tint  9  leagues  to  lyeJi-Pqffamaqn^ddy  Head.    Bui  if  the  wmd  takes  you  to 

...|.    .  ...  .1       .■■  ..        I  .'  ■  .     .'.•    ■■■■ .    'H'  .'■         .     '.'  '    ' 

•  The  lA^^u-lhuiis  r$maTk^He  titnd  which  make's  with 
n  rarh  flJe  >>/ 1<,  aiul  the  hi^kt^M^t  of  «A«  (fian^is  in  the  md 
t  Thtreii  a  Ci^ht  Houfe  on  this  IJlstnd. 


'■"UJUP-liitwiiwWiWtw 


6  Uaguu  fron 
Its  W.  S.  W. 
flood  runs  up  to 
u-Haut*  bay. 
ou  will  fee  over 
if  them.     When 

leave  Mantini* 
of  you.  [If  at 
Ibulhward  of  all 
pa&tothe  weft* 

Ptnohfcot-Bay, 
ive  Mantinicut- 
ur  larboard  hand 
Jay  follow  your 

\hngin,  when  it 
Lit  when  it  bears 
to  the  W.  by 
irt.  The  rock* 
V.  or  W.  S.  W. 
or  80  fatlionis  of 
ove  and  h^anhei- 
the  eaftward,  and 
and  to  the  north- 
ind  the  ebb  feti 

e(1.  It  lies  two, 
t  may  be  known 
n  it.  You  have 
the  weftvirard  of 
:o  New-Mtaiouty 
and  the  ebb  tide 
Uizahtth  are.  vari- 
im,  and  within  a 

I  to  the  weftwanl 
lie  iaricl  here  is  all 
lape  has  a  Light- 
near  Richmond' s-x 
ng  from  the  eaft- 


Bay, 


P^aJfamaquodJy^ 
N.  K.  b.  E.  dii;. 
wmd  ukes  vou  to 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


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the  eaftward  there  is  •  good  harbour  about  two  leagues  to  the  N.  K.  of 
Cro/i'Ifland.  I'his  harbour  bears  due  weft  from  the  middle  of  Grand-Ma- 
nan-if/Zan<^,  and  is  calfed  the  LittU-Riveir,  but  you  cannot  fee  it  except  ynu 
are  near  the  north  Ihore.  You  muft  not  run  in  for  it,  before  it  bears  N. 
W.  or  N.  N.  W.  There  is  a  bluff  point  of  rocks  on  the  ftarboard  hand 
&»  you  go  in,  and  an  I  Hand  in  the  middle  of  the  harbour^  As  you  pal's  in, 
leave  the  I  {land  on  your  larboarAhand,  and  when  you  have  paiTed  it  half  a 
mile  you  may  anchor  in  four  or  li'/e  fathoms,  muddy  bottom,  and  remain 
iafe  fium  all  windi.  Your  rourfe  from  this  harbour  to  IVeft-Pafamaquoddy 
is  N.  £.  b^i  £.  diftant  (even  leagues.  When  you  come  ftxMn  the  St  W.  arid 
are  bound  into  iVtJl-Pafamaquoddy,  you  muft  give  the  Seal-RockPz  birth 
of  three  Quarters  of  a  mile  before  you  haul  in  for  the  harbour,  as  there  is  ii 
wr.irlpool  to  the  eaftward  of  them.  The  Bay  is  about  one  league  from  this 
point ;  it  is  high  water  here  at  full  and  change  of  the  moon  about  half  pad 
eleven  o'clock. 

There  is  a  good  Bay  that  lies  about  W.  S.  W.  from  thi)  point,  where 
you  may  anchor,  if  tlie  tide  does  not  fuit  to  go  over  the  Bar  ;  but  if  ths 
ride  fuits  you  may  proceed,  keeping  to  the  wcftward  till  the  Bar  bears  N. 
K.  W,  which  courle  you  may  fteer  till  you  get  up  to  Alkn't- IJlandU  In 
fteering  this  coutle  you  will  iee  a  houle  that  has  two  doors  in  it,  on'  Men's- 
IJland,  which  houfc  you  muft  keep  open  with  t  little  Grttn  JJland\hich 
lies  in  the  middle  of  the  paflage.  When  you  get  over  the  Bar,  this  houls 
muil  be  brought  open  to  the  wcftward  of  the  ifland  and  you  may  go  on 
either  tide  of  it  as  the  wind  fbould  favour  you.  If  you  go  to  the  wcftward 
of  it  with  the  tide  of  flood,  and  the  wind  hih  yOu,  the  tide  will  attyi  you 
;(^to  a  large  fiayVn  your  larboard  hand.  The  firft  Ifland  you  Conc  to  is 
the  Collefior'^which  lies  on  your  larboanl  hand,  end  the  next  to  thU  >• 
AiUn'sIflaiid.  When  you  come  to  the.  wcftward  of  the  littte  Ifland  you 
may  anchor  oppofite  the  long  houfe  on  Aifen's-Ifimd^  ok<lirea  ypur  ceutlii 
N.  N.  E.  diitant  thiee  miles,  to  Mcofe-IJUnd.  In  tbepaflage  of  Wtk>- 
Paffamaquoddy  the  tide  lets  N.  N.  W.  over  the  B«r«  two  hours  Ixlbre  it 
riles  one  foot,  and  likewife  fets  S.  S.  £.  two  hours  before  high  weter. 
When  up.  91  fcr  as  AUen't-IJland,  if  you  lesve  it  with  the  tide  of 
flood,  fteer  N.  N,  £.  three  miles,  when  you  will  hivC  ti  8  tide  againft  you 
four  hours  »  and  two  hours  before  high  water  the  tide  lets  S.  S.  W.  till  you 
come  down  to  the  CoMUr's.Iflmnd,  when  It  fets  oVer  the  Bar  S.  S.  E. 
The  tide  rifes  here  85  ieer.  There  is  i  fine  Cove  on  the  fouth  end  of 
Moo/t-tJland,  where  a  fliip  of  500  tons  siay  lie,  r joored  head  and  ftem, 
fafe  from  all  winds,  but  the  anchors  are  very  Much  expofed,  with  the  wind 
to  the  eaftward  or  £.  N.  £;  ^--- 

Ifyou  art  bound  up  Scooikt.  Rittr  fttml  Moofe-ljland,  as  y«u  pals 
BaU'liead^  give  it  a  birth  of  half  a  mile  as  there  is  a  huge  kdge  of  jj^s 
That  lieoff  from  it.  When  you  have  pafled  this  Twint  your  courfc  is  Nt  N. 
W.dil&itaorgleeguestotheDepi/'j./fcaJ,  m  Oak-Pmnt,  (focallifl;) 
the  Devits.Hedd  you  Icav?  on  your  larboard  hand,  which  is  vety  high  land 
and  may  be  iiM|a.lo  or  is  leagues*  Your  courfc  htm  i«id.Jlead  h  W.  N. 
W.  one  league,  when  you  vrill  come  to  a  large  ledge  of  'rocks  that  you 
muft  leave  on  jrour  larboard  hand,  which  is  bate  at  two  hours  ebb,  and 
extends  half  way  acrofs  the  pvn.  ■  Ktep  your  ftaibosrd  hand  on  board, 
and  wlien  you  palii  thu  led||e  your  courfe  is  W.  S.  W.  diftint  one  mile  to 
Pumroy's.Point,  and  from  laid  point  to  the  harbour  your  courfe  is  N.  W. 
b.  N.  diftant  three  oiUks,  and  the  next  Kach  to  the  Ftttt  is  W.  N.  W. 
diftant  one  mile  ;  t|)e  tick  flows  here  as  feet,  and  there  are  only  6  or  7  feet 
in  the  channel  at  low  water  with  Igng  Wtt  of  nud  on  both  £des. 


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There  tre  revenl  good  haiboun  on  the  weft  fide  of  this  river,  and  all  the 
diflicuhy  is  the  great  depth  of  water  which  is  in  general  from  t8  tn  14 
fathoms.  There  is  alio  a  good  harbour  on  your  ftarnoard  hind,  ening  inln 
De:r-JJland,  which  lies  to  the  louthward  of  St.  Andrews,  two  leagues  dif. 
tant. — It  may  be  calily  known,  as  there  is  a  large  Bay  between  the  two 
Idands  which  lies  N.  E.  from  the  river  St.  CroiM,  three  leagues diftant. 
St,  Croix  lies  in  lat.  45°  00'  north. 


I  .li 


a  '\\i 


if 


Dircniom  fyom  Mount  Defert  to  Goulfborough  and  Machias; 

IN  going  frofn  Mount-Defert  Rock  to  Gouljborougk  you  muft  fteer 
N.  N'.  E.  for  *Skutock- Hilts,  which  lie  to  the  M  N.  E.  of  that  port,  and 
•re  remarkable  from  any  hills  in  the  eaftern  country.  Keeping  your 
courlc  N.  N.  E.  about  4  leagues,  you  will  pafs  Frenchman's-Say,  which 
you  leave  on  your  lal^3oard  hand.  You  will  fee  three  Illands  which  lie  in 
the  mouth  of  the  Harbour  ;  you  muft  leave  them  on  your  larboard  hand  and 
go  in  the  eadem  paiiage.  In  (landing  in  for  this  place  you  will  fee  a  t'mall 
Ifland,  called  'Ittitmenan's-Jfiand,  which  you  leave  on  your  ftarboard 
haiid.  Ttiei-e  is  a  bar  that  runs  from  the  fhore  to  this  little  ifland,  which 
is  about  1  league  from  the  land,  and  has  a  fiew  bulbes  on  it.  This  Bar  i» 
covered  at  high  water  but  bare  at  low  water.  If  you  arr  bound  to  Mnckias 
9T  Paffamaquoddy,  your  courfe  from  Mount-Dejtrt  is  E.  N.  E.  diftant  to 
Machias  about  17  leagues.  In  fleering  the  above  courfe  and  diflance,  you 
pais  by  nothing  but  Iflands  on  your  larboard  hand  with  inlets  and  fundry 
good  haifoours,  pleafant  rivers,  Mooje- Peck- Reach,  and  Chandkr's- River f 
which  are  all  good  harbours,  but  too  intricate  to  be  dcfcribed  for  ftrangers, 
to  attempt  it  with  I'afcty.  If  you  cannot  (leer  your  courfe  as  above  dire£led,  in 
{landing  to  the  E.  N.  £.  there  are  three  low  Iflands  to  the  S.  W.  of  Grand- 
Manan-IJland,  which  lie  due  S.  E.  from  Machias,  diibint  4  leagues,  which 
you  muft  be  careful  of  in  the  night.  You  may  fee  the  Ifland  of  Grand'Mo' 
nan  2  or  3  leagues  beface  you  come  to  it,  and  when  it  bears  N.  £.  thele 
Iflands  run  Ibuthwcft  from  Grand-Manan,  about  a  leagues  dilhnt,  and  in 
thick  weather  if  you  make  thcle  Iflands  you  may  run  for  Machias,  bringing 
laid  Ifland  to  bear  S.  E.  and  then  run  N.  W.  for  the  entrance  of 
Machias  :  or  if  you  make  the  S.  VV.  end  of  Grand-Manan,  bring  it 
to  bear  E.  b.  S.  and  fteer  W.  b.  N.  for  Machias,  5  leagues  diftant,  and 
when  you  have  paded  Crofs-IJlaHd  which  you  leave  on  your  ftarboard 
hand,  you  may  (leer  north.  In  (leering  this  ceurie  you  will  leave  a  large 
white  rock  on  your  larboard  lund,  and  iJF  you  do  not  want  to  go  into  Ma~ 
ehias  harbour,  you  may  haul  to  ihc  w*ftwa^.  After  you  have  paifed 
this  rock  about  half  a  mils,  brings  high  round  wand  that  is  covered  with 
trees  to  bear  north,  when  you  may  anchcur  in  4  or  5  fathoms,  muddy  bot- 
tom. This  is  called  Jfonts's  Harbour^  but  if  yon  mean  to  go  up  to  Ma- 
chias, you  muft  keep  your  courfe  north  till  you  pais  a  round  high  Ifland 
on  your  larboard  hatid,  when  you  may  (h^>e  your  courfe  W.  S.  W.  or 
W.  b.  S.  for  a  point  that  is  covered  with  young  birch  trees,  and  a  houfe 
on  it,  for  en  the  ftarboard.  hand  there  are  luHhing  but  flats  and  ihoals  ;  you 
znay  Keep  your  Urbotrd  hand  after  you  pafs  this  hou(e  until  tlie  river  opens 


*  Thtrt  arefivt  of  th^t  hHU,,  and  aH  a  dyianct  they  a^tar  round. 


rJvei',  tnd  all  the 
nl  from  1 8  to  24 
d  htncl,  enin^  inirt 
J,  two  leagi'M  dif- 
y  between  the  two 
lee  leagues  diftant. 


I  and  Machias; 

\gh  you  muft  (leer 
iifthat  port,  and 
•  Keeping  your 
man'j-Bay,  which 
mdi  which  lie  in 
larboard  hand  and 
lu  will  fee  a  (mall 
on  your  (larboard 
rttle  inamd,  which 
it.  This  Bar  i» 
bound  to  Mnchiat 
.  N.  £.  diftant  to 
and  di  (lance,  you 
1  inlets  and  fundry 
ChandUr'S'RivtTf 
ribed  for  ftrangers, 
s  above  dire£led,  in 
rS.W.  of  Crdnrf, 
t  4  leagues,  which 
and  of  Grand'Mtt' 
t  bears  N.  E.  thele 
Lies  didmt,  and  in 
Machias,  bringing 
r  the  entrance  of 
■  Manan,  bring  it 
agues  difhmt,  and 
on  your  ftaiboard 
will  leave  a  large 
It  to  go  into  Ma- 
T  you  have  palfed 
It  is  covered  with 
lems,  noddy  bot> 
to  go  up  to  Ma. 
round  high  Ifland 
rfe  W.  S.  W.  or 
trees,  and  a  houfe 
!  and  ihoala  ;  you 
tit  tlie  river  opens 

fpear  round. 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT.  «| 

to  the  northward,  when  you  may  run  up  to  Cro/i-Rivtr,  where  you  may 
anchor  in  4  fathoms,  but  if  you  are  bound  up  to  the  S.  W.  Mills,  vou 
muft  haul  away  to  the  weftward.  When  you  get  up  with  Mr.  Parktr's 
houfe  and  barn  which  are  on  the  ftarboard  hand,  you  mufl  leave  the  bam 
open  to  the  fouth  weftward  of  the  Pott  Head  :  ihis  k'uU>Heid  is  a  larg* 
llill  that  you  Leave  on  your  (larboard  hand. 


Direilions  from  Long  Ifland  to  tbt  S.  JV.  harbour  of  Mount* 

Dcfcrt. 

YOUR  courfe  is  N.  E.  or  N.  E.  by  N.  diftant  5  leaguei.  You 
mud  leave  the  two  Duck-IJlands  on  your  (larboard  hand  and  three  iHandt 
on  your  larboard  hand.  It  is  not  iafe  for  a  (Iranger  to  run  here  in  the  nighty 
as  tner*  is  a  large  ledge  th.it  is  covered  at  high  water  and  bare  at  half  tide. 
You  leave  this  ledge  on  your  (larlMard  hand,  which  is  about  one  mile  from 
the  harbour.  There  is  a  long  ledge  on  the  larboard  hand  which  runs  off 
half  a  mile,  but  there  is  a  •<ood  turning  channel  between  them.  The  S.  W. 
palTage  is  not  (it  to  enter  with  a  brge  v^el  at  low  water,  but  at  high  water 
you  may  enter  with  any  vefTel,  keeping  neared  the  (larboard  hand  as  you 
go  in,  for  there  is  a  lonj;  point  that  lies  about  half  a  mile  off  from  the  lar« 
board  hand.  OfF  this  ])oiiit  you  will  (ind  6  or  7  feet  of  water  at  low  tide. 
When  you  pafs  the  point  on  your  larboard  huid,  you  have  the  harbour 
opA,  and  muft  bear  up  N.  W.  or  W.  N.  W.  and  anchor  wcU  up  the 
harbour,  in  5  or  6  fathoms,  muddy  bottom,  where  you  may  lie  Stk  from  all 
winds.  If  you  are  in  a  large  veilel  and  make  the  i(/Z<-<iu-/faNt,bring(iiidinand 
to  bear  W.  S.  W.and  ftccr  E.  N.  £.  to  leagues,  which  couHeand  diftance 
will  carry  you  up  the  eaftem  palTage  going  into  Mount-Defert  :  You  muft 
leave  all  the  Iflands  to  the  northward,  andgO,to  the  northward  of  Mount-De- 
ftrt  Rock,  which  lies  E.S.E.  from  the  IJle-4u-Hatit,  S.E.  from  Loni-tjtani^ 
and  S.  from  the  Duck-Ifiandt.  When  you  bring  the  harbour  to  bear  W, 
N.  W.  you  may  (land  dire£lly  in,  for  you  may  go  about  with  a  fir  ft  rate 
man  of  war  in  this  padage.  You  may  fteer  in  this  channel,  with  a  fair 
wind,  from  W.  N.  W.  to  W.  by  N.  till  you  come  to  LangUyt-JJlandf 
which  lies  about  one  league  up  the  harbour  and  makes  the  (larboard  hand  of 
the  river  that  runs  from  the  N.  £.  Be  careful  of  this  iftand,  as  tliere 
is  a  funken  ledge  of  rocks  abreaft  of  it,  near  half  a  mile  off.  Ttie  river 
above-mentioned  has  water  enough  for  any  (hip  to  go  in,  and  is  a  £ife  lur« 
hour. 


DireSlioHs  for  faiiing  tbrougb  Fox-Ifland  p^age* 

WHEN  bound  from  the  weftward  and  intend  going  through  f**. 
IJland,  pa(rage  bring  *Otul's-Hcad.IJland  to  bear  W.  by  S.  and  then  fteer  E» 


*  Owl's  Head,  a  head  land  «r*#e  Weft  fide  of  Ptnobfcot  Bay, in  the  difiriEl 
of  Maine.  It  has  a  good  harbour  on  the  larboard  hand  as  you  go  to  the  eaji- 
uard.  The  harbour  makes  a/ith  a  deep  covt,  has  ^fathoms  water,  and  a  mudo 
dy  bottom.  It  is  open  to  the  £.  b.  N.  and  E.  N.  E.  tuiitds  ;  but  in  allothrr 
minds  you  arefafe.  The  tide  of  flood  fits  tt  tbt  tajlward,  and  the  tide  ^tbb, 
S.  W,  through  the  MufcU  Ridges. 


il 


Ai  AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 

by  N.  from  Owl't-Head,  4  leaj^urtdidant.  If  yoii  have  a  head  wind  tna 
■re  ohliKed  to  go  inin  tlw  mouth  of  the  hay,  be  careful  of  a  ledge  of  rockt 
ih^t  hears  from  Crat-Tree- Point  about  S.  VV.  or  S.  W.  by  S.  didant  4  or 
{miles.  This  palVige  hai  rucks  uii  lioth  iides.  Crab-Tree- Point  is  oii 
the  hrlKMrd  hand.  It  is  on  the  northi'in  ftxl/land,  and  there  is  a  lung 
point  of  rucks  ne.ir  1  league  to  theS.W.ofit.  'I  hispalTigeis  not  httoenicr 
in  the  night,  umIcIs  you  are  well  accjujinted.  Whtn  you  git  in,  biing 
Crab-Tree. Point  to  bear  W,  by  S,  and  lleer  E.  by  N.  about  3  leagues, 
which  will  bring  yuu  to  Youn/i'i-Narraw,  In  ftecring  this  coiirfr  you  will 
make  two  large  bare  rocks  called  the  •St/^ar-/.0jr'cr,  which  you  may  go  on 
either  fide  of,  but  to  follow  your  directions  you  mud  leave  them  on  your 
ftarboard  hand,  and  alio  be  careful  of  a  ledge  that  lies  about  north  one  third 
of  a  mile  from  them,  'i'he  eat  ranee  to  Yjung'iPoint  isnarrowat  low  water, 
olT  which  lies  I  ledge  of  rocks  which  are  covered  at  high  wuter.  There 
is  alfo  a  quantity  of  funkeii  r(:'.:ksat  the  larboard  h»nd,  near  a  mile  to  the 
W.  N.  W.  which  lie  off  the  Dumplins.  Thcle  Dumplmt  are  three 
iflands  Which  you  leive  ori  y?iilt^STbtJ.1ra  hand.  Your  courfe  in  this  pal- 
fage  is  E.  S.  E.  and  W.  N.  W.  keeping  your  Aarlxurd  hand  on  butird. 
When  you  pafs  this  point  on  your  (larboard  hand,  you  niufl  keep  your 
(larboard  hand  on  board  and  (leer  E.  S.  E.  about  a  miles,  wh^n  you  will 
make  Deep-Cove  on  the  ftarboard  hand,  which  lies  to  the  eadward  of  a 
very  high  bluff  of  rocks.  If  you  have  neither  c;ibles  nor  anchors  you  may 
t"un  into  faid  cove,  or  ll^cure  your  vefTcl  with  the  main  or  foreflieet,  or 
come  to  anchor  in  7  fathoms  water,  off  the  faid  cove.  There  the  (lootl 
meets,  one  from  the  W.  N.  W.  and  the  other  from  the  E.  N.  E.  wtucFi 
makes  an  eddy  againd  this  cove  and  high  land  ;  here  you  may  ride  lafe 
with  any  wind.  When  you  leave  this  plac*  and  are  bound  to  the  eadward 
you  fteer  E.  S.  E.  and  keep  your  fVarboard  ha«)»I->n  board  till  y»u  come  up 
to  a  clear  fuot  of  land  where  the  trees  have  been  cut  of}'.  As  {aon  a)  (aid 
fpot  bears  W.  S.  W.  you  fteer  E.  N.  E.  for  the  middle  narrows.  When 
you  draw  near  the  narrows  you  will  fee  two  large  white  rocks  in  the  mid- 
dle of  the  pafTage,  iinlefs  at  high  water,  at  which  time  they  are  covered 
•bout  1  hour,  but  mav  be  feen  at  all  other  times  of  tide.  You  may  go  on 
cither  nde,  but  the  deeped  water  Irat  the  fouthward  of  them.  Con- 
tinue your  courfe  E.  N.  E.  about  1  league,  when  you  muft  keep  yOut 
{larboard  hand  dn  hoard  as  there  are  ll^veral  funken  rocks  and  ledges  on 
your  latboard  hatid  which  are  covered  at  high  water.  You  wilt  make  the 
cadem  lurrows  on  your  ftarboard  hand,  and  as  foon  as  you  bring  it  to  be.ir 
S.  S.  E.  you  miy  run  through,  where  you  will  have  a  line  harbour  wliicF* 
is  fafe  to  ride  in  with  all  winds  except  at  E.  N.  E.  but  you  may  rtYiiain  in 
the  weft  paflage  with  the  wind  at  E.  N.  E.  or  anchor  at  the  northward  of  a 
bare  liland,  that  you  will  fee  on  your  ftarboard  hand  as  you  go  back  to  the 
wellward.  When  you  pafs  the  eaftern  paCTage  of  Fox-Ifland  ye>u  m»ift 
fteer  E.  N.  E.  a'^out  4  miles,  which  courfe  will  carry  you  into  a  large  Bay 
that  lies  b«l\ireen  Fox-Jjland  and  the  IJle-au-'JIaut.  This  bay  lies  nonit 
and  fnuih,  and  about  4  leagues  ead  and  wed.  When  you  get  into  this  bay 
from  the  above-mentioned  pafTage,  and  are  bound  to  the  eadward  of  JJle-au- 
Haut  yuu  may  deer  E.  S.  E.  6  leagues,  which  courfe  will  carry  you  to  the 
Ibuthward  of  the  IJle-au-Hnut. 

fN.  B.  Wheti  you  come  from  the  weftward  and  pfs  the  I  (land  of  Man. 
heigin*nA  i.he  entrance  of  Penobfcot  Bay^  you  may  fteer  E.  N.  E.  which 
courlc  will  cany  you  between  the  Fox-IJlands  and  Mantinicus-Iflands^ 
leaving  all  the  Fox-JJlands  on  your  larboard  hand  ;  but  bring  the  JJUaU' 


t  a  head  wind  and 

■  ledge  of  rocka 
\i\  S.  diftant  4  or 
}.'irte- Point  iJ  oil 
id  there  is  a  lun|( 
Rcij  not  ill  to  enter 
Mu  get    in,   biing 

about  3  leagues, 
lui  coiirff  you  will 
rh  you  may  go  on 
*ve  tliem  on  your 
mt  nortli  one  third 
irro^v  at  low  water, 
gh  wuter.     Tliere 

near  a  mile  to  tli« 
'>umplins  are  thrre 
courfe  in  this  pal- 
rd  hand  on  board. 
u  iiiufl  keep  your 
PS,  wh^n  you   wilt 

the  eaftward  of  a 
ir  anchors  you  may 
or  foreflieet,  or 
'I'hfve  the  flootl 
E.  N.  E.  whicfj 
'Oil  may  ride  fafe 
and  to  the  eadward 
rd  till  yau  come  up 
.  As  liaon  a)  faid 
e  narrows.  When 
e  rocks  'in  the  mid- 

they  arc  covered 
You  may  go  on. 
i  of  them.  Con- 
I  mud  keep  yOut 
3cks  and  ledges  on 
You  will  make  the 
you  bfihg  it  to  bear 
fine  harbour  which 
t  you  may  reifiiain  iti 

the  northward  of  a 
vou  go  back  to  the 
IX- I/land  yOu  mMfl 
ou  into  a  large  Bay 
This  bay  lies  north 
ou  get  into  this  bay 
eaftward  of  IJle-au- 
vill  carry  you  to  the 

I  the  I  (land  of  Man. 
er  E.  N.  E.  which 
Mtintitticus-JJlatidtf 
xt  bring  the  JJltau- 


*•      AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT.  tf 

Haut  to  bear  W.  N.  W.  and  (leer  E.  N.  E.  7  leagues  to  Lotiif.IJlafid.  which 
vou  I'  eon  your  larboard  hand.  If  vou  are  bound  to  Blue- tlltl- Bar  or 
XJnion-R'-  er,  as  foon  as  you  pals  Long-ijland,  you  will  open  a  large  found  to 
fheN.  N.  W.  which  courle  you  are  to  liter  7  leagiies  when  you  will  be  up 
with  Rnhertfoh  I  Jiland,  leaving  the  Ship  and  '  Barge  an  your  larboard 
hand.  R^hrifon't-ljla"  '  11  the  only  Ifland  near  that  place  that  has  a  houle 
en  it.  The  foiiili  part  of  ihe  liliiid  is  clear  of  trees,  on  which  the  houli;  (lands. 
VVhe,  vou  come  iu.ir  the  fouth  part  of  the  Ifl.ind,  give  it  a  birth  of  J  of  a 
mile  as  iliere  are  feveral  lurikm  rocks  oil  (aid  Point.  When  you  bring  this 
IHand  to  be.u  from  S.  W.  to  N.  W.  you  may  anchor  in  6  or  7  fathoms  wa- 
ter, muddy  bottom  ;  but  if  you  are  bound  '0  Blue- Hill- Ba^,  you  may  iland 
to  the  northward  direfl  for  iht  Blue- Hills,  which  you  may  fee  10  or  i,f 
leagues  off.  If  you  are  bound  for  Utjieri-River,  you  had  better  take  a  Pilot 
•t  Robtrt/on'j  Ijland,  for  it  iinot  iit  m  a  ftranger  to  go  without  one. 


Direnions  from  Tcnnant  Harbour  to  the  Mufcic  Ridges. 

IN  failing  from  this  harbour  you  may  (leer  E.  b.  N.  one  league  to  Whitt- 
Head,  but  be  careful  not  to  haul  in  tor  it  till  it  bears  N.  E.  as  there  it  a  large 
ledge  of  rocks  bearing  about  W.  N.  W.  from  faid  head,  oncmile  diftant ;  but 
within  it,  a  piftol  (hot  from  the  (horc,  is  fafe  navigation.  There  is  a  good 
harbour  on  your  (larboard  hand  as  you  pafs  this  Head,  (bound  to  the  Weft* 
ward,)  where  you  may  lie  fafe  from  all  winds.  In  going  in  you  muft  give 
the  larboard  hand  a  birth  as  there  is  a  funkea  led^c  that  break*  when  thee* 
is  any  fea,  unlefs  at  high  water. 

Your  courle  from  White-Head  is  N.  E.  to  AJh-Point  (or  I(1and)  one 
league  diftant,  which  has  a  large  rock  to  the  S.  W.  of  it,  about  half  a  mile 
dillant,  which  you  muft  leave  on  your  larboard  hand.  It  is  not  in  the  way 
except  you  are  obliged  to  go  about.  When  you  haul  round  this  Ifland' 
give  It  a  fmall  birth  and  (leer  N.  N.  E.  or  N.  E.  b.  N.  for  the  Owl's  Head, 
leaving  two  Iflands  on  your  ftarboard  hand  ;  but  when  you  draw  near  the 
larboard  (hore  you  fteer  about  E.  N.  E.  for  the  Owl's  //ca^  which  has  a, 

food  harbour  on  the  larboard  hand  as  you  go  to  the  eaftward.  This  har- 
our  makes  with  a  deep  cove.  You  may  bring  a  rocky  i>oint  that  lies  on 
your  (brboard  hand  to  bear  N.  E,  and  a  Ledge  of  Recks  that  lie  without 
faid  point  to  bear  E.  N.  E.  and  anchor  in  4  fathoms  water,  muddy  bottom. 

This  lurbour  is  open  to  the  wind  at  £.  by  N.  and  E.  N.  E.  but  in  all 
other  winds  you  are  fafe.  The  tide  of  flood  fcts  to  the  eailw^rd  and  the 
tide  of  ebb  S.  W.  through  the  Mnfcle  Ridges. 

If  it  is  night  when  you  come  to  IVhite  Head,  you  had  better  not  attempt 
going  through  the  Mufdt  Ridges.  Your  beft  way  is  to  go  by  ^Tuo  Bujh 
Ijland,  which  you  muft  leave  on  your  ftarboard  hand,  keeping  your 
courfe  E.  N.  E.  or  N.  E.  by  E. 

If  you  are  in  a  large  veiTel  your  beft  way  is  to  go  in  this  palTage,  as  it  is 
the  moft  (afe.     You  muft  follow  your  courfe  as   above   direfted   about    a 


The  Ship  is  an  Ijland  that  has  three  trees  on  it  and   appears  like  a 
'    •    "  •  ......If-,  j^ufgf^ 

bufjor- 


Ship  at  a  dijiance,  and  the  Barge  is  a  dry  rock  which  appearslikea  B 
+  The  Jjiand  (ia,lUd  Two-^ufh-lfland,  has  but  one  buJh  en  it, 
Vtfrly  had  tijo. 


■.'if. 


:■  if 


II 


in  AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 

kagoes  wben  you  will  have  Penoi/ret  b»y  open,  and  th«n  yeu  may  diitft 
your  courfe  to  eithei  fide  of  Long^Jfinnd.  If  you  go  to  the  wcftward  your 
courfe  is  N.  N,  E.  to  Grttt^Sirvce-Htad,  which  having  paffcd  fcven 
leagues  your  courfe  is  N.  E,  by  N.  5.1eague$  to  the  old  Fort.  In  fleering 
£iid  courfe  you  will  leave  Betfaft'Bay,  and  Brigadier's  JJland  on  your 
larboard  hand,  which  ifland  has  a  good  harbour,  and  if  you  mean  to  go  into 
it  you  muft  leave  it  <m  your  larboard  hand  and  fteer  in  about  north  or  N. 
by  W.  You  may  run  up  above  this  iiland  and  anchor  on  the  {larboard 
Iiand  if  the  wind  is  te  th«  eaftwud  but  if  to  the  weilward,  or  to  »>■«  $.  W. 
you  muft  not.  There  is  a  bar  that  lies  from  this  Ifland  to  the  main  land, 
which  is  covered  at  high  water.  There  is  alio  a  good  harbour  to  the  weft- 
ward  of  this  ifland,  called  X0i*j[*Cov«.     Ifyoti  tura  into  either  of  thefe 


harbours  you  muft  be  cate|ul<rfft>mc|peks  that  lie  to  the  fouthward  of 
this  ifland  more  than  half  a  mile  firoavwe  main  land.  But  in  going  into 
Ptnobfcot  proceed  as  above,  4nd  keep  your  larboard  hand  on  board,     when 


you  pafs  this  Ifland  for  the  old  Fort-Point,  which  has  no  trees  on^  it,  yoi^. 
tnuft4)h{ierve  before  yotteometftitt-ihat  a  large  ledge  of  rocks  lie  about 
^  of  a  mile  to  the  £.  S.  E.  oiF  it,  which  is  covered  at  high  water  but  bare 
at  half  tide.  You  may  go  within  a  cables  length- of  Old  Point,  in  fmooth 
water.    Thefc  rocks  may  be  difcovered  when  the  wind  blows. 

If  you  are  bound  up  Ptnobfcot  river  from  old  Fort.Point  with  tide  of 
tbb  and  the  wind  ahead,  you  may  make  a  good  harbour  in  the  eaft  river 
which  lies  about  E.  N.  E.  from  the  Old  Fort  about  one  league— this  river 
lies  to  th«  ibuth  weilward  of  Waldow's  IJland,  in  which  place  you  will 
lie  &fe  from  all  winds,  and  anchor  in  6  or  7  fathoms,  good  holding  ground. 
IValdotu's  IJland  is  a  large  ifland  which  you  are  to  leave  on  your  llarboard 
band,  and  lundry  rocks  on  your  larboard  hand,  which  are  above  water. 
"VVhen  you  pafs  rraZiow',f  Ifland  you  may  anchor  to  the  N.  W.  of  it  on 
the  ftarboard  hand  as  you  go  through — but  af  wind  and  tide  are  in  your  fe- 
vour  you  may  proceed  up  to  Marjk-Bay  keeping  the  larboard  hand  bed 
on  board.  Marjli-Bay  is  about  2  leagues  from  Waliow's  IJland.  When 
you  pab  biarJh'Bay  you  may  keep  in  the  middle  of  the  river,  and  you 
have  neither  rocks  nor  fhoals  until  you  get  up  to  the  falls.  You  have  no 
particular  courfe  in  going  up  this  river,  but  may  fometimes  go  to  the  weli. 
ward  of  north,  and  fometimes  to  the  Edward  of  north. 

When  you  enter  Ptnobfcot  Bay,  and  are  bound  to  the  eaftward  of  Long- 
J[/land,  you  muft  fteer  N.  E.  by  N.  leaving  Long-IJland  on  your  larboard 
hand,  which  courfe  will  carry  you  up  to  Bagaduce.  If  you  intend  going 
into  this  harbour,  as  foon  as  it  bears  E.  N.  E.  you  may  run  in  fleering  E. 
N.  £.  keeping  the  middle  of  the  chaimel  until  you  pafs   the  firft   Ifland, 

fiving  it  a  birth  of  J  a  mile,  then  haul  to  the  fouthward  until  the   Ifland 
ears  W.  S.  W.  when  you  may  anchorin  8  or  »o  fathoms,  muddy  bottom, 
and  lie  fafe  from  all  winds. 

Ingoing  into  the  hartour  of  Bagaduce,  you  leave  three  Iflands  on  your 
(larboard  hand,  but  if  you  are  bound  up  Pcnohfcot-Rivtr  you  muft  fteer 
north,  leaving  iha  ledge  of  Rocks  of  the  old  Fort-Point  on  your  larboard 
lutid,  then  follow  the  fame  dire6lions  you  have  for  running  into  Penob- 
Jiot  River,  which  will  carry  you  up  to  the  FiUs,  The  tide  ebbs  and  flows 
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birecims  from  Penmequid  Point  to  Bafs  Harbour.        t 

WHEN  you  pafi  Penmequid  Point,  bring  it  to  bear  W.  S.  W.  and 
Iteer  E.  N.  E.  3  leagues,  which  cmirfe  and  diftance  will  carry  you  into 
George's  River.  In  fteering  this  courfe  you  will  leave  Egg  Rock  on  your 
larboard  and  Franklin's  IJland  da  your  ftarboard  hand  ;  but  be  careful  not 
to  go  to  the  Northward  of  (aid  Courfe,  for  there  are  feveral  funken  ledges 
to  the  Weftward  of  Egg  Rock,  which  you  leave  on  your  larboard  hand. 
But  if  it  ftiould  be  in  the  night,  and  you  are  to  the  Eaftward 
of  Damifcove  IJland,  tNring  Seguine  Light  td  bear  W.  S.  W.  and 
fteer  £.  N.  £.  for  Georgjl^  River,  as  above' dire6ted.  But  if  you  (liould 
meet  with  the  wind  a-head,  you  may  anchor  off  Gay's  Cove,  which  lies  on 
your  larboard  haiKi,and  about  3  miles  to  tl:e  £.  N.  £.  of  Franklin's  IJland. 
You  may  kndw  this  Cove,  as  Gay's  houie  and  bam  lie  to  the  N.  W.  of  it, 
(or  you  may  anchor  in  Plea/ant  Cove,  which  lies  on  the  larboard  hand, 
about  two  miles  to  the  Eaftward  of  Gay's  Cove.  But  if  you  are  bound 
through //irrrire^  Gat,  bring  *  dpt.  Hmder fan's  ho\xk  to  bearN.N.W. 
and  fteer  S.  S.  E.  for  Herring  Gut.  This  Herring  Gut  has  a  bar  from, 
fide  to  fide^  but  you  may  go  over  it  at  two  hours  flood,  keeping  your  (lar- 
board hand  beft  oh  boanl.  As  you  come  on  the  bar  you  will  fee  a  large 
lock  on  your  (larboard  hand,  and  the  deeped  water  is  within  a  cd>le's  length. 
of  the  rock  ;  your  courfe  over  the  bar  is  S.  S.  E.  You  may  anchor  to  the 
N.  W.  of  the  bar,  in  4  or  5  fathoms,  muddy  bottom,  and  wait  (or  the  tide. 
The  tide  of  flood  fets  to  the  northward  and  the  ebb  to  the  (buthward.— — 
When  you  go  out  of  this  harbour,  and  bound  to  the  Eaftward,  be  care- 
ful and  give  the  larboard  hand  a  good  birth,  for  there  are  two  ledges  of  rocks 
on  the  fame  hand  of  the  Eaftcm  point,  which  are  under  water,  and  lie  off 
about  a  cable's  length.  When  you  are  clear  of  thefe  ledges,  you  may  fteer 
£.  b.  S.  or  £.  S.  £.  one  mile  to  the  Wcllem  Muftle  Ifland,  which  you 
leave  on  your  larboard,  and  3  or  4  iflands  or  ledges  on  the  (larboard  hand. 
When  you  pafs  thef^  ledges  and  Muf^vito- Iflands,  if  bound  to  White- 
Head,  you  may  fteer  N.  E.  b.  £.  1  leagues,  and  when  you  bring  faid  head 
to  bear  N.  E.  run  for  it,  but  when  you  pals  the  S.  W.  White-Head,  leave 
it  on  your  larboaid  hand,  and  be  careful  of  a  funken  rock  that 
lies  S.  £.  from  the  Eaftem  White- Head,  about  one  cable's  length  diftant. 
Your  courie  through  to  the  Eaftward  is  N.  £.  and  to  the  Weftward  S.  W . 
keeping  near  the  middle  of  the  pa(fege.  Before  you  come  up  with  AJh- 
Paint,  you  muft  be  careful  of  a  funk«n  rock,  which  lies  off  the  Point  about 
one  third  of  the  paflage,  which  has  not  more  than  6  fleet  of  water  at 
low  water.  The  marks  to  avoid  it  are^  to  fliut  in  a  red  houfe,  which  is  on 
the  main  land^  with  AJh-Ifiands,  But  if  you  (hould  go  through  this 
pafTage  in  the  night,  keep  PotatM-Ifldnd  (which  is  right againft  AJh-Ifland^ 
about  S.  S.  W.  from  it,  and  bare  of  trees,  which  you  leave  on  your 
ftarboard  hand)  beft  on  board.  When  you  pafs  Potatoe-Iflandt  and  are 
bound  into  Owl' f  Head,  your  courfe  is  N.  N.  £.  about  two  miles,  which 
will  leave  two  Iflands  on  the  fbrboard  hand.  When  you  open  the  pafTage  to 
Owl's  Head,  and  bound  to  Edfemdvoggan' Reach,  your  courte  is  N.  £.  b.  N. 
till  you  pafs  the  Lime-Iflanas,  which  you  leave  on  your  larboard  hand. 
Continue  (aid  courie  till  you  make  a  large  bare  Rock  on  your  ftarboard  hand, 
and  a  little  round  Ifland  to  the  Eaftward,  on  the    lame  hand,   which 


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is  covered  with  trees.  Continue  your  courfe  to  the  N.  E.  then  you  wffl 
make  a  large  Ifland  on  your  ftarboard  hand.  When  you  pafs  this  Ifland, 
you  have  the  paf  ,e  opened  to  Buck's  Harbour  ;  continue  your  courfe 
!<].  £.  till  you  pals  by  all  the  Iflands,  to  the  Southward  and  Northward. 
In  the  day  time  you  may  fee  Blue-Hill  bearing  E.  N.  £.  over  all  the  land. 
This  paflage  is  fafe  to  go  through  with  a  firft  rate  man  of  war. 

When  you  come  within  two  miles  of  the  Reach,  you  will  make  a  finall 
I  (land  on  your  (larboard  hand,  which  has  a  funken  Rock  to  the  Northward 
of  it.  Your  lafeft  way  is  to  keep  the  middle  of  the  patFage,  as  there  is  a 
funken  Rock  or  Ledge  on  the  larboard  htnd  that  lies  E.  b.  S.  from  an  liland 
which  you  leave  on  your  larboard  hand,  about  Haifa  mile  difbnt. 

If  you  want  to  make  a  harbour,  you  may  fl|into  Buck'sHarbmr  by 
a  N.  E.  or  N.E.  b,  N.  courfe.  When  you  come  mto  this  harbour  (which 
is  13  leagues  from  Ooil's-HeadJ  you  muft  Iea\ie  an  Ifland,  covered  with 
young  birch  trees,  on  the  fbrboard  hand,  (leering  N.  N.  W.  and  when 
you  get  to  the  Northward  of  faid  Ifland,  you  fteer  E.  S.  E.  till  you  bring 
it  to  bear  S.  S.  W.  where  you  will  be  land  locked  from  all  winds  in  4  or  5 
fathoms,  ibft  bottom. 

When  you  leave  Buck's -Harbour,  and  bound  to  the  Eadward,  you 
ileer  S.  E.  till  you  come  to  a  large  Rock  and  four  Iflands,  which  you  leave 
on  your  larboard  hand,  keeping  the  (aid  rock  and  Iflands  beft  on  board, 
for  there  it^  funken  Ledge  that  lies  S.  S.  W.  from  them.  You  will  make- 
a  black  Ifland  on  your  (larboard  hand,  with  burnt  trees  on  it.  This  Ledge 
lies  N.  N.  £.  from  (aid  Ifkind,  near  the  middle  of  the  paflfage,  but  keeping 
the  Eaftem  (hore  beft  on  board,  you  will  go  clear  of  it.  When  you  have 
paffed  this  ledge,  you  leave  two  Iflanck  on  your  (larboard,  and  two 
or  three  oc  your  larboard  hand.  Continue  your  courle  to  the  S.  E.  till  yoit 
make  two  Iflands,  between  which  and  Buck's-Harbour  the  courfe  is  S.  £. 
and  N.  W.  6  leagues.  To  the  Eadward  you  may  go  between  both  Iflands, 
fieering  E.b.S.  one  league,  which  courfe  will  carry  you  up  with  TrumCap, 
which  Ifland  has  a  Bar  of  Rocks,  that  lies  near  half  a  mile  to  the  northward  ; 
but  if  you  have  a  head  wind,  and  are  obliged  to  turn  thcough,  you  will 
obierve  the  channel  is  two  miles  wide  to  Channtl-Rockf  which  is  always 
above  water. 

When  you  leave  this  Trum-Cap,  Weer  E.  b.  S.  wWch  wiH  carry 
■you  between  the  Ship  and  Barge,  and  three  Iflands  which  you 
leave  on  your  larboard  hand  ;  which  are  covered  with  large  rock- 
maple  trees.  The  Barge  is  a  bare  rock,  which  you  leave  on  your 
{larboard  hand  ;  but  there  is  a  rock  about  a  cable's  length  to  the  Northwanl 
of  tht  Barge.  Continue  your' courfe  E.  b.  S.  for  Ba/t-Harbour,  H.-lbnce 
from  Trum-Cap  5  leagues ;  but  you  muft  have  fome  regard  to  the  tide  of 
ebb,  which  lets  very  ftrong  to  the  S.  S.  £.  and  the  tide  of  flood  to  the 
N.  N.  W.  If  you  are  bound  into  £a/}- /farceur,  you  keep  i{(Wi'j-Potn# 
within  a  cable's  length,  which  Point  you  leave  on  your  larboard  hand,  for 
there  is  a  large  Ledge  of  Rocks  that  lie  ofl'  s^ut  lialf  a  mile,  which  is  bare 
at  half  tide,  and  bears  S.  E.  from  Rick's  Barn,  and  S.  b.  W.  from  the  en- 
trance of  BafsHarbour.  You  give  the  larboard  hand  a  goixl  birth  in  go- 
ing  to  Bafs-Harbourr'm.taimn%  which  j-on  niisft  give  both  fides  a  birth, 
for  at  low  watter  it  is  fhoal.  When  you  get  into  this  harbour,  anchor  on 
the  larboard  hand,  with  a  Cove  to  thd  Weftward  of  you,  in  three  or  four, 
fathoms,  muddy  bottom. 


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LI  pafs  this  Ifland, 

tnue  your   courfe 

i  and  Northward. 

over  all  the  land, 

var. 

will  make  a  finall 

0  the  Northward 
ige,  as  there  is  a 
S.  froai  an  liland 
didant. 

luck's  Harbour  by 
is  harbour  (which 
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Nf.  W.  and  when 
£.  till  you  bring 

1  winds  in  4  or  5 

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,  which  you  leave 
ids  bed  on  board. 
You  will  make 
I  it.  This  Ledge 
>ge,    but  keeping 

When  you  have 
board,  and  two 
the  S.  E.  till  you 
«  courfe  is  S.  £. 
veenboth  Iflands, 
•  with  TrumCapr 
o  the  northward ; 
cough,  you  will 

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ids  which  you 
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Li  leave  on  your 
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Harbour,  H,'(bnGe 
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Bireclions  from  Bafs  Harbour. 


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WHEN  you  leave  this  harbour,  bound  to  the  Ei'ftward,  fteer  out 
S.W.  till  you  bring  Ba/s-Harbour  Bar  to  bear  S.  S.  E.  then  run  S.S.  E. 
keeping  the  larboarl  hand  bed  on  board.  This  Bar  has  not  water  enough 
for  a  loaded  veflel  before  half  tide  ;  but  a  light  veffe  1  may  go  over  at  low 
water,  keeping  the  larboard  hand  bed  on  board.  W'lien  you  get  over  this 
Bar,  you  fleer  E.  b.  S.  lill  you  bring  the  S.  W.  entrance  of  Mount-Defert 
to  bear  N.  E.  then  you  may  run  N.  E.  leaving  Cranberry- IJI and  on 
your  (larboard  liand.  But  this  pallage  is  ftioal  at  low  water,  and  not  fit  for 
loaded  veffels  to  go  throu^,  but  at  full  tide  there  is  water  enougli,  keep- 
ing the  middle  of  the  paflage.  Continue  your  courfe  to  the  N .  E.  till  you 
pafs  Cranberry-IJland  ;  then  you  may  fteer  E.  S.  E.  and  anchor  between 
the  two  Cranberry- Iflands,  where  you  will  be  life  from  Eafterly  or  S.  W, 
winds.    You  may  lie  in  from  4  to  7  (athoms,  good  holding  ground. 

When  you  leave  this  port,  bound  to  the  Eaftward,  you  fteer  E.  b.  S.  till 
you  get  up  with  Baker's-IJland,  which  lies  to  the  Eaftward  of  the  Cran- 
iery. Iflands  ;  then  you  fteer  E.  b.  N.  4  leagues,  to  Scoodock- I/land. 
When  you  pafs  kid  Illand,  and  are  bound  to  Goldflorough,  you  mult  fteer 
N.  E.  about  5  leagues,  and  keep  that  courfe  till  you  bring  Go^fl>orougft 
Harbour  to  bezr  a.  N.  W.  then  you  muft  leave  3  Iflands  off  your  lar- 
board,  and  one  on  your  ftarboard  hand,  and  run  into  the  harbour,  where 
you  may  lie  (afe  from  all  winds,  and  anchor  in  5  or  6  fathoms. 


DireSliomfor  Dyer*s-Bay,  fsfr. 

THIS  Harbour  lies  a  little  to  the  Eaftward  of  Gold/borough.  When 
you  make  Titmanan,  bound  to  Dyer's-Bay,  leave  Titmanan  on  your 
(larboard  hand,  and  fteer  North  for  the  Eaftem  head.  You  leave  a 
large  dry  rock  on  your  larboard  hand,  which  when  you  pals,  you  will  fee  a 
(mall  I  (land,  covered  with  trees,  which  you  leave  on  your  ftarboard  hand, 
then  haul  round  (aid  Kland,  where  you  will  be  (a(e  from  all  winds. 
GoLdflarough  lies  N.  N.  W.  from  Titmanan  one  league  diftant. 


DireSiions  from  Scoodock-Ifland. 

WHEN  you  come  from  the  V/eftward,  and  bound  io  Titmanan ^ 
you  pafs  Scoodock-Ifland  j  fteer  E.  N.  E.  from  Sceodock  Ifland  5  leagues 
to  Titmanan, 


DhredioHifism  Titmanan  to  Ladle-Ifland. 

WHEN  you  pafs  Titmanan,  bring  it  to  bear  S.  W.  and  fteer  N.  E. 
•bout  4  J.  leagues,  which  courfe  will  carry  you  to  Ladle- Ip.  This  I  fie 
has  a  remarkable  appearance,  bemg  formed  exa6lly  like  a  ladle,  and  has  » 


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laree  black  Rock  to  the  S.  W.  a  little  diftance  from  the  Ifland.     You  may 
go  any  fide  of  this  IHand,   but  the  bc^  channel  i>  to  the  S.  E.  of  it. 


Direaions  for  Cape-Splitt  Harbour. 

WHEN  you  pafs  Titmnnan,  bring  it  to  bear  S.  W 


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N.  E.11^TforCaL"'V««^  diftance'  sleagues,  which  cou.ffe  will  carry 
you  fafe  into  the  Harbour.  In  fteering  the  fai4  courfe,  you  will  make  ^ 
black  Rock,  which  you  leave  on  your  ftarboard  hand,  dtftancc  one  mite 
from  Cape-Splitt.  This  Harbour  is  fafe  from  all  winds  but  S.  W.  whict^ 
blows  right  in  ;  but  if  you  anchor  in  a  Cove  on  the  ftarboard  fide,  and  moor 
N.  W.  and  S.  E.  you  will  lie  fafe  from  all  winds. 


JOire^iotts  fqr  Pkalant-River. 

WHEN  you  come  from  the  Weftward,  an4  bound  to  Pleafant  River, 
in  pairing  by  Titmanan  bring  it  to  bear  S.  W.  b.  S.  and  fte^r  N.  E.  b.  N. 
.:  leagues  diftance.  In  fteering  faid  courfe,  if  it  is  clear  weather  you  will  lee 
Capt?  Waffcs'  houfe  open  between  the  Ifland  and  main  land ;  but  this  paf- 
laae  will  m)t  do  at  low  water.  You  muft  leave  this  liland  (and  a  high  dry 
Ledge  of  Rocks  that  lies  to  the  Weftward  of  the  Ifland)  on  your  ftarboard 
hand  ;  when  you  nafs  the  bare  Ledge,  you  will  fee  a  bare  Ifl^,  which  you 
leave  on  your  ftarboard  hand  ;  then  you  may  haul  up  for  Ca:ft.  Wajfts  ■ 
houfe  and  anchor,  and  toke  a  pilot  for  P leaf anU  River,  as  it  »  not  &fc  going 
without  one,  except  you  are  well  acquainted. 

Narrom-Guagei  15  pne  mile  to  the  Weftward  of  Pfcfl/aB<-/lit/er,  too  dif- 
ficult to  be  delcribed,  as  there  are  fundry  fmall  Iflands  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Harbour  or  Bay.  The  beft  way  for  a  ftninger  is  to  go  mto  Cape-Splitt 
Harbour,  and  get  a  pilot,  as  there  is  no  difficulty  in  going  mto  Capt-bpiitt 
in  .the  day  time,  keeping^  the  larboard  hand  beft  on  board. 


ii         <i 


Biremoni  for  Moofc-Pcck-Rcach. 

WHEN  you  come  from  the  Welward,  and  pafs  LadU-Mand^ 
on  you"  laiUrd  hand,  fteer  N.  E.  b.  N.  for  TibUt^s  fM 
which  you  leave  on  your  larboard  hand.  When  you  come  to  the 
Eaft  en/offaid  Ifland, gfveit  a  good  Wrth,  foratW  water  th«^  »  «  ^edge 
pf  Rocks  that  lie  a  cable's  length  to  the  S.  E.  of  faid  Ifland.  When  you 
pafs  this  Ifland,  and  bring  H^,Qfe.  Peck.  Reach  o?^^*y^  ^Zi'^lt.^ 
Uu  Deals'  houfe,  but  you  muft  keep  the  ftarboard  hand  bf »  «" J^;^» 
for  there  is  a  Rock  that  lies  about  the  middle  of  the  found,  which  has  not 
above  two  feet  oF  water  on  it  at  low  water.  You  may  anchpr  to  (he  Welt- 
Y^ard  of  Mr.  Seals'  houfe.  .  ' 


:o 


Ifland.     You  may 
the  S.  £.  of  it. 


>ur. 

W.  I  S.  and  deex 
cot^rfe  will  carry 
you  will  make  « 
diftance  one  mile 
s  but  S.  W.  whicl^ 
}oard  fide,  and  moor 


id  to  Pkafant  River, 
id  ftecr  N.  E.  b.  N. 
weather  you  will  fee 
1  land ;  but  this  paf- 
land  (and  a  high  dry 
1)  on  your  (Urboard 
Mre  Iflcj  which  you 
p  for  Capt.  fVafes'- 
as  it  is  not  Mt  going 

a/ant-River,  too  dif- 
at  the  mouth  of  the 
go  into  Cafe-Splitt 

ling  into  Cape-Splilt 

d. 


Ch. 

paTs  LadU-IJlandi, 
ir  Til/btVs  Ifiind', 
1  you  come  to  the 
ater  there  is  a  Ledge 
Ifland.  When  you 
^ou  may  (leer  E.  for 
hand  beft  on  board, 
lund,  which  hat  not 
anchpr  to  Che  Weft- 


AM  ERIC  AN  COAST  PILOT.  «$ 

\ 

Directions  going  through  Moofe-Peck  Reach. 

WHEN  bound  to  the  Eadward,  over  Moofc-Ptrk-Bar,yf\\\ch  yoiimuft 
notcrofs  before  two  hours  flood,  you  (leer  for  *  Kelly's  Collec-Houle,  which 
iies  on  the  larboard  hand  as  you  go  to  the  Eadward.  When  you  are  enter, 
ing  on  the  Bar,  you  will  bring  a  buftiy  tree  riglu  againd  Kelly'i 
'noufe,  which  fltands  on  the  point.  Your  courle  over  the  Bar  is  Eafl. 
You  leave  the  Virgin' s-Breafis  on  your  larboard  hand;  but  if  you  are 
bound  to  Chandler's -River,  you  will  leave  the  Virgin'i-Breajls  on  your 
Aarboard  hand,  and  Rogue't-I/land  on  the  lame  hand.  There  is  a  muddy 
Bar  that  lies  between  Rogue' s-Jfland  and  the  main  land,  but  has  water  enough 
on  it  at  twd  hours  flood.  Rogut's.Ifiand  has  a  good  harbour  at  the  N.  W, 
of  it,  fafe  from  all  Eafterly  winds,  and  a  fmall  diflance  from  Chandler's- 
River. 

When  you  go  over  Moofc-Peck-Bar,  bound  to  Machias,  you  leave  the 
Virgin' s-BreaJls  on  your  larboard  hand,  keeping  your  courie  Eaft,  and 
Ragged-Arje  on  your  {larboard  hand,  you  mud  keep  Libhy's-ljland  o^^n 
to  the  Southward  of  Ragged-Arfe,  [N.  B.  This  Ragged-Arfe  is  a  bar* 
rock,  which  you  leave  on  your  ftarboard ;  but  you  may  leave  it  on  your 
larboard  hand,  and  deer  £.  S.  E.  for  JLibby's-IJland, 

1.  I  ,        I      .  .      ,  I      ,  ,         ,  Ml",  ■       ,■ 

DircAions  for  failing  into  Georges' -River, 

WHEN  bound  from  the  weftward  to  Georges'. River  you  mud  go  to 
the  fouthward  of  Damifceve  Iflands,  and  deer  N.  N.  E.  3  le:igue$  for 
Penmequid  Point  ;  ana  when  laid  Point  bears  W.  S.  W.  you  mud  deer 
E>  N.  E.  3  leagues  for  the  River.  In  dcering  the  above  courCes  you  will 
lee  Franklin's  IJland  on  your  darbonrd  hand,  which  appears  round  and 
covered  with  trees  ;  but  before  you  come  up  with  iaid  Ifland  you  will 
make  Egg-Rock,  which  is  high  and  may  be  feen  s  or  3  leagues  didant, 
which  you  mud  leave  on  your  larboard  hand.  When  you  come  near  this 
Rock  you  will  fee  a  dry  Rock  on  your  darboard  hand,  but  continue  your 
E.  N.  E.  courfe  without  danger.  If  you  have  a  head  wind  and  are  obliged 
to  turn  to  windward,  you  mud  not,  after  pafling  Penmequid  Point,  ftand 
to  the  northward  of  Egg-Rock,  as  there  are  two  lunken  ledges  between  faid 
Point  and  Rock,  which  you  mud  leave  on  your  larboard  hand.  Thefe 
ledges  are  never  bare,  but;  at  low  ^vater,  with  the  wind  at  the  eadward,  the 
water  over  them  breaks  very  high.  After  you  have  pafled  Franklin's- 
IJland  deer  £.  N.  E.  about  2  leagues,  keeping  in  the  middle  of  the  River, 
which  courfe  and  didance  will  carry  you  in  fight  of  Capt.  Henderibn's 
Houfe  and  Store,  (which  are  both  red)  together  with  a  fmall  wharf  on  your 
larboard  hand,  clofe  to  the  river.  After  you  have  pafled  this  houfe  you 
mud  keep  the  darboard  Ihore  bed  on  board  as  there  is  a  ledge  of  Rocks 
lying  off  the  larboard  hand  that  extends  two  thirds  acroBi  the  river.  Yoi< 
will  alfo  fee  two  finall  houfes  and  two  bams  on  your  darboard  hand  which 
you  may  run  within  a  quarter  of  a  mile  of. 

In  running  up  or  down  this  river  you  mud  not  fhut  in  Capt.  Hender* 
Ton's  houfe  with  the  north  (hore  until  you  have  pafled  the  above-mentioned 
I:rdge.  Wlien  you  fee  a  large  broad  Cove  on  your  larboard  hand  you  may 
be  certain  you  are  to  the  eadward  of  the   ledge,  and  you  will  be  alfo  it^ 


ar 


tjesrsr^ 


8»  AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 

fight  of  three  large  buildings,  the  largeft  of  which  is  a  fpacious  Houfc 
built  by  Henry  Knox,  Elq.  When  bid  houfe  bears  N.  N.  E.  you 
way  fleer  N.  E.  by  N.  and  run  faid  courle  till  within  a  mulket  (hot  of  it. 
Thebeft  time  for  a  ftranger  to  go  up  this  river  is  at  low  water,  as  it  is  very 
crooked  and  the  flat  on  each  fide  can  then  be  fecn.  The  river  runs  from 
JFrankUn's  Ijland  from  E.  N.  E.  to  N.  E.  by  N.  about  e  or  6  leaiiuea 
oiflant. 

N.  B.  When  you  go  to  the  eaftward  of  Damafeove- Ijland,  you  brine 
Seguine.Ligkt.Houfe  to  bear  W.  S.W.  and  fteer  E.  N.  £.  for  Gtoree'i- 
Jtiver.  * 


DircAions  from  Town/eudio  Manbeigin. 

WHEN  yea  take  your  departure  from  SquirreUIJland  you  fteer  E. 
S.  E.  for  the  Ifland  of  Manheigin,  keeping  that  courfe  until  the  paffage  be- 
tween Georje's-Iflands  and  Manheigin  bears  N.  E.  You  may  then  fteer 
N.E.  for  miuHead,  leaving  George's  IJlands  (which  are  three  in  number) 
on  yoi^|Llarboai-d  hand.  The  eaftem  Ifland  has  no  trees  on  it.  There 
are  two'Sangerous  rocks  bearingdue  fouth  from  the  middle  of  the  middle 
Ifland  called  the  Old  Man  and  the  Old  Woman,  which  are  bare  before  low 
|;i  water.    They  lie  about  one  mile  from  the  ftiore.and  at  high  water  when 

I  the  wind  blows  off  the  land  they  do  not  appear.     If  you  are  bound  to  ihe 

,  I  eaftward  and  the  wind  fliould  uke  you  ahead,  when  you  are  between  Man. 

heigia  and  George's -IJlands,  you  bring  the  middle  of  Manheigin  to  bear 
.  fouth,  and  run  in  north,  which  courfe  will  carry  you  between  the  eaftern 

Ml  George's  Ijland  and   the  middle  Ifland.      You   may  run  as  near  as  you 

:W'  vfiih  to  the  eaftern  Ifland,  but  the  middle  Ifland  has  a  ledge  of  rocks  that 

lie  to  the  eaftward  of  it  which  are  always  dry,  which  you  arc  to  leave  on 
.f  your  larboard  hand.     When  you  get  to  the  northward  of  this  Ifland  you 

|,  muft  haul  to  the  weftward  and  run  up  between  it  and  the  weftem  Ifland, 

i  ib  as  to  bring  the  body  of  the  middle  Ifland  to  bear  N.  E.  of  you.    Here  you 

jili!       '  inoor  your  veCTel  if  you  ftay  any  time. 

I  If  you  are  bound  to  the  eaftward  from  this  Ifland  you  may  go  to  the 

northward  of  the  eaftem  Ifland,  but  you  muft  be  careful  of  a  ledge  that  lies 
to  the  eaftward  of  laid  Ifland,  which  you  muft  leave  on  your  ftarboard 
hand  ;  and  when  you  bring  Manheigin  to  bear  S.  W.  you  may  go  N.  E. 
If  night  ftiould  come  on,  or  the  wind  a-headyou  may  haul  up  about  N.  E. 
b.  N.  for  Tennant's  Harbour,  which  lies  about  3  leagues  ftom  George's- 
Jflands.  You  cannot  mifs  this  harbour  in  the  day  time.  You  will  make 
Mu/queto  Harbour  which  lies  between  two  Iflands  covered  with  fpruce 
trees.  The  entrance  of  the  harbour  is  north.  When  you  h»ve  pafted  this 
lurbour  you  wUl  run  about  tinro  miles,  keepug  your  courfe  N.£.b.N.  wheA 
you  will  pals  by  an  Ifland  with  burnt  trees  on  it,  which  you  leave  on  your 
larboard  hand,  aud  two  Iflands  on  your  ftarboard  hand  which  alfo  have 
burnt  trees  on  them ;  then  you  muff  bring  the  harbour  to  bear  W.  N. 
W.  before  you  enter.  This  is  a  good  harbour  provided  you  have  neither 
cables  or  anchors,  as  you  may  lave  your  veflel  by  running  up  to  th« 
h«4  of  it,  on  muddy  bo'.jiL'.  which  will  be  dry  at.  low  water. 


■ «'  "ftijiAtj.'i'y 


ilnniiH,..).- 


.OT. 

ch  is  a  fpacious  Houfe 

!    bears  N.  N.   E.  you 

hin  a  mufket  (hot  of  it. 

low  water,  as  it  is  very 

The  river  runs  from 

about  5  or  6  leagues 

fcove-Ifland,  you  bring 
E.  N.  £.  for  George' i' 


tanheigin, 

reUIJland  you  fteer  E. 
irfe  until  the  paflage  be. 
You  may  then  fteer 
:h  are  three  in  number) 
no  trees  on  it.  There 
i  middle  of  the  middle 
lich  are  bare  before  low 
id  at  high  water  when 
If  you  are  bound  to  the 
you  are  between  Man- 
of  Manheigin  to  bear 
3u  between  the  eaftern 
y  run  as  near  as  you 
a  ledge  of  rocks  that 
:h  you  are  to  leave  on 
ard  of  this  I  Hand  you 
ind  the  weftem  Ifland, 
.  £.  of  you.    Here  you 

id  you  may  go  to  the 
eful  of  a  ledge  that  lies 
ave  on  your  ftarboard 
W.  you  may  go  N.  E, 
f  haul  up  about  N.  £. 
eagues  from  George' s- 
ime.  You  will  make 
covered  with  fpruce 
:n  you  h>ve  pafied  this 
courfeN.£.b.N.  wheA 
ich  you  leave  on  your 
and  which  alfo  havQ 
arbour  to  bear  W.  N. 
ided  you  have  neither 
by  running  up  to  th« 
iw  water. 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


Direilions  (or  Town/end  Harbour. 


IF  you  come  from  the  weftward  and  make  Seguine-lfand  you 
muft  leave  it  on  your  larboard  hand,  give  it  a  birth  of  about  half  a  mile,  and 
fleer  N.  E.  about  two  leagues,  which  courfe  will  carry  you  to  Squirrel- 
JJland  :  if  it  is  day  time  you  will  fee  two  large  rocks*  oh  your  larboard 
hand,  to  which  you  give  a  fmall  birth,  and  when  you  pals  them  you  will 
make  Sguirrel-jjland,  whicii  you  leave  on  your  (larboard  hand  dire£ling  your 
courfe  N.  I  W.  about  4  or  ,5  miles — the  entrance  of  Totun/end  is  narrow, 
and  there  is  a  fmall  rocky  lHaiid  that  is  very  low  which  you  leave  on  your 
Aarboard  hand,  then  you  may  haul  to  the  N.  E.  or  N.  E.  b.  E.  but  in  a  dark, 
night  and  thick  weather  I  would  recommend  to  anchor  under  the  lee  of 
Squirrel- IJland,  where  you  may  make  a  good  harbour  with  any  wind  that 
blows,as  you  may  go  round  this  ifland  with  any  ve(rel  whatever :  but  in  the  day 
time  there  is  not  the  lead  danger  in  going  in,  only  follow  the  above  dire£tion« 
and  you  may  anchor  in  the  N.  E.  or  the  S.  W.  lide,  but  the  N  E.  harbour 
is  the  beft  and  fafe(i  with  all  winds.  In  going  to  the  N.  E.  haiibour  you 
will  leave  a  fmall  Illand  on  your  larboard  hand,  which  bring  to  bear  S.  W. 
and  you  will  be  (ale  filHi  slU  winds,  and  if  you  loie  your  cables  and 
anchors  you  majr  run  your  Vetfel  up  to  the  head  of  the  harbour. 

If  you  fall  into  the  caftfard  and  make  the  Kland  of  Manheigin, 
bring  it  to  bear  E.  S.  E.  and  run  W.  N.  W.  for  Town/end,  8  league* 
diftant.  In  running  to  this  harbour  from  the  eaftward,  you  leaveall  Dam- 
a/cove-Mands  on  yoxit  larboard  hand.  The  harbour  is  told,  but  you  muft 
be  carehil  if  you  (hould  go  about,  not  to  (land  too  near  the  (larboard  hand 
which  lies  near  D amor ifcotti- River.  When  you  pafs  Fijherman's- IJland 
you  continue  your  courle  \V,  N.  W.  for  the  middle  of  Squirrel- Ifland, 
which  you  will  make  right  a-head,  as  there  are  feveial  ledges  of  (unken  rocks 
on  your  (larboard  hand.  When  you  pafs  Dam$ri/cotU-River,  you  may  go 
within  a  quarter  of  a  mile  of  Squirrel- Ijlands,  but  with  a  fair  wind  give  it  a 
birth  of  half  a  mile  and  then  fteer  N.  W.  for  the  hvbour,  and  follow  the 
direftions  yon  have  for  going  into  the  haibour  of  Town/end,  where  you 
may  lie  fafe  from  all  wind. 


][)iredions  for  Kennebeck  and  Sheep/cut  Rivers. 

IF  you  .ome  from  the  weftward,  bring  Cape-Elizabetk  to  bear  weft 
and  fteer  eaft  for  Seguine  Ijlarid  ten  leagues — If  you  are  bound  irAoKennebech 
river,+  you  muft  fteer  E.  4N.  and  leave  &id  Iftand  on  your  (larboard  hand 
giving  it  a  birth  of  about  halfamile,  and  as  foon  as  you  bring  (aid  Kland  to 
bear  fouth,  you  fteer  due  north  which  courfe  will  carry  you  into  Ktnnebeck 
river.  Yoa  muft  have  regard  to  the  tide,  for  the  tide  of  ebb  fets  out  very 
ftrong  due  feuth,  right  on  Seguine  IJland,  therefore  if  you  have  not  a  good 

•  Called  the  Cuckolds. 

+  This  is  one  of  the  prindtal  rivers  in  the  DiJlriH  of  Maine,  Thirty  miles 
from  the  Chops,  Swan-Ifland,  7  milis  long,  divides  the  water  of  the  river,  on 
ioth  fides  of  which  it  is  navigable,  but  the  channel  ■ontheeafl  fide  oj  it  ii 
rnoji  ufed.  , 


m 

m 


11 


L.    1 


|»  AMElitCAN  COAST  PILOt* 

Irecze  of  wind  you  cannot  flem  ihft^tide,  as  it  foti  4  or  5  knots  an  hour.  Wh«it 
you  tonie  into  the  enlnnct  oi  Kennficik' River,  your  com''  1%  N.  W.  to 
the  Sugar-Loaves,  J^  of  a  mile  Jilhni.  Leave  the  Su^ar  '.t.ives  on  vour 
ilarboard  hand,  from  which  yuur  Courii;  is  N.  N.  W.  j  leagues  to  C«ck'.i- 
Head  i  this  Coik's-Head  is  a  very  high  blulFof  nKka  wliith  you  leave  011 
your  larboard  hand*,  but  be  careful  of  a  (houl  flat  th:it  iics  on  your  Liphoard 
hand,  before  ywu  comv  to  Coik's-Head,  Keep  tiearcft  to  tlic  (lurhoard 
iliore.  In  cali:  the  wind  and  tide  (hould  b^  again(l:  yui>,  you  m..y  anchor 
to  the  fouthward  of  Perkins'- 1 Jland,  which  lits  on  ihc  ft:irbai;J  hand, 
where  you  may  lie  fafe  aftfr  bringing  the  ItlanU  lu  bear  i«>ith  of  you  ;  but 
with  a  fair  wind  and  tide,  you  may  proceed  to  Parker' s-tlats.  which  li<-  .1 
little  above  Cock's-Head.  This  river  is  not  to  be  aiiempieu  obuy .:  Parker'.  ■ 
Flats,  on  account  of  the  (Irenfith  of  the  tide  and  crookedneL  of  )J><:  ctiauuti, 
unlefs  you  are  well  acquainted,  or  have?  a  pilot.  v  ^  <     . 

If  you  are  bound  to  Shtfp/cut  River,  from  the  wedward,  and'  miikf  th>2 
li[»na  of  Segttine,  you  may  leave  the  Illaud  on  your  (larboard  baud  jgive  ti. 
a  birth  of  half  a  nvile,  and  when  you  pafs  it  to  the  eadward  you  mud  biinj; 
it  to  bear  S.  V/.b.  S.  and  (leer  N.  E.  b.  N.  which  courfe  will  carry  you 
to  £l>eniiook  Harbuur  didarlt  3  leagues  }  this  h\i,fyf)\a  is  very  narrow  at  lix 
entrance  but  makes  a  lar^e  bafon  when  youtl^Mp  it-^in  ihe  entrance  it 
lies  £.  N.  E.  Ypu  cannot  get  in  here  witHi#|P<  %-  or  eadcrly  wind,  but 
muft  have  the  wind  ibuthor  wellerly  :  ^Xn/ifl^glf^ffjtt  into  this  harbour  you 
Qiufthaul  up  N.  £.  or  N.  £.  b.  Nf.  for  there  are  ievend  funken  rocks  on 
the  Q^rbuard  iund  as  you  go  in  which  you  are  to  avoid.  The  bed  anchor- 
age ^  &|^ain(l  Capt.  StM  1 1  h 's  wharf,  where  are  four  fathoms,  inudidy  bot- 
loni  ";  a;jd  you  will  lie  lafi  from  all  winds.  But  if  you  are  bound  up  Sheepfi 
tut  iitver  in  a  large  velTel,  and  ccnne  from  the  weflwafd,  y^/a  mull  go  to 
the  foMthward  of  Stguint  IJland,  (leering  about  N.  E.  or  N.  £.  b.  £.  one 
league,  and  when  the  river  bears  north  or  north  a  little  weAerly,  you-  may 
run  north,  and  muil  keep  the  llarbpard  hand  bed  on-board  ;  tliere  are  many 
rocks  and  ledges,  fome  ^  them  above,  and  Tome  tinder  water,  wl^ich  are  all 
to  the  eaftward  of  Safiine  .•  when  you  get  up  as  high  as  EieAicook  you 
leave  the  two  Mark-Jjlands  on  your  larboard  hand,  Keeping  your  couvfe 
north,  a  little  eailerly,  but  if  you,  ,only  come  here  to  make  a  harbour,  when 
you  get  up  to  Capt  Hodgfon's  you  will  fee  a  bare  ledge  on  yoin'  larboard 
hand  if  it  is  low  water,  which  is  covered  at  high  water  ;  you  if  ay  an« 
cnor  tti  V  istnoutt  to  ina  soitnwain  dt  it* 

If  you  want  to  go  up  to  Wifcajfet  Point,  you  mull  keep  your  (larboard 
hard  bed  aboard  north eaderly  till  you  come  to  Croj.  River,  which  you  leave 
t)n  your  llarboord  h«nd<  You  wift  not  attempt  to  go  tip  to  Wifct^et  Point 
"with  a  head  wind  and  tide  of  ebb,  for  it  islhree  leagues  from  Crofs  River, 
ktut  when  ypu  have  a  fair  wind  and  tide,  you  may  proceed  without  fear. 
This  river  is  nuToni  and  lies  more  to  the  wedward  ;  when  you  are  about  a 
mile  Or  a  mile  aad  an  ha^  up  you  raud  keep  your  larboard  iaiid  bed  aboard 
fin- there  is  a  Isdge  of  rocks  which  rcacbss  near  lialf  way  aera6  the  river, 
u  hich  are  en  your  darboatel  hand,  and  the  rock  near  the  middle  is  covered 
at  high  u'ater,  but  may  be  fecn  two  hours  before,  llie  river  runs  drait  to 
d^ecker's  XarrowSytla^n  it  turns  round  to  .the  wedward  :,  When  you  enter 
thsle  narrows  you  may  iec  tbeiown.  Jn  cali;  you  (hould  go  up  in  the  niglit, 
you  mud  be  careful  of  two  large  rocky  that  lie  W.  S.  W,  of  thefe  narrows  ; 
the  title  of  flood  iets  very  drong  for  them,  andthey  are  never  covered ;  you 
fttay  go  on  either  fide  of  them,  aAd  may  anchor  in  10  or  1  a  fctlioms  water, 
•tauddyhotfom. 

■  It  is  high  water  here  at  full  and  change  of  the  moon  about  three  quartets 
of  an  hour  Iboner  than  at  Bodun. 


■jfjgljyiMiiili 


t. 

,  knots  an  hour.  WHffi 
ir  com''  is  N.  W.  to 
Su^ar-Loavts  on  your 
^  3  leaftiifS  to  Ctck'S' 
u  whlth  you  leave  on 
t  lies  on  your  lasboard 
arcft  to  tli«  {Ijrboard 
'ypu,  you  muy  ancliof 
II  inc  ftarbo.iiJ  hand, 
■ar  iii^'li  of  you  ;  but 
cr's-F2iUs.  which  V,<-  a 
mpi.eudhtfV-  Par^r'.- 
kedneCi  oi'jjje  tf-wuwtl, 

edward,  and  makt  the 
flarboard  hai,d  g)\  f  li. 
[Iward  you  mull  bring 
I  courfc  will  carry  you 
t  is  very  narrow  at  ihc 
J  it — in  thie  entrance  it 
L  or  eafterly  v/iod,  but 
I  into  this  harbour  you 
vcrai  funken  rocks  on 
Old.  The  bflft  anchor- 
r  fathoms,  muddy  bot- 
iu  are  bound  up  Sheep/^ 
[lwa;rd,  ywa  mull  go  to 
.  E.  or  N.  E.b.  E.  one 
ittle  wefterly,  you-  may 
-board  ;  then  are  many 
kr  water,  wl^ich  are  all 
high  as  E^iiicook  you 

4,  keeping  your  courfe 
I  make  a  harbom',  when 

ledge  on  your  larboard 
jh  water  ;  you  i^ay  an- 

ift  keep  your  ftarboard 
River,  which  you  kavc 
go  up  to  Wifettffet  Point 
igues  from  Crofs  River^ 
proceed  without  fear. 
;  when  you  are  about  a 
trboaniiand  beft  aboard 
f  way  acrofe  the  river, 
ar  the  middle  is  covered 
lire  river  runs  ftrait  to 
(vard  :,  When  you  enter 
lould  go  up  in  the  night, 

5.  W,  of  thefc  narrows  ; 
are  never  covered ;  you 

10  or  12  fiitlioms  water, 

oon  about  three  quarters 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 

Dircftions  for  failing  into  New-AleaJows. 


H 


THIS  River  bears  N.  E.  eight  leagues  diftant  from  C  ipe-FAizahcthf 
ond  about  one  league  from  Small  Point,  If)  'hould  fall  into  this  Bay 
with  the  wind  at  S.  E.  or  S.  S.  E.  and  bounu  .o  the  Eadward,  you  ma^ 
make  a  good  harbour  in  the  above  river.  In  (landing  to  the  northward, 
you  will  make  a  large  round  lllind  on  your  (larboard  hand,  covered 
with  I'pruce  trees,  together  with  two  large  Rocks,  one  called  the  Broun 
Cow,  and  the  other  the  }f''hitr  Bull,  which  are  fomediftance  from  each  otlier. 
You  mud  leave  the  Broun  Com  on  your  {larboard,  and  th^  IVhUe  Bull  on 
your  larboard  hand,  the  latter  of  wliich  you  may  go  within  i  cable's  length 
of,  and  when  you  have  palTcd  it.  mud  ftind  over  for  Horft-lfand,  that  lies 
on  ihe  darboan',  which  has  a  houl:  on  it,  that  you  may  go  wi;hina  cjuarier 
of  a  mile  of.  To  the  wed  ward  of  i  \v.  liland  lies  a  large  rock  which  is  cov- 
ered at  high  water,  but  bare  at  halt  tide  ;  you  may  go  on  either  fide  of  it 
when  it  is  in  fight,  but  the  wided  imffage  is  to  the  eadward.  When  you 
have  pad'ed  this  rock  deer  N.  by  \\!.  or  N.  N.  W.  which  courfe  will  car- 
ry you  up  with  a  large  Ifland  called  Bear  IJland,  which  is  covered  with 
Spruce  and  Birch  Trees,  When  you  have  palfed  this  Ifland  about  one 
quarter  of  a  mile,  you  may  haul  in  for  ihe  darboard  (hore  and  anchor  in 
5  or  6  fathoms  water.  This  is  the  bod  place  to  anchor  with  the  wind  at 
S.  S.  E.  or  Ead,  but  be  careful  of  a  leiige  of  Rocks,  that  run  to  the  north- 
ward of  this  Idand  about  half  a  mile  off.  You  may  anchor  in  this  Bay  ac- 
cording as  the  wind  may  be  ;  if  it  diould  be  at  the  wedward  you  may  an- 
chor on  the  wtd  fide  of  the  Bay  ;  and  if  to  the  eadward  anchor  on  the  cad 
fide.  If  you  have  lod  your  cables  and  anchors  tlrere  is  a  large  Cove  on  the 
ftarboard  hand,  about  two  miles  from  Bear  IJland,  bearing  about  North, 
which  is  fufiicient  to  hold  30  or  40  fail  of  veffels.  It  is  land-locked  all 
round,  lb  that  no  wind  can  damage  a  vedel  after  (he  gets  into  it. 


Diredlions  for  Hufe/s  Sound. 

If  ybu  cohie  from  the  eadward  and  make  Seguine  Ijland,  bring 
it  to  bear  ead  and  deer  wed  for  Hujfey's  Sound,  if  you  have  a  fair  wind 
and  day  light,  as  you  have  nothing  but  Iflands  on  your  ftarboard  hand.  The 
tide  of  flood  fets  very  ftrong  in  between  the(e  Iflands  ;  when  you  get  with. 
in  two  miles  of  Hujey's  Sound  you  will  make  two  Iflands  which  have  no 
trees  on  them  them,  called  Green- IJlands — you  continue  your  courfe  till 
you  make  Hufey't  Sound  bearing  N.  N.  E.  then  you  may  fteer  in  with 
your  courfe  N.  N.  E, 

Tliereisa  large  (bund  called  Broati  joune/,  about  halfway  between  Seguine 
and  Hujfey's  Sound  :  you  leave  Merrikeneek  IJland  on  your  ftarboard  and 
Half-way -rock  on  your  larboard  hand — but  this  found  hais  feveral  rocks  un- 
der water,  and  is  not  fit  for  ftrangers  to  go  into. 

When  you  pafs  the  two  Iflands  after  entering  Hujfey's  Sound  yo»  leave 
three  Iflands  on  your  larboard  and  two  iflands  on  your  ftarboard  hand  ;  the 
nothem  Ifland  on  your  ftarboard  is  called  Smith's  IJland  :  when  you  pafs 
fiiid  Ifland  about  ^  of  a  mile  you  may  haul  away  £.  N.  E,  till  you  ftiut  in 


.  4 

.  -A 

F      ^ 


Jif 


34 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


fail!  in.tnd  to  the  S,  E.llifn  you  may  anchor  in  8  or  3  t.i'lioip";.  miidcJv  hot* 
lorn. — //(!.?  Ijland  to  the  S.  W. —  Baji-t  Iflnnfl  to  the  N.  VJ .—Great 
Calif']u(  Jjhind  to  the  N.  K. — and  Smtih't  Illand  (o  thi  S.  E.  Here  you 
may  moor  200  lail  of  (hips  fafe  from  ill  wiiuts  ;  and  whi.ii  wind  and  tide 
lerves,  you  may  be  out  to  fu  in  one  hour. 


r 


!|: 


Directions  for  Portland  Harbour. 

THE  lad  fuinmer  the  harbour  of  Portland  was  buoyed  out.  In  De* 
cember  laft,  three  of  the  buoys  were  driven  from  heir  moorings,  but  are 
now  (Augud,  tSoo)  replaced,  and  will  be  obferved  as  follows  : — 

In  coming  from  the  louth-weftward,  when  within  half  a  mile  of  *Capf' 
£tizabith,  tlie  red  buoy  on  Broad-Cove- Rock  may  be  ken ;  it  bear*  N,  N.  E. 
from  the  pitch  of  the  Cape,  dillance  1^  mile,  and  lies  in  24  feet  water. 
When  up  with  this  buoy  Icive  it  on  the  larboard  hand, half  a  cable's  length  dil- 
tanc;,  and  ftcer  N.  b.  E.  f  E.  one  mile,  which  will  carry  vou  up  with  the 
white  buoy  awTruiidy's- Rtef,  which  lies  in  l(>  feel  water.  Giving  it  tiiefaine 
birth  as  the  other,  you  may  then  run  N.  b.  W.  J  W.  for  Portland  +Iighi- 
houfe,  3  miles  diftant.  Wlien  1  \  with  the  head  on  which  the  light-houle 
ftands,  give  it  a  fmall  birth,  and  (leer  N.  b.  W.  leaving  Bang'j-IJIand 
on  the  (larboard  hand,  till  you  come  to  Hou/e-Ifland,  the  S.  W.  point  of 
which  bears  N.  from  the  lighl-hcufe,  diibnt  e  miles.  Before  you  are  up 
with  this  IHand,  the  black  buoy  on  SpringmPoint-Ledge  may  be  fern ;  it 
bears  N.  W.  b.  W.  from  the  S.  W.  part  of  HouJe-IJland,  diftant  half  a 
mile,  and  lies  in  14  feet  water.  (^When  up  wiiL  (his  buoy,  you  open  the 
town.3  Giving  it  a  fmall  birth,  you  may  haul  up  N.  W.  for  the  white 
buoy  on  Stanford' s-Ledge  ;  this  buoy  lies  alio  in  14  feet  water,  and  one 
mile  diftant  from  Spring-Point-Ledgt  buoy.  Giving  the  white  buoy  a  fmall 
birth,  you  may  keep  up  midway  the  river,  and  anchor  oppofne  the  town, 
where  you  plea. ',  in  fafety. 

[N.  B.  All  the  above  buoys  are  to  I^e  left  on  the  larboard  hand  in  com- 
ing in,  and  the  depth  of  water  put  down  is  at  low  water ;  the  courfes  are 
by  the  compafs.] 

There  are  alio  two  fmall  buoys,  on  two  ledges  in  fPhiU-Htad  paflage,  at 
the  N.  £.  part  of  Bangs' -Ijland,  This  palTage  is  narrow,  and  but  feidom 
ufed  with  large  vellels.  By  keeping  midway  between  the  two  buoys,  the 
red  on  the  (larboard  and  the  white  on  the  larbcard  hand  in  coming  in,  you  will 
not  luve  lels  than  5  fathoms  water.  After  palTing  the  buoy.*,  keep  midway 
the  paifage,  and  run  one  mile  diftance,  which  will  carry  you  into  Skip' 
Channel,  the  &roe  as  if  you  had  pafled  the  light-houfc. 


*  There  is  a  rock  calUd  Alden's-Rock,  bearing  E.  S.  E.  Jrom  Cape- 
Elizabeth,  3  c  4  miles  dijiant,  tuith  only  9  or  10  feet  water  on  it  at  low 
water,  and  in  rough  weather  the  water  over  it  frequently  breaks  ;  it  lies  near- 
ly S.  S.  E.  from  the  lighthoufe,  diflant  about  3  leagues. 

+  The  Light-IIoufe  is  on  a  Point  of  land  called  Portland-Head,  at 
the  entrance  of  the  harbour.  It  is  ajlone  edifice  73  feet  high,  exclufwe  of 
the  lanthorn,  andjtunds  in  lat,  43,  39,  N.  long,  69,  52,  fK. 


liM-^t^immi^iittlijflj  II  .M— 


oiin,  miiddv  hot* 

N.  W.— Great 

S.  E.     Here  yoi» 

II  wind  and   tide 


lyed  out.    In  Dc» 
noorings,  but  are 
lows : — 
a  mile  of  *Cap(' 

it  bear*  N.  N.  E, 
in  24  feel  water, 
cable's  length  dil- 

vou  up  with  tlie 
Giving  it  tlie  fame 

Portland  +lighi- 
ii  the  light -houle 
ig  Bmig'j-Ijland 
■  S,  W.  point  of 
tfore  you  are  up 
'  may  be  fern ;  it 
d,  diflant  half  a 
oy,  you  open  the 
W.  for  the  white 
water,  and  one 

lite  buoy  a  fmall 
>ofite  the  town, 

)ard  hand  in  com- 
the  courfes  are 

Utad  paiTage,  at 

and  but  feldom 

two  buoys,  the 

ming  in,  you  will 

>ys,  keep  midway 

you  into  Skip- 


E.  Jrom  Cape- 
iler  on  it  at  low 
aks ;  it  lies  near- 

ortland-Head,  at 
high,  extlufivt  of 
W. 


AMERICAN  COA        "II.OT.  |f 

NOTE.  If  by  any  irrident  either  of  ihf  buoys  (hr>u!d  be  rwrnt*' '  4ii 
following  dirc£tions  An  lading  into  Portland  Harbour  will  b>  iii4 
ufeful. 

WHEM  von  come  from  the  Ibuth- weft  ward,  and  intend  'o  ^  \mo 
Portland^  give  Cape- Elizabeth  a  birth  of  halt  a  mile,  and  llcer  N.  N.  E.  un. 
til  you  bring  Portland  lijjhf-houle  to  bear  N.  N.  W.  when  you  muft  haul 
lip  N.  N.  W.  if  the  wind  will  permit  ;  hut  if  vou  aic  in  a  Urge  fhip,  and 
the  wind  at  N.  W.  or  W.  N.  W,  your  liifeU  way  is  to  continue  your  courfe 
N.  N.  E.  which  will  carry  you  lafe  into  HuJ'ey'tSound,  allowing  it  to  he 
tide  of  flood,  as  Portland  Sound  is  narrow  but  bold  between  the  light-houfe 
and  Jiang's.  J^and,  which  is  on  your  (larboard  hand.  If  you  fhould  turn 
into  Portland  in  the  night,  in  (landing  to  the  (oiith-weflward  you  muft  go 
about  as  (bon  as  the  light  bears  N.  N.  W.  and  in  ftandmg  to  the  eaftward, 
you  muft  go  about  as  foon  as  the  light  bears  W.  N.  W.  for  there  is  a  ledge 
of  rocks  that  bears  S.  b.  E.  from  Portland  light-houfe,  and  alfo*  lowlfland 
called  Ram-IJland,  about  eall-northerly  one  mile  diftant  from  the  light- 
houle  :  but  if  you  have  a  leading  wind,  you  may  go  in  without  fear,  keep- 
ing about  middle  of  the  channel  way,  and  when  abrcaft  of  (he  light  fteer 
about  N.  b.  W.  for  Hou/e  IJland,  which  you  leave  on  your  ftarboard  hand  ; 
when  you  pal's  Hoxife- IJland,  bring  it  to  bear  S.  E.  b.  E.  and  fteer  N.  W. 
b.  W.  or  W.  N.  W.  with  the  tide  of  flood.  In  fteering  the  above  courfe, 
you  will  lee  a  round  bulhy  tree  to  the  north  of  the  town,  and  a  houfe  with 
■  red  roof  and  one  chimney  ;  bring  the  tree  to  the  weft  of  the  houfe, 
which  courfe  will  carry  you  up  channel  way  in  6  or  7  fathoms  of  water  ; 
but  when  you  come  abreaft  of  the  fort,  which  Hands  on  a  hill,  haul  away 
W.  S.  W.  as  there  is  a  (hoal  bank  on  your  ftarboard  hand,  that  has  not 
more  than  10  or  12  feet  on  it  at  high  water,  which  you  are  to  avoid.  Here 
you  will  be  careful  of  two  ledges  of  rocks,  one  called  Spring- Point- Ledge, 
two  miles  N.  b.  W.  f  W.  from  the  light-houle,  and  the  other  three  miles, 
bearing  N.  b.  W.  ^  W.  called  Stanford's- Ledge,  which  has  a  buoy  on  it, 
and  ftretches  oft'  from  your  larboard  hand  near  half  a  mile  in  length.  They 
lie  to  the  S.  W.  of  Houfe- IJland,  and  arc  all  bare  at  low  water.  If  you 
are  obliged  to  turn  in  here,  they  are  much  in  the  way,  and  when  you  are 
ilanding  to  the  fouthward  be  careful  of  them.  The  marks  will  do  in  the 
day  time,  but  are  of  no  fervice  in  the  night.  There  is  a  pilot  who  generally 
attends  here.  This  harbour  is  very  open  to  the  wind  at  N.  E.  and  £.  N.  E. 
I  f  you  (hould  come  in  in  a  dark  night,  your  beft  way  is  to  go  into 
Hog- IJland- Road,  which  may  be  done  by  fteering  as  follows : — When  you 
pals  the  light-houfe,  fteer  N.  b.  W.  until  you  pals  Bang's- IJland,  which 
you  will  leave  on  your  (larboard  liand :  in  fteering  this  courfe,  you  will 
make  Houje- IJland,  which  you  will  leave  on  your  larboard  hand;  when 
you  are  between  both  of  thele  Iftands,  you  fteer  N.  E.  b.  E.  till  you  com© 
to  the  fecond  Ifland  on  your  ftarboard  hand.  If  it  is  day  time,  you  will 
fee  a  large  houfe  on  faid  Ifland,  and  may  anchor  as  foon  as  abreaft  of  it,  in 
10  or  12  fathoms,  muddy  bottom. 

If  you  ftiould  fall  into  the  eaftward  of  Portland,  and  make  the  Ifland  of 
Seguine,  bring  laid  Ifland  to  bear  E.  and  fteer  W.  which  courfe  you  are 
to  continue  till  you  make  Portland  light  to  bear  from  N.  W.  to  W.  N.  W. 
when  you  may  run  for  it  without  fear. 

N.  B.  You  muft  have  (bme  regard  to  the  tide  of  flood,  whicli  fets  very 
ftrong  between  the  Iflands  to  the  eaftward  of  Portland. 


■I 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


Remarks  on  khe  fVbite  Hiils. 


TIIESK  hilN  lie  N.  W,  from  Porthnd  mA  N.  N.  W,  from  H'W« 
IJland,  Yiui  ni.iy  itt  tlicrn  irt  clwr  weailifr  when  no  otiwr  part  of  th4 
land  is  in  figtit.  At  the  firll  fight  they  uppcjr  like  a  cloud  and  are  alwaya 
wliile,  occalioned,  it  is  laid,  by  tlieir  being  coverrd  with  white  mofs.  They 
have  been  li-en  when  in  lat.  43,  10,  N.  being  46  miles  from  Capt'EltTabtth. 
'I'he  «ie|>th  of  water  in  the  above  lalitiule  is  80  fathoms,  muddy  bottom. 
When  you  (leer  N.  W.  or  W.  N.  W.  from  tliis  latitude,  yon  will  niakt 
^tgamentuus  Hills,  and  when  bearing  W.  b.  N.  6  or  7  leagues,  they  ap- 
pear with  three  hills,  and  the  (mailed  of  them  to  the  raRward.  At  tiie 
Umc  time,  you  will  make  lytUt'-Hills,  bearing  W.  N.  W.  and  when  you 
are  ou  the  r.orthern  part  of  Jfcfrey's- Ledge,*  m  45  fathoms  water,  you  will 
Ice  the  hills  of  Agamenticus  bearing  W.  b.  N.  or  W.  N.  W. 

I  would  recommend  to  all  mariners,  in  coming  from  the  eaflward,  not 
to  to  go  to  the  northward  of  lat.  43,  10  N.  in  thick  weather,  unlets  they  .ire 
well  acquainted,  and  judge  themtelves  tube  to  the  w^'ltward  of  Boon-ljland 
L.edgtf  as  this  has  proved  fatal  to  many  who  were  unacquainted. 

between  Jeffrey's  and  the  IJle  of  Shoals  you  will  have  70  and  75  fath- 
oms w.iter,  muddy  bottom,  and  a  (^rong  current  letting  to  the  S.  \V.  You 
may  lee  the  IJU  ojf  S/wah  5  or  6  leagues  when  you  arc  to  the  eaflward  of 
ihcm,  but  in  thick  weather  you  will  (ee  a  wind-mill  firfl,  which  is  on  om; 
of  the  Illands.  When  you  go  to  the  wcRward  of  thcle  lllands,  and  are 
bound  to  Portfmoulh  or  Newburyport,  give  them  three  miles  diflancf,  a-t 
there  is  a  larRc  rock,  called  Inntjis-Rock,  two  miles  oil,  bearing  S,  W.  b,  S. 
from  Star-Jjland,  which  is  bare  before  low  water. 


W 


f' 

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[1 


Direcliom pom  Capc-Porpoifc  to  Wood-Ifland. 

WOOD-ISLAND,  which  is  high  woody  land,  and  very  even,  lies 
N.  E.  3  leagues  didant  from  Capt-Porpoije.  You  may  eo  into  this  har- 
tour  either  at  the  eaflward  or  weilward  of  the  I  (land.  There  are  llrveral 
nxks  to  the  wcftward  of  the  Ifland,  and  liUewiiit  a  long  bar  which  lies  to 
the  S,  W.  about  one  quarter  of  a  mUe  didant.  When  you  hi\ve  the  wind 
to  the  Ibuthward,  you  may  lay  your  courfe  in,  and  anchor  near  Stage-Ij"and ; 
tiiis  is  called  Wintef'Ilarbour.  You  may  go  in  the  eaftern  way,  and  have 
ico:n  to  turn  your  ved'el,  (which  is  an  advantage  you  cannot  have  in  going 
in  to  the  wedward)  but  here  you  are  expofed  to  the  wind  at  N.  E,  or 
£.  N.  K.  but  if  your  cables  and  anchors  are  not  gcKKl.  vou  may  run  into  the 
Pool,  and  lie  i'afe  fiom  all  winds. 

Saco  lies-  about  a  league  to  the  norlhwed,  lint  it  is  a  barred  place,  and 
has  not  above  xo  feet  at  high  water,  which  makes  it  not  fit  for  )  ilrang«r  to 
go  in. 

The  next  port  to  Wood-Ijland  \x  Richman'i- Ifland,  which  lies  about 
N.  K.  northerly  four  leagues  ;  this  place  is  only  (it  for  (mail  velTeU,  fuch  as 
coaders — but  few  vefftls  put  in  here,  it  being  only  one  league  to  the  wed- 

•  Jeffrey's- Ledge  lies  between  42, 40,  and  43,  37,  30,  NorlhLat.  andbfy 
iwen  68,  ^2,  30,  a?id  69,  45,  Wejl  Long. 


■iirtfc.i  ii^iaMii^i.<i*<wfci..M— iim  ■■  I  i 


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91 


.  W.  from  H'ood* 
otiicr  part  of  th^ 
ud  aitil  ite  alwaya 
irhife  moCs,  They 
n  Capt-FAizabdth. 
,  muddy  bottom, 
e,  you  will  niaki 
leagues,  they  ap- 
iflward.  At  the 
V.  and  when  you 
IS  water,  you  will 
W. 

he  eaQward,  not 
:r,  unlels  they  ,ire 
d  of  Boon-ljland 
iiited. 

70  and  75  fath- 
the  S.  \V.    You 

the  ea.lward  of 

which  is  on  one; 

I  Hands,  and  are 
miles  diflance,  as 
ring  S.  W.  b,  S. 


wird  of  Portland,  which  is  at  prefent  one  of  the  principal   portii  -n  th« 
callern  country. 

In  failing  by  Richman'sljlnnd  you  miift  be  careful  of  a  funken  ledge, 
called  1Vaf<h-I.ed,'/,  that  lies  oH  about  S.  E.  near  half  a  mile  fu.m  the  N.  R. 
end  of  the  Ill.ind ;  it  docs  not  ihow  illlclf,  except  the  wind  blows  frefh  } 
but  you  need  nor  go  lu  ne^r  the  llland  unlcfc  yuu  liave  •  icaiit  wind,  or 
turning  to  wiiidwatd. 


DireflioHt  to  fail  from  Cape-Neddock  to  Capc-Porpoife. 

YOUR  courfe  from  Cape-Neddock  to  Cape-Porpoi/e  is  N.  E.  diftani 
>j  leagues.  Capc-Porpoife  is  a  bad  harbour,  and  not  to  be  attempted  unleli 
you  are  well  acquainted  or  in  dillrefi.  Ingoing  iu,  you  mull  leave  two 
fmall  Iflands  on  your  larboard  hand,  and  three  on  your  ftarl)oard.  It  may 
be  known  by  the  high  land  of  Ktnnebunk,  which  lies  to  the  II.  W.  of  it. 
When  the  ♦haibour  bears  N.  W.  you  mull  haul  in,  but  be  careful  of  the 
point  on  your  larboard  hand,  and  not  go  too  near  it,  as  it  is  very  rocky. 
As  foon  as  you  arc  in  the  harbour,  and  clear  of  the  point  of  rocks  on  your 
(larboard  hand,  your  courfe  muft  be  N.  W.  about  two  cables  length,  wh-n 
you  mua  conic  too,  and  moor  N.  E.  and  S.  W.  A  veH'el  that  draws  10 
feet  will  be  aground  at  low  water.  The  harbour  is  fo  narrow  that  a  veflel 
cannot  turn  round— is  within  100  yards  of  the  lea,  and  iecurc  from  all 
winds,  whether  you  have  anchors  or  not. 


w^"**? 


[Hand. 

d  very  even,  lies 
go  into  this  har- 
ihere  are  (everal 
jar  which  lies  to 
u  have  the  wind 
■ar  Stage- Ifiand  : 

I  way,  and  have 
ot  have  in  going 
ind  at  N.  E.  or 
nay  run  into  the 

>arrcd  place,  and 
for  I  llrangsr  to 

rhich  lies  about 

II  velTels,  fuchas 
gue  to  the  weft- 

orthLat,  andb^ 


DircA ions  for  Porlfmouth,  (Ncw-Hampfliire.) 

"WHEN  you  fall  into  the  eaftward  and  make  Cape-Neddock,  and  are 
bound  to  Portfmouth,  when  within  half  a  mile  of  laid  Cape,  your  courfe  ii| 
S.  S.  W.  4  leagues  which  courfe  you  are  to  continue  till  you  bring  Portf 
mouth  +Light-Houfe  to  bear  north,  and  run  within  |  of  a  mile  of  the 
I-ight,  then  Jtcer  N,  b.  E.  or  N.  N.  E.  until  you  are  abreaft  of  the  Light, 
when  you  mutt  ftecr  N.  W.  until  the  Light  hears  S.  S.  £.  and  anchor  in 
9  fathoms  at  low  water,  good  bottom. 

If,  when  coming  from  lea,  you  make  the  Ijle  of  Shoals,  and  you  are  t^ 
the  eaftward  of  them,  you  Liuft  run  for  them  till  within  one  mile  of  the 
eaftem  Ule,  then  fteer  W.  M.  W.  until  Portfmouth  Light-Houfc  bears 
North.,  then  follow  your  direflions  as  above. 

If  you  come  to  ths  weftward  of  the  IJle  of  Shoals,  give  it  a  good  birth 
jnd  ftwr  N.  A  W.  which  courfe  will  cirry  you  up  with  the  Light  as  a- 
bove  direfted.     If  you  have  a  head  wind  and  are  obliged  to  beat  into  th^ 

•  A:  the  eafernfide  of  the  harbour  lies  a  ledge  on  which  it  always  breaks, 

yyr  ^i' f/^-'f  -'^?"^'  ^'^'  ^"'  onfZjVAf  in  it  and  funds  on  Fort-Pointy 
rN«w.Utley.^-nlj  at  the  entrance  of  the  harbour.  N.  by  W.  and  S.  by  £ 
Alooa  makes  High  Water  at  full  and  change. 


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harbour,  you  muft  obferve  there  is  a  funken  Rock,  at  the  «aft  fide  of  th« 
the  entrance,  called  Kitt's-Roci,  which  has  a  buoy  on  it,  and  S.  by  W. 
one  quarter  of  a  mile  from  the  Light-Houle  lies  a  funken  Rock  called 
Stillman'j  Rock,  which  alfo  has  a  Buoy  on  it.  Give  the  buoys  a  good 
birth  and  there  is  no  danger. 

When  you  come  from  the  S.  W.  and  make  Cape  Ann  and  to  the  eaft- 
ward  of  the  Dry-Salvages,  bring  faid  Salvage  to  bear  S.  b.  E.  and  fteer  N. 
b.  W.  or  N.  I  W.  In  fteering  (aid  courfe  you  will  make  the  IJle  cf  Shoals 
from  which  you  may  take  a  new  departure — bring  Star-IJland  to  bear  S. 
S.  E.  and  run  N.  N.  W.  but  if  the  wind  (hould  come  to  the  northward, 
and  you  are  obliged  to  turn  into  laid  port,  you  muft  (land  to  the  weftward 
no  farther  than  to  bring  the  Light  to  bear  north,  till  you  get  within  Odi' 
erne's  Point,  and  when  (landing  to  the  eaftward  to  go  about  as  foon  as  the 
Light-Houfe  bears  N.  N.  W.  until  you  get  within  Wood-IJland.  Be 
careful  of  Odiorne's-Point,  coming  from  the  Ibulh  weftward,  for  it  lies  oiF 
more  than  half  a  mile,  with  funken  rocks  which  do  not  (hew  themfelves 
•when  the  wind  is  off  the  land — likewife  in  Ibnding  to  the  eaft,  you  muft 
be  careful  of  the  Whale's  Back,  which  lies  S.  S.  W.  of  Wood-IJland, 
and  is  covered  at  half  tide.  If  you  are  bound  to  the  eaftward  from  this 
port  you  fteer  S.  b.  E.  one  league  from  the  Light  Houfe,  then  fteer  N.  N. 
E.  for  Old  York  or  Cape  Neddock,  which  is  four  leagues  from  Port/mouth  .* 
but  if  the  wind  (hould  get  to  the  northward  you  muft  be  careful  of  York 
Ledge,  which  bears  from  Saiett't  Point,  S.  E.  diftatit  <2  leagues.  There  is 
a  funken  ledge  ihat  lies  S.  W.  one  mile  from  York  Ledge — it  is  never  bare, 
but  always  breaks  at  low  water,  and  is  called  the  Tray  Angle,  Some  part 
of  York  Ledge  is  bare  at  half  tide. 

The  next  you  come  to  is  Boon-IJland  which  lies  S.  E.  from  Cape  Ned- 
dock  or  the  Nubble  fo  called ;  when  you  pafs  Boon  IJland,  bound  to  the 
eaftward,  and  take  the  wind  to  the  N.  N.  £.  you  muft  take  care  of  a  ledge 
of  rocks  due  north  from  Boon  IJland,  one  mile  diftant. 

[N.  B.  I  have  paft  this  place  leveral  times  in  the  courfe  of  forty  years  but 
never  dilcoveredthe  ledge  till  the  year  i  'i83,when  being  bound  to  the  eaftward, 
the  wind  took  me  from  the  weftward,  but  the  velTel  having  no  more  than 
fteerage  way,  I  hove  over  a  line  to  catch  a  (i(h,  and  found  I  had  24  fathoms 
water,  fandy  bottom,  and  in  a  few  minutes  I  had  but  10  feet  of  water,  and 
^y  veflel  drawing  nine  :  all  that  faved  me  from  ftriking  was,  that  the  water 
being  entirely  fmooth,  the  current  fet  me  to  the  eaftward,  and.1  got  into  24 
fathoms  within  the  length  of  the  veiTcl  from  where  I  founded  and  had  but 
10  feet.] 

The  worft  ledge  that  I  know  on  our  Eaftem  Shore,  is  Boon  IJland 
Led^e,  which  bears  E.  S.E.  from  Boon  /^and  diftant  one  leagite  ;  and  from 
Aquamanticus  Hill,  it  bears  S.  E.  5  or  6  leagues.— It  is  not  lafe  for  ftran- 
gers  to  go  too  near  this  Icvlge,  for  feveral  of  the  rocks  are  to  be  leen,  long 
before  low  water. 

When  you  come  in  from  fea,  and  make  Aquamanticus-Hill  bearing, 
N.  W.  b.  N.  you  are  then  to  the  weftward  of  Boon-Island  Ledge  ;  but 
when  the  faid  hill  bears  N.  W.  b,  W.  you  may  be  fure  you  are  to  tha 
eaftward  cf  it. 


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99 


the  eaft  fide  of  th« 
it,  and  S.  by  W. 
inken  Rock  called 
;  the  buoys  a  good 

in  and  to  the  eaft- 
b.  £.  and  fleer  N. 
te  the  IJle  cj  Shoals 
T'ljland  to  bear  S. 
:  to  the  northward, 
id  to  the  weftward 
ou  get  within  Odi' 
about  as  fooii  as  the 
Wood-IJland.  Be 
vard,  for  it  lies  off 
ot  ihevv  themfelves 
the  eaft,  you  mud 
.  of  fVood-IJland, 
ealtward  from  this 
re,  then  Ileer  N.  N. 
from  Port/mouth  .* 
be  careful  of  York 
leagues.  There  is 
le — it  is  never  bare, 
dngle.      Some  part 

E.  from  Cape  Ned- 
md,  bound  to  the 
ake  care  of  a  ledge 

fe  of  forty  years  but 
ind  to  the  eallwarJ, 
ving  no  more  than 
id  I  had  24  fathoms 
feet  of  water,  and 
ras,  that  the  water 
L  and.1  got  into  24 
linded  and   had  but 

!,    is  Soon  Jjland 

league  ;  and  from 

I  not  iafe  f»>r  ftran- 

to  be  leen,  long 

\tkus-HiU  bearing^ 
Island  Ledge ;  but 
you  are   to  tha 


DireSIions  for  Newburyport  and  Ipfwich  Bay. 

WHEN  you  come  round  Cape-Ann,  and  are  two  miles  to  the  north* . 
ward  of  the  dry  Salvage-Rock,  bring  did  rock  to  bear  S.  E.  and  (leer 
N.  W.  6  leagues,  whicii  courle  and  dilbnce  will  carry  you  up  with  A'ew* 
buryport-Bar.  You  muft  bring  the  •  lights  to  bear  W.  b.  S.  and  anchor 
in  11  6r  t2  fathoms  water,  if  the  tide  will  not  permit  your  coming  in. 
There  are  feveral  pilots  belonging  to  this  harbour,  who  .^ill,  if  poHible,  be 
oulftde  the  bar,  to  take  command  of  every  veffel  that  wilhcs  for  their 
afliftance.  If  they  cannot,  you  mud  keep  the  lights  in  range,  and  run  for 
them  till  within  a  cable's  lengtli  of  the  eaftem  light,  when  you  mud  haul 
to  the  wedward,  and  anchor  between  the  two  light,  in  4  fathoms  of 
water.t  If  your  cables  and  anchors  are  not  good,  you  may  bring  the 
wedfrn  light-houfe  to  bear  S.  E.  b.  S.  and  run  N.  W.  b.  N.  for  Salijbury- 
Point ;  but  as  Ibon  as  you  make  laid  Point,  you  mud  haul  up  N.  W. 
which  courfe  will  carry  you  clear  of  J  Badger's,  Black- Rocks,  and  th« 
Hump-Sands,  The  Hump-Sands  lie  S.  W.  from  Salijbury- Point,  which 
makes  the  channel  very  narrow  and  difHcult  for  drangers.  When  you  pafs 
the  Black-Rocks,  you  mud  haul  up  W.  b.  S.  ^S.  which  will  bring  you  in 
channel  way  and  good  anchorage.  And  if  it  be  in  the  night  or  dark  wea< 
iher,  when  you  judge  yourlelf  about  half  a  mile  from  Black- Rocks,  you  may 
come  too  with  iafety.  I  would  recommend  to  all  maders,  whether  they 
belong  to  Newburyport  or  not,  to  avoid  coming  to  this  port  in  a  gale  of 
eaderly  winds,  except  they  are  well  acquainted,  and  have  a  good  prol'pe£t 
of  getting  in,  as  every  perlbn  that  belongs  there  mud  know  that  no  pilot 
can  get  over  the  bar  when  it  blows  a  gale  from  the  eadward.  And  if  you 
(hould  make  Cape-Ann  lights,  and  bring  them  to  bear  S.  b.  E.  or  the  Dry 
Salvages  to  bear  S.  b.  £.  you  may  run  with  iafety  N.  b.  W.  or  N. 


I  W. 


*  Tlu  Light- Houfes  Jland  on  the  North  end  o/*  Plumb-Idand,  and  art 
Jo  conJiruBed  that  they  may  be  rtmovtd  with  little  dijjicuUy.  The  Eajiern, 
Light  is  50  feet  high  and  the  Wijlern  Light  44.  This  IJland  is  about  9 
miles  long  and  half  a  mile  broad,  extending  from  the  entrance  of  Ipiwich 
River  on  thefouth,  nearly  a  north  courft  to  the  mouth  of  Merrimack-River, 
and  is  feparated  from  the  main  land  by  a  narrow  found,  called  Plumb-Iiland- 
River.  On  thefeafhore  of  this  Ifland  and  on  Salidiury-Beach  the  Ma- 
rine Society,  and  other  gentlemen  0/"  Newburyport  Adve  humanely  ercBei 
feveralfmall  houfes,  fur  nifhed  with  fuel  and  other  conveniences  for  the  relief 
of  Mariners  who  may  be  fhipwrecked  on  the  coafl,  '  The  north  end  lies  in 
lat.  43.  4,  N.  and  long.  70, 47,  W. 

+  A  veffel  that  draws  ten  feet  water  may  come  in  at  two-thirds  flood. 
Theyfliould  always  obferve  to  keep  to  the  windward  of  the  bar,  unleft  the 
wind  fhould  be  fair.  If  thefea  is  fo  great  as  to  prevent' the  pilot's  getting 
over,  aftgnal  will  be  made  by  him,  when  you  muft  run  direEtfor  his  boat^ 
keeping  the  lights  in  range,  which  will  carry  you  fafe  over. 

X  Badger's-Rocks  bear  N.  W.  |  N.from  the  light-houfes,  diflant  half  a 
mile,  and  are  covered  at  two-thirds  flood,  which  you  leave  on  your  fiarboard 
hand.  Black  Rocks  bear  N.  W.from  the  light-houfes  three  quarters  of  a  mile 
diflant,  are  always  dry,  which  you  afo  leave  on  your  fiarboard  hand. — 
Hi-lf-Tide-Rocks  bear  W.  b.  S.  |  5.  from  Black-Rocks,  diflant  one 
mile  and  a  half,  are  bare  at  haljf  tide,  on  which  is  placed  a  buoy,  that 
you  leave  on  your  larboard  hand,  North-Rocks  {which  are  fan  only  at 
very  low  tides)  bear  W.h.S.  from  Black-Rocks,  diflant  one  mile  and  af^/f, 
tohich  alfo  have  a  buoy  on  them,  which  you  leave  on  your  fiarboard  hand, 
ittwetn  wMch.and  Half-Tide-flocks  is  the  channel. 


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diftant  ten  leagues  from  Cape-Ann  to  Port/mouth.  In  running  the  above 
courfe  yoa  will  make  the  Jp  of  Shoals,  if  it  is  any  way  clear,  from  which 
you  take  a  new  departure  ;  when  j-ou  pafs  the  faid  Iflands,  you  bring  Star. 
Mand  to  bear  S.  S.  E.  and  ilren  fteer  N.  N.  W.  diftant  from  faid  Ifland 
three  leagues  to  Port/mouth.  {StUr-I/land  is  the  S.  W.  Irtand.)  There 
IS  a  very  good  harbour  in  the  IJle  of  Shoals  from  the  wind  from  north-eaft- 
erly  round  to  fouthcrly,  and  vou  may  lie  land  locked  with  any  of  them  ; 
but  If  the  wmd  hauls  to  the  S.  W.  or  W.  N.  W.  you  may  run  out  be- 
tween Smutty-Nofe-IJland,  which  has  a  wind-mill  on  it,  and  Hog-IJand, 
vhere  there  is  water  enough  for  a  firft-rate  man  of  War  ;  and  where  you  an- 
chor, you  have  12  fathoms,  muddy  bottom. 

Ingoing  into  Porffmouih,  you  may  bring  the  iight-houfe  to  b?arN.N.W. 
tdl  you  get  within  Wood-IJland ;  then  you  may  haul  away  N.  or  N.  b.  E.  till 
you  pafs  the  Iight-houfe ;  you  may  then  haul  up  W.  N.  W.  or  N.  W.  b.  W. 
•iid  bring  the  light-houle  point  to  Ihut  in  with  Wood-IJland,  where  you 
will  be  fafe  from  all  winds,  and  rtay  anchor  in  8  or  9  fathoms  Water. 

When  you  come  from  the  eaftwird,  w'.th  the  wind  at  eaft  or  E.  S.  E. 
With  which  winds  you  cannot  weather  awiy  Cape- Ann,  when  you  are  at  the 
northward  of  the  IJk  of  S/ioah,  your  only  (hift  is  to  Portfmouth,  and  you 
are  obliged  to  run  lo  far  to  the  wcftward  as  to  bring  faid  port  to  bear  N.  N. 
W.  and  in  general  the  wind  at  eaft  at  fea  hauls  two  or  three  points  to  the 
northward,  which  makes  it  a  heail  wind. 

N.  B.  The  raaftcrs  of  veffels  out  of  Ncwhuryport  om^xI  in  general  to  be 
acquainted  with  the  harbour  of  "Sqnam.  When  a  vefiffl  at  anchor  oft"  New- 
hiryport-Bar  parts  a  cable  and  loles  an  anchor  with  the  wind  at  N.  E.  or 
E.  N.  E.  if  (he  can  carry  double  reefed  fails,  flie  may  run  S.  S.  E.  five 
Iwgues,  which  courfe,  if  made  good,  will  carry  her  a  little  to  the  eaftward 
of  Squam-Bar ;  and  if  the  weather  is  lb  clear  as  to  fee  half  a  mile  when  you 
make  the  land  to  the  eaft  ward  of  Squam  you  may  run  within  a  cable's  length 
•f the  fliore ;  your  couilejs  S.  S.  W. 

If  you  are  bound  to /^^/wicA,  your  courfe  from  Hallowboat-Point  to  the 
mouthofthe  cliannel  that  leads  info  the  harbour  is  W.  ^N.  diftant  about  8 
miles.  Therearetwo  iJfaco«jereaed  a  fmall  diftance  to  the  fouthward  of 
CaJtU-Hill,  which  may  be  run  for.  bit  as  the  bar  is  often  removed  by 
ftorms,  it  is  not  fafe  to  run  into  the  harbjur  unltfs  acquainted. 


i!rl 


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Directions  for  failing  into  Squim  Harbour. 

SQUAM-BAR  is  from  Hallowbcat  Point,  (which  is  the  N.  E.  end  of 
Cape- Ann)  from  W.  S.  W.  to  S.  W.  diftant  about  two  leagues.  There  it 
nothini;  to  hurt  you  in  running  from  Hallowboat-Point  to  Squam-Bar,  ex- 
cept P/awiJ-Cot/e-ZcfA;/,  which  lies  N.N.  E.off  faid  bar,  diftant  half  a  mile. 
After  you  have  pafled  this  ledge,  (which  flioWi  itielf  except  at  high  tide)  you 
will  pafs  another  Cove  called  Hodgkin's-Cove,  when  you  will  come  up  with 
Davis'-Nerk  lb  called.  When  up  with  this  Neck,  haul  S.  W.  or  S.  W.  b. 
W.  for  "Wigwam-  Point,  which  lies  on  the  larbo  ird  hand.  Continue  your 
courfe  to  the  S.  W.  till  you  have  the  river  open,  and  to  bear  S.  S.  W.  when 
vou  will  fee  one  pine  tiecon  Coffin' s-Bfach,  which  is  on  the  ftarboard  hand 
of  the  river,  on  the  land  krowls,  if  the  weather  is  clear.     Bring  this  tree  to 

*  A  u-ooden  Iight-houfe  is  to  hi  erdkd  on  this  point,  on  the  place  where 
tht  beacon  nooijland:^,  i^fttt  high,  of  an  ocf  agonal  fvrm,  and  painted  white. 


# 


In  running  the  above 
way  clear,  from  which 
Hands,  you  bring  Star- 
liftant  from  faid  I  Hand 
.  W.  Ifland.)  There 
wind  from  north-ea(l> 
ed  with  any  of  them  ; 
you  may  run  out  he- 
rn it,  and  Hog-IJland, 
u  ',  and  where  you  an< 

-houfe  to  b?arN.N.W. 
sway  N.  or  N.  b.  E.  till 
N.W.orN.W.b.W. 
ood-IJland,  where  you 
It  horns  Witer. 
id  at  eaft  or  E.  S.  E. 
ire,  when  you  arc  at  the 
)  Port/mouth,  and  you 
faid  port  to  bear  N.  N. 
)  or  three  points  to  the 

ouglit  in  general  to  be 
efffl  at  anchor  off  New- 
1  the  wind  at  N.  E.  or 
may  run  S.  S.  £.  five 

a  little  to  the  eadward 
ee  half  a  mile  when  you 

within  a  cable's  length 

Uowboat-Point  to  the 
^  N.  didant  about  8 
ce  to  the  louthward  of 

is  often  removed  by 

uainted. 


4arbour. 

:h  is  the  N.  E.  end  of 

wo  leagues.     There  is 

nt  to  Sqvam-Bar,  ex- 

dillant  half  a  mile. 

xcept  at  high  tide)  you 

ou  will  come  up  with 

ul  S.  W.  or  S.  W.  b. 

land.      Continue  your 

to  bear  S.  S.W.  when 

on  the  {larboard  hatid 

Bring  this  tree  to 


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fc'ar  S.  S.  W.  and  run  for  Wigwam-Point  which  you  muft  keep  clofe  aboard 
(within  a  bifcuit  thiow.)  When  you  are  off  the  bir,you  will  lee  Ib.Tie  trees  up 
the  river,  on  the  larboard  hand,  which  you  mud  keep  Open  to  the  weOwanl 
of  the  bv-acon  (or  light-houfe)  oa  iVigtoam- Point  about  a  fail's  breadth,  which 
will  carry  you  clear  df  HarriJjn's-Rock,  which  lies  on  the  eaftern  fide  of  tlie 
river,  gOing  into  Squam,  about  two  cables  length  (hort  of  IViginam- Point. 
This  is  a  flat  reck  that  has  not  more  than  Bve  feet  of  water  on  it  at  low  water, 
but  tt  is  very  bold  all  round  it.  After  you  have  paffed  Wigwam-Point,  haul 
a  little  to  the  weftward,  towaid  the  bar,  to  avoid  Lobfter's-Rocks  (fo  called) 
which  lie  about  one  and  a  half  cables  length  within  Wigwam-Point,  and  are 
covered,  except  at  low  tide.  After  you  have  pafledtliele  rocks,  haul  away 
more  to  the  fouthward,  keeping  in  the  middle  till  you  come  juft  above  the 
fird  point  on  your  laiboird  hand,  when  ybu  may  come  to ;  but  if  you  have 
no  anchors,  go  round  the  po  nt,  and  run  your  veiTel  affiore  o.i  the  flats, 
Without  any  injury  or  danger,  o  i  the  flaiboird  hand — or  running  up  tO  Capt. 
Gee's  wharf.     There  are  leveu  feet  of  Water  oa  this  bar  at  low  Water. 


Directions  to  go  into  Cape-Anrtl4arboUr. 

WHEN  yOu  come  from  the  eaftward,  and  make  +  Cape-Ann  lights,  if 
in  the  night,  bring  them  to  bear  S.  W.  and  run  dire£t  (or  them, 
which  cburlt!  Will  carry  yOa  within  the  Londoner,  and  when  you  pafs 
the  laid  rocks,  bring  the  two  lights  in  one,  at  which  iim^  they  will  bear  N. 
b.  E.  I  E.  and  S.  b.  W.  ^  W.  and  then  fteer  S.  S.  W.  \  W.  keeping  faid 
courle  about  one  mile,  which  will  carry  you  clear  of  Milk-Ijland,  Which  is 
very  low,  and  cannot  be  feen  in  a  dark  night.  When  yOu  judge  yourfelf  to 
the  weflward  of  faid  Ifland,  you  haul  to  the  weftward^  until  you  bring  the 
lights  to  bear  E.  N.  E.  when  yd'i  muft  fteer  W,  S.  W.  about  five  miles, 
Which  courfe  will  carry  you  to  Eajitrn-Point,  When  ybu  pafs  laid  point, 
keep  your  courfe  W.  N.  W.  until  you  bring  Cape-Ann  haibOur  to  bear 
north,  when  ybur  courfe  is  N.  E. 

If  you  Want  to  goinfide  the  Salvages,  keep  cld^^^ard  j:  H<i//owJ<>at 
Point,  and  fteer  S.  S.  £.  fbr  Strdit'S-fyouth-IJlanS^mht  careful  to  avoid 
Avery's- Rock,  by  ktxping  the  lights  on  the  dry  point  of  Strait's  Mouth- Ifland 
till  ybu  get  up  clbfe  aboard,  then  haul  rdund  the  point,  and  S.  S.  £.  Will 
Carry  you  to  the  lights.  To  avdid  the  Londoner,  you  muft  keep  the  lights 
clofe  aboard  the  body  of  the  Ifland  bn  which  they  ftand;  the  Londoner  lies 
half  a  mile  off,  breaks  at  all  times  of  tide,  is  quite  dry  at  low  Water,  and  bears 
fi.  S.  £.  from  the  middle  of  Thatc/ter'i-IJland.  A  long  ftioal  runs  off  N.  E. 
half  a  mite  diftant  from  the  Londoner,  between  the  Londoner  iad  Thatcher'- 
ijland  there  are  three  fathbms  and  a  half  at  Ibw  water.  From  the  Salvages  to 
Hallowboat-PoiAt  and  Sandy-Ba^  there  lies  a  large  fpot  of  flat  ground,  which 
at  low  water  will  take  up  a  fmall  veffel.  Outfide  the  Salvages  is  very  bold. 
Ilallowboat- Point  bears  from  the  Salvages  W.  N.  W.  i\  miles  diftant, 

I  I     ■  ■  ■ ' • • ■ — ii . < a^-. ■ 

f  Cape-Ann  light-houfes  are  built  on  Thatcher's-Ifland,  which  lies  abcut 
two  miUs  eajl  of  the  Jouth-tafi  point  of  Cape.Ann,  and  forms  the  ntrthtrn 
limit  of  Malfachufetts-Bay.  , 

I  Thit  point  has  a  trtt  on  the  tavern  part  ^  it* 


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and  iht  Salvages  bear  from  the  lights  N.  N.  E.  3  mile*  difbnt.  If  lU.' 
wind  be  to  theeaflward,  you  may  anchor  in  a  bay  that  makes  between  Ten- 
rounil-IJland  and  Eajlern-Point,  the  latter  bearing  S.  b.  E,  and  Ten-Pound 
/)2an^  bearing  north.  Here  you  may  anchor  in  4  fathoms  water,  on  muddy 
bottom.  This  is  a  good  harbour  againll  eaftcrly' winds,  but  if  the  wind  be 
S.  W.  you  are  expoled  to  it,  in  wliich  cale  you  nwy  clear  away  Ten-Pound 
IJland,  leaving  faid  Itland  on  your  ftarbaird  hand,  and  (leer  into  the  har- 
bour as  above  direacd,  and  come  too,  near  Five-FoXnd-Jfand. 

Note.  InlailingfromC(»/T«./4n«lightstoCa/»e.i4>trt  harbour,  you  will  fuft 
open  Braces-Cove,  before  you  come  up  with  the  harbour,  which  will,  when 
open,  bear  N.  N.  W.  which  you  are  to  avoid.  Cape-Aon  harbour  lies  one 
fnile  further  to  tlie  weflward,  and  when  open  bears  N.  N.  E. 


Directions  fot  Salem,  BcVcrly  <7»i  Manchefter  Harbours. 

VESSELS  inward  bo\ind  and  falling  in  with  Cape-Ann,  muft  obfervc 
Ihe  following  direftions,  viz.  When  abrcaaof  Cape- Ann  Lights^  bearing  N, 
N.  W.  about  two  nijies  diliant,  (Iter  W.  S.  VV.  about  three  leagues, 
which  will  carry  them  up  with  the  caflern  point  of  Cape-Ann,  then  fteer 
W.  b.  S.  7A  milesj  which  will  cany  them  up  with  the  Lights  on  Baker' s* 
Ijland.* 

..  Ships  bound  to  Salem  and  falling  to  the  fouthward  of  BoJ^on  Bay  and 
tunning  for  the  Lights,  mull,  wlien  ihey  have  made  them,  keep  the  north 
or  lower  Liglit  open  to  the  eadward  of  the  ibuthern  Light,  and  run  for 
them,  which  will  cairy  them  to  the  eaftward  and  clear  of  the  fouih  breaker 
t)f  Baker's-IJlanJ,  which  bears  from  the  Lights  S.  E.  b.  S.  one  mile  and 
^  half  didant. 

Veflels  bound  to  Salem.,  having  made  the  Lights  with  a  wefterly  wind, 
in  beatitig  up,  muft  not  ftand  to  the  fouthward  or  wcftward,  further 
than  to  fhut  one  Light  in  with  the  other,  on  account  of  the  fouth  breaker, 
lior  to  the  northward  further  than  to  bring  the  Lights  to  bear  W.  b.  S.  | 
S.  on  account  of  Gale's-Ledge,  which  bears  from  the  Lights  N.  E.  i  E.  o!ie 
tnile  and  three  quarters  dillant. 

In  going  into  'Va%uod  being  up  with  the  Lights,  give  Baker's- IJland 
a  birth  of  near  one|P|p  quarter  of  a  milcj  then  (leer  W.  b.N.  and  you  will 
pais  the  %  Mi/erj-Ijland,  leaving  it  on  your  (larboard  hand*   Continue  your 

*  Baker's-Ifland  lies  on  the  fouth  fide  of  the  principal  entrance  of  Salem 
Harbou ',  is  about  ^  of  a  mile  in  length,  from  N.  to  S.  bearing  E.from  Fdrt 
Pickering,  dijtant  about  4  miles,  and  5  miUsfrom  the  toufu  of  Salem.  The 
hght-houfe,  which  fiands  0n  this  ijland,  has  two  lights  on  it  which  bear  N» 
1V.{  H\  and  S.  £.  J  £.  at  the  diflance  of  /^o  feet  from  each  other.  The  water 
%s  deep  near  the  ijland,  bat  there  is  no  convenient  landing;  place.  The  N.  (3 
E.  fides  are  high  and  rocky.  There  is  afmall  Channel  between  the  S,  Hocks 
und  the  Dry  Breakers,  but  isfafe  only  to  tkoj'e  toho  are  acquainted  with  it. ' 

$  Mifery-Illand  liesfroiri,  Baker's-Ifland  afjout  1  mile,  is  joined  by  a  Bat 
io  Little  Mifery,  which  makes  the  north  fide  of  the  channel  oppofite  Baker's- 
Ifland.  Mifery-Ifland  or  Grcat-Milery,'  is  1 74  rods  in  lenpjhjrom  N.  to  S. 
and  ge  rods  in  breadth.  Little-MiJery  is  40  rods  in  length,  with  its  mojt 
tucjitrn  point  projefling  into  the  channel. 


les  diftant.  If  tfiU.' 
iiiakes  between  Ten- 
.  E.  and  Ten- Pound 
ms  water,  on  muddy 
,  but  if  the  wind  hi 
ear  away  Ten-Pound 
I  (leer  into  liie  har- 
-IjUnd. 

irbour,  you  will  fiift 
n-,  which  will,  when 
A.m  harbour  lies  one 
N.  E. 


ler  Harbours. 

ie-Aitn,  muft  obferve 
n  Lights,  bearing  N . 
bout  three  leagues, 
^ ape- Ann,  then  fteer 
le  Lights  on  Baker's- 

1  of  Bojlon  Bay  and 
liem,  keep  the  north 
k  Light,  and  run  foe 
of  the  fouih  breaker 
.  b.  S.   one  mile  and 

Mlh  a  weflerly  wind, 
weftward,  further 
the  fouth  breaker, 
to  bear  W.  b.  S.  ^ 

ghts  N.  E.  -I  E.  one 

jive  Baker's-JJland 

.  b.N.  and  you  will 

andi   Continue  your 

'al  entrarlce  of  Salem 
hearing  E.  from  Fort 
ou/n  of  Salem.  The 
on  it  which  bear  N» 
ich  other.  The  water 
^  pUcc.  The  N.  (3 
between  the  St  Hochf 
acquainted  with  it, 

,  is  joined  by  a  Bat 

nel  opffo/ite  Baker's- 

kn^thjrom  N,  to  S. 

length,  with  its  mojl 


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courfe  W.  b.N.  one  mile  and  a  half,  when  you  will  have  pafTed  *Bo*odiich'S' 
(.edge  leaving  it  on  your  larboard  h^nd,  where  any  iiranger  may  anchor  in  liife- 
ty,  in  about  Hve  fathoms  water,  good  anchoring  ground.  But,  if  you  choolii 
to  proceed  into  iVrt/<w  harbour,  fteer  weft  until  abreaft  i)f  the  + //o/?;, 
wliich  you  will  leave  on  your  larboard  hund  about  lulf  a  mile  iliftant,  then 
fleer  S.  W.  b.  W.  wliich  will  carry  you  into  ^nlem  haibour. 

To  enter  SiiUni  Ciiannel  by  the  Southern  way,  between  X^^^t-Ifland  and 
^  Black- Rock,  which  bears  eafterly  of  the  E^ftern  rock  of  Catljland,  dil- 
tunt  *■  a  mile  ;  the  courie  is  N.  W.  b.  N.  till  you  pais  the  llafe,  a  broken 
rock  in  Ship  Channel.  It  is  beft  to  keep  in  mid  channel  to  avoid  ||  Eagle- 
JJland  Bo-r,  which  tends  N.  W.  from  the  Ifland,  and  to  avoid  Coney- 1  (land 
Ledge,  which  liesS.E.  from  ?  Coiuy-IJland — you  tlien  enter  Ship  Channel. 
The  Brimbles  lie  between  Eagle- Jjland  and  Black-Roik,  not  halla  mile  from 
Eagleljland,  and  bearing  N.  N.  W.  ^  of  a  mile  from  Black-Rock.  They 
appear  at  half  tide. 

If  you  paft  into  Salem  haibour  by  the  (buthern  way,  gjsl Eagle- IJland  well 
open  with  B'lKer'sJJland,  and  fteer  for  Kaugus'-JIcad,  or  the  ntoft  north- 
ern height  of  land  on  Marblehead,  or  the  Ibulh  fide  of  Salem  harbour,  in 
from  4  to  6  fathoms  at  full  tide.  You  then  pais  north  of  the  Endeavours, 
which  are  large  beds  of  funken  rocks,  and  wliich  have  not  one  fathom  water 
upuntliem  at  common  ebb.  To  find  the  Endeavours,  bring  the  houfeonthe 
brow  of  the  hill,  weftward  of  Peach's- Point,  or  the  extreme  eafterly  point 
of  Marblehead,  over  the  bold  rock  lying  in  the  cove,  or  upon  Scot's  Beach, 
and  bring  Gray's-Rock  in  with  Cat-lfiand,  The  Inner-Endeavours  are 
not  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  ihorc,  with  5  fret  at  common  ebb, 
on  the  flioaleftof  them.  There  is  an  opening  between  ihefe  and  the  outer, 
which  gives  a  narrow  channel  ;  on  the  outer  are  ^  feet  at  common  ebb, 
Weftward  of  ihefe  are  funken  rocks,  of  which  the  oufermoft  and  fiioaleli 
gi-.e  ij  fathom  at  common  ehb,  and  then  the  barn  ov^r  Scot's-Beaclt  v/as 
■  ■(1,11  .1  t  .11  III  » 

•  *  Bowditch's  Ledge  itears  from  Biker's-Illand  light-houfe  f^.  N.  IV, 
dijlant  i^  miles. 

+  The  Hafte-Rock  is  a  broken  rock,  lying  near  the  channel,  bearing  Jrotm 
Qaker's-Iftand  light-houle  IV,  b.  ^,  dijlant  ?^  miles,  and  i^miles  from  Sa« 
lem  neck, 

%  Cat'Ifland  is  fituated  about  S.  W.  b.  W.  from  Baker's-Ifland,  tmiUs 
dijitnt,  and  about  i^  miles  from  Marblehead-Keck,  and  ranges  from  Ba- 
ker's-Ifland ja/i  clear  of  Marblehead- Neck.  On  the  N,  IV.  end  is  a  high 
beach,  direElly  oppofitt  the\(»n%  of  Marblehead,  called  Peach 's-Point,  The 
fmre  is  irregular  and  rocky.  Beyon^  a^il  on  a  line  with  the  Ifland  are 
two  other  heads,  of  nearly  the  f ami  projeflion  ;  and  an  thefouthernftd  re 
three  high  rocks,  but  notfo  large  as,  the  former.  Two  of  them  are  com.,  id 
with  the  Ifland,  by  barj  of  fand,  out  of  water  ^t  ike  ebb;  the  other ^ands. 
boldly  up  within  thefe  two,  but  mozefoutherly, 

§  Black-Rock  bears  frovi  the  hght-houfe  S.W.b.W.jW.  difiant  i.\miles.. 

II  Eaglv-Idand  is  a.bout-i\  miles  from  Peach's- Point.  It  lies  nearly 
north  and  fouth,  and  bears  from  t/te  light-lwiife  W.  b,  S.  ^  S.  one  mile  dif- 
tant :  from  a  point  on  the  fouth  end  runs  the  bar  which  tends  weflerly, 

1  Coney-Ifland  ii  a  fmaU  Ifland  that  lies  near  the  mouth  of  Salem  har-. 
hour  ;  it  bears  from  Marblehead-Point  N.  E.  om  mile  difiant  ;  from  Foit- 
Pickering  on  Wiuter-Hland  E.J  S.  two  miles  difant  ;  and  from  Bak.<;r.'s«i 
\ft.an'J  Ught  W.  i-  S,  a  J  miles  difiant^. 


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•weft  of  the  rock  in  the  beach,  and  Etgle-ljland  juft  open  with  9a\er's^ 
JJland— Gray' S.Rock  then  jull  in  with  Cat-Ijland.  On  the  oppofite  fide 
this  channel,  north  of  them,  5.  W.  of  Confy-IJtand,  are  two  beds  of 
lunken  rocks,  Ihcwing  the  dry  breakers  clear  between  Hagle-IJland  mABa- 
ker's-Ifland  ;  five  feet  were  found  upon  them,  and  two  faihoms  near  ihem, 
at  common  ebb. 

If  you  enter  by  Marblt head- Rock,  which  lies  between  Cat-IJland  and 
MarbUiend-Nerk,  not  far  from  the  rock  on  each  fide  you  have  6  fathoms. 
To  avoid  the  KeitU-Bottom,  which  is  a  funken  bed  of  rocks,  not  half  way 
pver  from  Grafs-Rock  to  Petchy-Head,  which  is  three  quarters  of  a  mile 
diibint,  keep  within  one  eighth  of  a  mile  of  Gray's-Roch,  in  from  7  to  9 
faihoms.  I^ettU- Bottom,  at  common  ebb,  has  from  t\  to  2  fathoms."  It 
ifiay  be  found,  by  brinjjing  a  bold  rock  at  the  point  oppofite  to  Orne's- 
Ijland,  under  a  large  houfe  with  two  chimnies,  or  fo  as  to  appear  in  the 
middle  of  the  cove,  and  £agle-IJland  fo  as  to  bear  upon  the  louth  part  of 
Bakcr's.IJland.  *^  ^ 

If  you  enter  by  Cat-IJland,  on  the  weftem  fide,  beftdes  the  barred  rocks 
put  of  water,  thtrc  are  lunken  rocks  on  the  N.  W.  part  of  the  Uland. 
Keep  well  clear  of  the  Iflaiid  till  you  have  paffed  it,  and  then  you  have 
^m  4  to  9  fathoms  till  you  reach  ths  S.  W.  end  of  EagUlJland,  N.N.  E, 
thiee  quarters  of  a  mile,  and  from  4  to  7  and  8  iaihoms  from  Cat-IJland 
eaft;  of  Gray's-Rctk  til;  you  KacU  Ciity-lJland-Brcakirs,  above  three  qiiar- 
ttrs  of  a  mik-,  in  a  N.  W.  courle. 

^^y°."  P*'s  ^iihin  the  .EnuVai'ourj,  you  may  proceed  from  Marbkhead- 
Rock  within  one  eighth  of  >  mile  of  tho  ihore,   till  you  reach  the  (butliern 

Sart  of  Peachy- Hea^d.  From  it  there  is  a  ledge,  out  of  water  at  half  tide. 
Tear  to  iheic  bold  tocks,  200  yards  from  the  Ihore,  is  a  narrow  channel, 
having  1 1  fwt  at  coir.mon  ebb,  between  the  ledge  and  a  bed  of  lunken  rocks 
which  lie  N.E.  of  the.  ledge,  and  extend  one  quarter  of  a  mile  from  the  Ihore. 
If  you  pafs  between  the  rocks  off  the  ledge  arid  the  Endeavours,  you  mull 
not  optn  the  inarks  for  the  Endeavours,  and  Ciil  for  Peadiy's-Pcint  in  a 
wefteily  coaife. 

If  you  pais  tht  narrow  channel  between  the  ledge  and  funken  rocks  to 
Peach's-Pcini,  olf  Dollibefs- Point,  or  the  point  beyond  the  beach  and 
Tock,  called  S.coVs-Btaih,  weilward  is  Pitman's- Rock,  ipo  yards  from  the 
Ihorc.  The  houfe  is  then  over  the  middle  of  the  beach,  between  the  rock 
.  and  DoUiber's. Point,  and  Eagle  juft  up  with  Baker' s-IJland.  It  is  a  Iharp 
rock,  having  5  feet  at  common  ebb,  and  s  fathoms  near  it. 

From  Peacli'S' Point  to  Fart- Pickering  is  one  and  a  qiiarter  of  a  mile,  N. 
N.W.  in  fr«m  4  to  5  fathoms.  To  clear  the  Aqua-Vita,  give  theouter  a  good 
diftance,  lying  north  of  a  ledge  on  Fluent's- Point,  or  the  point  within  Dol- 
liber's.  In  gciing  to  Beverly,  bring  Beverly  meeting-houfc  over  the  eaftern 
part  of  the  holpital  on  llie  point  of  Sabm-Neck,  and  you  leave  the  inner 
rocks  300  yards  to  the  eaftward.  Being  ea ft  of  Fort-Piikering,  to  avoid 
Abbot's-Rock,  and  the  ledge  ofli  the  f"}.  E.  end  of  •  WinUr-IJland,  keep 
above  one  quarter  of  a  mile^from  the  fhore.  Abbot's-Roik  is  found  by  bring- 
ing CttJHe-i(ill  and  Houjt  into  the  cove  north  of  Fort-Pickering,  and  Bev- 

•  Winter-Idand  lies  en- the  north  Jide  of  the  entrance  of  Salem  .Aariowr, 
about  half  a  mik  in  kn,r,th:  the  highejl  part  is  on  thefouth  of  the  Ijlaud, 
oppofite  a  point  of  rocks  en  the  +  Neck.  It  has  ajlore  and  rcharj  on  the 
Joathern  end,  at  the  entrance  of  Cat-Cove.  On  the  eajlern  point Jlands  Fort- 
I'ickering.  > 

}  The  Neck  is  a  point  of  Und  running  north-eaAv^rird'y  fiom  tlie  town  about  one  mile, 


kT. 

ft  open  with  Baler's-^ 
On  the  oppofite  fide 
fland,  ave  two  teds  of 
ri  £agle-IJland  andfld- 
hvu  faihoins  near  iheni, 

:ween  Cnt-IJland,  and 
i  you  have  6  fathoms, 
of  rocks,  not  half  way 
iree  quarters  of  a  mile 
Rock,  in  from  7  to  g^ 
tj  to  2  fathoms.  It 
rjt  oppofite  to  Orne's- 
I  as  to  appear  in  the 
pon  the  fouih  part  of 

efides  the  barred  rocks 
.  part  of  the  liland. 
an<l  then  you  have 
:agU-l/land,  N.N.E. 
10ms  from  Cat-Ijland. 
kiis,  above  three  cjuar- 

eed  from  Marbkhfad- 
■^\^  reach   tlic  (buihern 

of  water  at  half  tide. 

is  a  narrow  channel, 

a  bed  of  lunken  rocks 
f  a  mile  from  the  fliore. 
ndeavours,  you  muft 

Peaihys-Pcint  in  a 

and  funken  rocks  to 
eyond  the  beach  and 
,  ipo  yards  from  the 
ch,  between  the  rock 
IJland.  It  is  a  iharp 
r  it. 

quarter  of  a  mile,  N. 
,  give  the  outer  a  good 
the  point  within  Dol- 
oufc  over  the  eaftern 

you  leave  the  inner 
-PuUdng,  to  avoid 

Winter -IJland^  keep 
uk  is  found  bybring- 
' -Pickering,  and  Bev- 

ict  of  SAtm  Jmrliou-f 
•fouth  of  the  IJiaiul, 
ore  and  wharf  on  the 
rn  point  ftands  Fort- 

i  town  about  one  mile, 


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trly  meeting-houfe  well  in  with  Jfuniper- Point,  or  the  S.  E.  point  of  Sa- 
km-Neck.  i4^^o{'j-/{oc/l  has  7  feet  at  common  ebb.  The  mean  of  common 
tides  is  1 2  feet. 

To  enter  Beverly  harbour,  bring  the  Ilafe  to  bear  E,  S.  E.  and  ran  W. 
N.  W.  about  two  miles  and  you  reach  Beverly-Bar,  which  is  a  fpot  of 
land  running  out  from  the  fouthern,  or  i>alem  fide  of  the  entrance,  and  has 
commonly  a  Beacon  upon  the  head  of  it,  above  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from, 
the  fliore.  The  Bar  has  very  Oioal  water  on  the  eaftern  or  outward  fide, 
near  it,  but  good  anchorage  wthin.  There  is  good  water  at  the  head  of 
the  Bar.  Having  paifed  the  Bar,  there  is  a  fandy  point  from  Beverly,  or 
the  northern  fide  of  the  entrance,  and  beyond  this  point  are  the  LohfUr- 
Rocks,  which  bear  from  the  head  of  the  Bar  weft;  a  little  fouth,  and  not 
half  a  mile  diftant,  and  they  are  above  water  at  half  tide.  To  avoid  this 
point,  after  having  well  cleared  the  Bar,  you  will  fteer  towards  Ram-Horn^ 
Rock,  which  has  alfo  commonly  :  Beacon  and  is  to  be  ieen  at  half  tide, 
bearing  S.  W.  b.  S.  from  the  head  of  the  bar  one  eighth  of  a  mile  diftant. 
There  are  feveral  fathoms  of  water  within  a  velTel's  length  of  Ram- Horn- 
Hock.  Giving  this  a  good  birth,  you  then  clear  the  fandy  point  ar»d  fteer 
for  the  Lohfler-Roik  Beacon  bearing  from  Ram-Horn  Beacon  N.  W.  b.  W,. 
diftant  about  one  quarter  of  a  mile.  Giving  this  a  good  birth,  you  are 
then  oppofite  to  the  wharves,  and  may  anchor  in  deep  water  and  in  a  very 
fafe  and  excellent  harbour.  ' 

To  enter  Manckefter  harbour  you  muft  bring  the  Southern  Light  to 
bear  S.  \  E.  and  run  N.  one  mile  diftant,  where  you  may  anchor  on  good 
bottom. 

N.  B.  Eaftern-Poivt  bears  from  Baker's- Ifland  lights  E.  b.  N.  \  N, 
7I  miles  diftant.  J{ialf way -Rock  bears  from  the  lights  S.  2°  E.  three  miles 
diftant.  Harding' s-Rocks^  bear  frorn  the  lights  W.  ^  N,  diftant  thre? 
quarters  of  a  mile. 


Dir^iomforffiiling  into  Marblchead, 


VESSELS  inward  bound,  and  falling  in  with  the  lights  on  Tkalchet's; 
IJland,  may  obferve  the  following  direftions,  viz.  Thatcfur' s-Ifland-Ledg« 
bears  from  the  body  of  the  Ifland  from  E.S.E.  ^o  S.S.E.  extending  about  2 
miles  ftom  the  ifland.  After  getting  the  weft  light  to  bear  N.  f  W.  yoii 
are  to  the  weftward  of  the  ledge ;  then  haul  to  the  N.  W.  to  bring  the  lights 
to  bear  N.  E.  b,  E.  and  fteer  S.  W.  b.  W.  for  the  eaftern  point,  which  is 
about  6  miles  diftant  from  Thatiher's-Ifland.  Th?n your  courfe  isW.b.S. 
diftant  7  miles,  for  the  lights  on  Baker's -Ifland, 

Veffels  bound  to  Marbkhead,  and  falling  to  the  fouthward.  and  running 
for  the  lights,  after  making  them,  muft  keep  the  north  and  lower  one  open 
to  the  eaftward  of  the  fouthern  light,  and  run  for  them,  which  will  carry 
^hem  to  the  eaftward,  and  clear  of  the  fouth  breakers,  off'  Baker' s-IJland^ 
which  bears  from  the  lights  from  S.E.  iS.to  S.E.b.S.  |S.  diftant  a^  miles. 

Having  made  tlie  lights  with  a  wefterly  wind,  and  beatirig,  when  within 
2j  miles  of  them,  you  muft  not  ftand  to  tjrc  fouthward  and  weftward  fo  fai;' 
as  19  fhut  the  north  light  up  with  the  fouth  light,  on  account  <rf  tljie  fpOtljH 


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breakeri ;  nor  to  the  northward  further  than  to  bring  the  lights  to  bear  W, 
b.  S.  i  S.  oil  account  of  Gait's- Ltd/^e,  which  bears  from  the  lights  N.  E. 
\  K.  (liftaiit  i^  miles.  Drawing  near  to  the  lights,  take  care  of  a  ledgo 
called  the  IVhaU's-Back^  which  bears  from  the  lights  N.  b.  E.  didance  four 
fifihs  of  a  mile. 

Ingoing  into  MarhLhead,  and  boing  np  with  the  light*,  give  the  noitli 

fioint  qf.  Baker' s-ljland  a  birth  of  one  quarter  of  a  mile,  or  KIs.  1  laving  the 
ighls  one  in  with  the  othtt,  you  are  up  with  the  point.  When  ilie  louih 
light  is  open  with  the  north  light,  you  have  ih<fn  pa{i'e<l  llie  point  (leaving 
the  MiJery-IJland  on  your  (larboard  hand,  whicli  bears  from  the  lights  N. 
W.  *  N.  four  fifths  of  a  mile.)  Then  (leer  S.  W.  b.  S.  or  S.  S.  W.  until 
you  bring  the  fouth  light  to  bear  N.  E.  b.  E.  J  E.  then  (leer  S.  W.  b.  W. 
j.  VV.  diftance  3  miles,  for  Marblehtad  harbour.  You  will  leave  Harding's. 
Mocks,  Eagle-l/land,  and  G ray's -Roik,oi\  i\v:  (larboard  hand  ;  Pope's- tftad, 
BfimbUs,  and  north  point  of  Cat-IJland,  on  the  larboard  hand.  The  Brim- 
bUshxix  from  Eagle- IJIand  S.  S.  E.  ^  E.  diltant  half  a  mile;  and  Grays- 
Jiock  from  the  north  foiniaf  Cat-IJland  N.W.b.W.  leven  eighths  of  a  mile, 

Fallhigin  with  the  fouth  point  of  Baker' s-IJl and,  zxxA  blowing  hard  from 
the  eaftwardjif  yOu  caimot  avoid  it, you  may  palis  the  point  by  keepirg  it  well 
on  board,  lay  at  the  diftance  of  from  20  to  50  fathoms  from  the  Ihore,  where 
you  will  have  from  4  to  5  fathoms  water.  When  up  with  the  S.  W.  point, 
fteer  W.  S.  W.  which  will  carry  you  between  the  Noith  Gooperry  and 
Pope's-Headf  leaving  the  former  on  your  larboard  hand,  and  Pope's- Head 
on  your  ftarboard  hand,  between  which  you  will  have  from  3  J  to  5  fathoms 
wafer.  As  f(K)n  as  you  have  palled  Pope's-head,  haul  to  the  i;ortli\.vaid, 
until  the  fouth  light  bears  N.  E.  b.  E.  ^  E.  then  fteer  S.  W.  b.  W.  ^  W, 
Ibr  Marblehtad  harbour. 

Veffels  coming  from  the  eaftward,  and  running  for  Halfway- Rock,*  mud 
pot  bjing  the  rock  to  bear  to  the  lout  h ward  of  Wiw.  W.  to  avoid  the  fouth 
breaker,  which  bears  from  Halfway -Rock  N.  E.  -J  E.  diflant  one  mile.  Be- 
JQg  up  with  Hal/way- Rock,  and  buund  into  Marbkhead,  bring  the  rock  to 
bekr  E.  b.  S.  \  S.  and  fteer  W.  b.  N.  «  N.  for  Fort-Htad,  diflant  three 
iniles,  leaving  Cat-IJland «x\  the  ftarboard  hand,  which  bears  from  Halfway- 
JJorA  W.  N.W.  aiftant  ||  miles,  and  Murhkhead-Rockon  ihe  larboani 
hand,  which  bears  fiwm  Halfway-Rock  W.  ^  N.  dilbnt  a  miles.  Bixck- 
Jiock  bears  from/fa^way-/{ocAN.W.b.W.di(bnt  i|mile,  Cat-IJland- Rock, 
jnd  Point-Neck  bear  eaft  and  weft  of  each  other,  diftant  about  one  mile. 

Veffels  being  up  in  Bojfon-Bsy,  may,  by  bringing  thi  liojton  light  to 
bear  S.  S.  W.  run  N.  N.  E.  for  MariUhead-Rotk  \  they  arc  dilbnt  from 
each  other  about  12  miles.  Halfway-Rock  and  Jiajlon  light  bear  of  each 
ojh'er  S.  W.  and  N.  E.  diftant  15  miles, 

Harding's -Rocks  are  covered  at  high  water,  and  maybe  fcenat  quarter  ebb. 
Whale' s-Back  is  covered  at  high  water,  and  may  be  feen '  at  quarter  ebb, 
GaU's-Rockx  arc  feen  only  at  low  I'pring  tides.  The  fouth  breakers  oil  Da- 
ier's-IJlaud  are  always  covered.  The  Brimbles  are  covered  at  high  water, 
and  are  feen  at  half  tide.  Black  Rock  is  always  out  of  wuter,  but  low.  tat- 
JJlani-Rock,  Halfway -Ji^ck,  Marbkhead- Rock,  Gray's-Roci,  and  Pope's.- 
Head,  are  large,  and  high  above  water.  Halfway-Rock  is  very  bold  all 
round  it.  Eagle- IJland  is  bold  only  on  the  fouth  and  eaft  ;  from  the  N.  E. 
part  of  it  quite  to  Hi,rdy's-Rochs\i\txy  (hoal  water,  and  no  paffage  for  fliips. 


*   There  is   a  whiu  cafu  ereiied  (about  25  feet  from  the  furjacc  of  1I4 
t-citerj  on  this  rock. 


KOL  . 


-^-.y  aiiMi.i  wnwiiiirii  (ipliiTfi.mmi  »i  >■ 


OT. 

ig  the  lights  to  b«ar  W, 

from  the  lights  N.  E. 

,   take  care  of  a   ledge 

>  N.  b.  £.  didaiice  four 

e  lights,  give  the  noitli 
lile,  or  Ids.    Having  the 
oint.     When  the  luiitli 
ifl'c«l  the  point  (leaving 
ears  fiom  the  ligliu  N. 
k  S.or  S.  S.  W.  until 
hen  Aeer  S.  W.  b.  W. 
t  will  leave  Harding's. 
<\  hand  ;   Pope's- Head, 
)ard  hand.     L'he  BriiH' 
f  a  mile;  and   Gray's. 
feven  eighths  of  a  mile, 
and  blowing  hard  from 
point  by  keepifg  it  welt 
from  the  Uiore,  where 
» with  the  S.  W.  point, 
:  NtJitli  Goitfberry  and 
and,  and  Pope's- Hea,i 
'■  '^•'^T'  3i  •»  5  fathoms 
lul  to  the  iionh'.vaid, 
r  S.  W.  b.  W.  i  W, 

Half wny- Rock,*  mufl 
W.  to  avoid  the  foutU 
diftant  one  mile.  lie- 
•ad,  bring  the  rock  to 
't-IItad,  diflant  three 
1  bears  from  Halfway, 
Rock  on  the  larboard 
bnt  a  miles.  JUack. 
ttile.  Cat-IJland-Rock, 
nt  about  one  mile. 
tl)i  liojluii  light  to 
they  are  difbnt  from 
n  light  bear  of  each 

be  feen  at  quarter  ebb, 
leen '  at  quarter  ebb, 
Duth  breakers  oil  Ba- 
overed  at  high  water, 
water,  but  low.  Cat~ 
v's-Ro(i,  and  Pope's., 
ock  is  very  bold  all 
;a(l;  from  the  N.  E. 
d  no  paffage  for  fliips. 

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Scdtln^s  and  Difiances  of  the  pn  mi  pal  Ifland 
of  StXtm,  from  Baker's- 
K.  point  of  Cape-Ann         -       bears 
Gafe'^-I.edge,  didant  2  miles, 
\V.  part  ot  iloufe-Ifland 
E.  part  of  VVhale's-Batk 
*     ii<irt  of  Great-Mifery 
b.  part  of  Little-Mifery,  diAant  \  mile, 
fiowditch's>Ledge,  i|mile 
N.  part  of  Ilarding's-Roiks,  \  mili, 
N,  part  of  Ilalte-Rock,  a^  miles, 
S.  part  of  Coney-Iiland,  2.\  miles, 
Kaugus-Head,  on  Maiblelioad  fliore, 
N.  pait  of  Gray's-Rock 
N.  part  of  Eagle -I  (land,  I  iriile, 
S.  part  of  Marblehead-Nerk, 
N.  part  <)f  Cat'Ifland,  2  mik-s, 
Middle  of  Pope's4iead 
N .  part  of  Weftern  Goofberry 
Satan,  or  Black-Rock,  1 1  miles, 
Eallem  Goofberry,  |  mile, 
llalfway-Rock,  2^  mile, 
S.  Breakers  of  Baker's- Ifland,  \\  mile, 
£.  ditto  ditto 


»,  Rocks,  iic,  in  the  vicinitj) 
Ifland. 

E.  N.  E.  i  E. 

N.  E.  b.  E.  }  fi. 

N.  b.  E.  i  E. 

N.  b.  E.  \  E. 

N.  b   W.  |W. 

N.  W.  i  N. 

W.  N.W. 

W.  I  N. 

-     w. }  s. 

W.  i  s. 

W.S.  W.|W. 
W.  b.  S.  i  s. 
S.  W.  b.  W.  i  w. 
S.  W.  b.  w. 
S.  W.  I  w. 

s.  w.  \  s. 

S.  W.  b.  S,  J  w. 
S.  S.  W.iW. 
S.^E. 
S.  S.  E.  i  E. 
'        S.  £.  b.  S. 


Rmarks  on  CafhcVLedgc,  by  an  experienced  Navigator. 

I  TOOK  my  departure  from  Thatcher's- Island,  which  lisa  2  mile* 
to  the  eaftward  of  Cape-Anni  the  Ifland  bore  from  me  N.  three  miles  dif- 
tant :  from  the  bearing  I  fteered  E.  |  N.  65  miles,  with  a  fair  wind,  and 
fell  m  with  the  north  part  of  the  bank,  where  Cafhe' s-Ledze  is,  about  two 
leagues  to  the  northward  of  the  Shoal,  in  60  fathoms,  hard  Black  clay.  This 
Bank  lies  north  and  fouth  fevcn  leagues,  and  eaft  and  weft  two  leagues  ; 
and  in  the  centre  of  the  bank  is  the  fhoal  ground  Ipoken  of  in  the  Waggener\ 
its  length  and  breadth  is  one  quarter  of  a  mile  :  there  is  on  it  in  fomli  parts 
to  fathoms,  in  others  only  4f,  all  exceeding  rocky.  In  the  length  of  a 
boat  you  will  have  from  10  to  4 J  fathoms,  and  there  arc  \-\  fathoms  within 
a  cable's  length  of  the  flioal,  which  gradually  deepens  as  you  ftand  from  it, 
all  over  the  bank,  to  90  fathoms ;  at  this  founding  you  ue  to  the  edge  of  the 
bank.  You  will  in  general  have  upon  the  bank  oozy  and  fandy  bottom,  with 
black  ftones  ar.d  broken  Ihells,  tjU  you  get  into  25  or  30  fathoms,  it  then 
becomes  rocky.  The  current  fets  exceeding  ftrong  and  irregular  ;  inlefsihan 
an  hour  it  will  run  all  round  the  compafs.  All  fliips  and"  velTels  fhould 
Endeavour  to  fteer  clear  of  this  Shoal,  for  I  am  perfuaded  that  in  afrefhgalc 
t)f  wind  they  muft  ftrikc  ;  if  not,  the  fea  muft  run  fo  as  to  founder  them. 

By  four  days  obfervvion,  the  weather  being  exceeding  clear,  found  the 
Shoal  to  lie  in  lat.  43,  01,  North. 


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0     .  AMERICAN  COAST  PILOt. 

VireHions  for  Jailing  into  Bofton  Harbour. 

IF  bound  to  Bofion  from  ihe  SoiithwarH,  croTs  Ceotfj'i  Bank  in  taf; 
4'i*,  15' north,  or  42°,  30'  in  either  of  which  the  dioilefl  water  you  have 
will  be  36  fathoms,  fi-om  which  you  lleer  W.  b.  N,  J  N.  45  lca/;un,  anJ 
if  clear  weatiier  you  will  li"eCj/ie-/ifiirtonyour  llarboaru  handatiri  ^Cape-Cod 
on  your  larboard  hand,  'lake  care  not  to  lh<^  northward  uf  43'^,  40'  for  fear  of 
Cajke's-Ledj^e,  wliich  lies  E»ii  half  North,  ij  leagues  from  Cape-Ann, 
From  Cape- Ann  to  Bojon  t  Light -Hmile  the  courlc  is  S,  W.  didance  7^ 
leagues.  After  making  the  Light,  with  the  wind  fnir,  you  will  brin){  it  to 
bearW.  b.  N.  or  W.  N.  W.  and  then  run  for  it,  till  you  come  within  two 
cable's  length  of  it.  If  the  weather  is  bad  you  cannot  get  a  pilot  from  the 
light-houli: :  after  running  abread  of  it,  lb  as  to  bring  it  to  bear  N.  b.  E. 
you  may  run  W.  i>.  S.  about  one  mile  and  a  h.ilf  to  Sant,iJk:t-Road,  where 
you  may  anchor  in  from  7  to  5  fathoms  in  lafety. 

To  work  into  Bofion- Bay  you  may  (land  to  ilie  fouthward  till  you  bring 
the  light  to  bear  VV.  N.  \V.  and  to  the  northward  rill  you  bring  it  to  bear 
W.  S.  W.  lilt  you  come  within  one  league  of  the  light ;  then  you  muflnot 
ftand  to  the  northward  any  further  than  to  bring  it  to  hear  W.  b.  N.  and  to 
the  fouthward  to  bring  it  to  bear  W.  N.  W. — You  may  anchor  in  the  Bay 
with  fafety  if  the  wind  is  olVilie  fhore.  If  yf>u  fall  to  the  lbuth%trard  of 
Bojian  be  careful  to  avoid  Cchaffcl-Roihs,  which  lie  abuve  water  (bme  dif- 
tance  from  the  land,  the  outer  put  uf  which,  railed  Miuot's-Rock:,  \u%  a 
black  buoy  on  it,  that  lies  in  5  fathoms  water,  wliich  you  leave  on  your  lar- 
board hand.  Your  courle  from  this  buoy  to  the  light-houli;  is  N.  W.  f  N^ 
diftant  three  league^i.  In  running  the  above  courle  and  diftance,  you  will 
pafs  a  White  Buoy  which  lies  in  four  fathoms  water,  that  is  on  tlie  N.  £. 
part  of  Harden  f  Rocks,  and  bears  S.  K.  |  S.  from  tlie  light-houfe,  diftance 
one  league  and  a  half,  which  Rocks  may  be.ieen  two  hours  before  i'tw  water, 
that  you  alto  leave  on  yout  larboard  haiul.  I'here  is  another  buoy  on  your 
larboard  hand,  which  is  red,  that  lies  in  three  fathoms  water  on  Point' Ah 
derton.  When  in  the  middle  of  the  light-houfe  channel  (leer  W.  b.  N.  ona 
mile  diftant,  to  the  beacon  on  th('  ^.'pit,  which  you  nny  run  within  one 
quarter  of  a  cable's  length  r'^,  If^iviii;;  it  on  your  ftarboaid  hand,  oppofue 
to  which  lies  a  black  buoy.  jj>  wo  nihoms  Witat.,  On  George's-  JJland-Rocks, 
Between  the  light-houfe  and  George's- Iftiiod  lies  a  rock  called  the  Ceitlurion, 
in  mid  channel,  with  15  feet  waicr  on  it.  Your  courfe  from  this  toOaliop's- 
IJland-Point  is  N.  W.  b.  N.  half  a  mile  diftant.  From  thence  through 
the  Narrows  by  Nick's-Malf,  your  courfe  is  N.  N.  W.  half  a  mile  difbmt* 
Nkk'S'Mate  muft  be  left  on  your  larboard  hand,  one  cable's  length  diftant^ 
apd  then  fteer  W.  b.  N.  fur  CaJtU-lJland,  diftance  4  miles,  when  you  will 
lee  a  white  buoy,  which  is  on  the  Cafik-Roch,  in  2  fatltomt,  which  you 
leave  on  your  larboard  hand.     When  abieall  of  the  CafiU  fteer  N.  N.  W.  * 

•  Cape-Cod  is  lowfandy  land.  Cape- Ann  iV  tniddlinir  high,  with  many 
ireet  on  it.  There  is  a  ftmarkable  land  called  Pigec^-Mill,  vDkich  appears 
iike  a  boat  bottom  up. 

+  The  lighl'ho,tt/e  Jlands  an  a /nail  Island  on  the  north  entrance  of  the 
channel,  (Point-Alderton  and  Nantalket-HeightS  beinir  on  tliefouthj  and  is 
about  65  feel  high.  Two  huts  are  ereSed  here  wi:h  accommodations  Jor 
fiipurecked  feamen,  A  cannon  is  bdgtd  and  mounted  at  the  li^ht-houfe 
to  anfuer  fifnuls. 


LOT. 


Harbour. 

Ceorf^t'i  Bank  in  \»{. 
loalefi  water  you  have 
'.  1  N.  45  leagiiM,  and 
ml  hanaanti  *CapeCod 
d  of  42",  40'  for  kit  of 
;»gues  from  Capt-Ann, 
le  is  S.  W.  difUnce  7I 
ir,  you  will  britijf;  it  to 
11  you  come  within  two 
lot  get  a  pilot  from  the 
ling  it  toln-ar  N.  b.  E. 
S ant iijk:t- Road,  where 

:)uthwjr(l  till  you  bring 
ill  you  bring  it  to  bear 
ght  ;  then  you  muflnot 
to  bear  W.  b.  N.  and  to 

miiy  anchor  in  the  Bay 
lit  to  the  fouth\tmrd  of 
ie  ah(»ve  water  fome  dif- 
d  Min3t'S'Roch\  hjs  a 
1  you  leave  on  your  lar- 
n-houli;  is  N.  W.  \  Hi 
:  and  diftance,  you  will 
;r,  that  is  on  tli«  N.E. 
tlie  light>hou<e,  difbince 

hours  before  <  tw  water, 
is'another  buoy  on  your 
ms  water  on  Point' Ah 
niicl  (leer  W,  6.  N.  ono 
ou  nny  run  within  one 

aiboiud  hand,  oppoftte 

Geoi  f;:'s-  JJland-Aocks, 

ick  called  the  Ctnlurion, 

rfe  from  this  toOallop'S' 

From  thence  through 

W.  half  a  mile  diftant. 
e  cable's  length  di(lant« 
4  miles,  when  you  will 

2  fatltonu,  which  you 
CafiU  (leer  N.  N.  W.  * 


ddtintr  hi^h,  with  man^ 
i^-Mili,  tukich  appears 

\(  north  entrance  of  the 
'ntr  on  thtfouthj  and  is 
xh  accu7itmodations  for 
mUd  At  the  li[.ht-houfc 


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41 


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of  a  mile,  to  clear  the  Upper- MiddU-G round,  which  hai  i  black  buoy  on  it 
in  t%ra  fathoms  water,  that  you  leave  on  your  larboard  hand  :  If  the  buoy 
{hould  be  removed,  rin  N.N.  W.  till  you  bring  the  two  northenimnft 
ftetpla  in  Bofion  a  handi'pike's  length  open,  then  (leer  N.  W.  b.  W.  two 
miles  and  a  half,  which  will  carry  you  oppofite  the  town. 

Bro*d  Sound,  which  is  the  North  entrance  of  Bofton  harbour,  is  not  A 
proper  channel  for  large  velTels,  but  thofe  who  frequent  it  will  follow  the 
aire£lions  here  given  :  When  up  with  the  Graves,  which  are  a  parcel  of 
dry  rocks  that  appear  white,  you  mud  leave  them  on  your  lai board  hand, 
one  cable's  length  didant,  then  bring  them  to  bear  S.  E.  and  'un  S.  W.  b. 
W.  4  miles,whcn  you  will  be  up  vfhhLong-IJland'Iicad,vi\\ich  is  high  and 
blutf,  with  two  remarkable  trc  ^  on  it,  that  you  leave  on  your  larboard  hand* 
In  palling  from  the  Gravet  to  Long- IJland- Head  you  will  fee  tWo  buoys  on 
your  larboard  hand,  one  of  which  is  on  a  reef  called  the  Dtvil's-ffack^ 
and  is  painted  red,  lies  in  4  fathomS  W4ter,  the  dther  on  Rani' 
Head-Bar,  which  ia  black,  and  lies  in  1 5  feet  water ;  you  will  al<h  paU  a 
white  buoy  on  your  (brboard  hand,  which  lies  on  the  N.  E.  part  of  .  awn- 
fiar,  in  a|  fathoms,  when  you  muft  follow  the  directions  above  for  the 

The  Lewtr-MiddU-Ground  lying  in  the  way,  the  dire£lions  ire  as  fol* 
Mws,  viz< 

On  the  Lotuer-MiddUGround,  which  lies  on  thenotth  fide  of  the  chan« 
nel,  a  little  above  SpeSacU- Island  (which  ia  in  part  dry  at  low  water)  on 
the  eadern  part  of  which  is  a  red  buoy,  and  on  the  wedern  part  a  black 
buoy,  in  two  fathoms  water,  which  you  muft  leave  on  your  (Utboard  hand. 

Pudding' Paint-Gut  entrance  is  bet^veen  Faun-Bar  and  Winftip's-Bar, 
You  muft  bring  it  to  bear  S.  W.  and  run  for  it,  leaving  Pudding-Pdint  on 
the  (Urboanl  and  Detr-IJland  on  the  larboard  hand.  The  channel  from 
this  fut  to  Boflon,  is  b  ctooked  and  narrow,  that  no  perlbn  (hould  attempt 
to  go  in  with  a  large  veffd,  unlefs  acquainted,  without  a  piloti 

Velfels  outward  bound)  from  Bofion  light-houfe,  who  would  wi(h  to  fall 
in  with  Cape-Cod,  the  courfe  ia  £.  S.  E.  diftant  15  leagues— theuce 
g  leagues  to  the  light-houfe.  When  up  with  the  light-houie,  and  it  bean 
8.  W.  a  leagues  di(bnt,  you  may  then  fteer  S.  S.  £.  which  will  urry  you 
out  of  the  (buth  channel. 

VclTels  in  Bofion-Bt^t  who  would  wi(h  td  put  away  for  Cdpe-Ccd  har< 
bour,  muft  endeavour  to  611  in  with  the  Raci.  If  in  the  ni^ht,  and  you 
cannot  fee  the  land,  you  mu&,bring  the  light  to  bear  E.  b.  N.  and  r^n  for 
it  until  you  have  foundings  ta  14  or  15  ftthomt  water-»then  fteer  N.  £. 
■until  the  light  heart  E.  b.  S.  then  run  in  N.  W.  far  the  harbour. 

When  between  Cape-AnH  and  Cape-Cod,  you  will  have  from  35  to  19 
fathoms  water,  which  latter  (bunding  is  within  two  leagues  of  Bofion  light- 
houfe  }  the  Quality  of  the  foundings  is  more  to  be  depended  on  than  the 
depth  of  the  water.  At  you  will  find  a  dilfetence  of  (^  or  6  fathoms  in 
running  a  cable's  length,  you  will  obierve  that  the  quality  of  founding^  ia 
rough  on  Ci^-AnH  ndej  and  fiindy  on  Cape-Cod. 

At  full  aiul  change,  it  it  high  water  oiF  Race-Point  at  io  o'clock  and  45 
-minutes.  Vefl^a  m  leaving  Cape-Cod,  bqund  to  Bofion,  (hould  calculate 
the  tide,  as  the  flood  feu  ftrong  to  the  fouth-wel|. 

N.  Bt  The  upp^r  bui^yi  will  be  taken  up  during  the  winter  SaXon, 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


Dhefitom from  Bodon  Light -Houfe  to  CapC'EHizabeth^ 

FROM  Bfjlon  light-houfe  to  Thntchir's-IJland,  which  lies  •  mtlrt 
from  Cafe-Aiiiif  the  courfe  i%  N.  K.  and  the  didance  nine  leagues^ 
but  to  clear  the  Londontr,  whirh  you  leave  on  your  larboard  hand  when 

hound   io  Cape- Etizahth,    the   courfe    U  N.  E.   b.   K. About   half 

way,  and  near  the  north  (bore,  is  a  large  rock,  called  Half-way- 
Rock,  about  the  brgnda  of  ■  fhip,  and  lies  off  t]i<'  liarbours  of  Marble- 
head  and  Salem. 

Yroml hatchcr's-IJlani  S.S.E.  |  of  a  mile,  lies  a  ledge  of  rocks  called  the 
Londoner,  which  fhew  themlelves  at  half  tide,  and  extend  C.N.E.  &  W.S. 
W.diftant  3  miles  from  thelfland.  If  you  (bould be  forced  to  the  northward 
of  Cape-Ann,  there  is  a  very  clear  bay,  called  Ipfwuh-Bay,  at  the  N.  E, 
part  of  which  lies  the  harbour  of  Port/mouth,  which  is  formed  on  the  weft 
ftore  by  fome  fmall  rocks,  called  th:  Black-Rockt — on  the  eaft  by  a  fmall 
Tock,  called  the  Whale's. Bark,  which  is  fometimes  covered  at  high  water, 
but  by  keeping  in  7  fathoms  on  the  wed  (bore  you  are  in  the  fair  way,  and 
when  at  the  entrance,  a  N.  b.  E,  <ourle  will  carry  you  up  to  fort.Paiiff^ 
«n  which  the  lighthoufe  (lands,  w'lere  you  may  gotvithin  one  i|uarter  o&« 
mile  of  the  (bore,  in  9  or  10  fathon  s. 

From  Cape-Ann  to  the  IJle  of  .^'—/^  i'.ic  courfe  is  N.  \  E.  difbint  7 
Tragiirs.  Thefe  Ifles  are  low  arid  level,  and  near  two  miles  in  lcngth« 
South  from  their  weO.  end,  half  »  mile  diilant,  lies  a  r&ck,  which  may  be 
feen  at  half  tide,  and  by  giving  the  wed  end  of  theie  idands  a  birth  of  half 
a  mile,  a  N.  b.  E.  courfe  will  carry  you  to  the  entrance  of  Port/mouth  har- 
bour, 8  miles  diftant. 

Strangers  (hould  never  attempt  to  go  round  the  eaft  end  of  thefe  Iflands'j 
but  if  driven  thereto,  give  it  a  birth  of  half  a  mile,  and  (leer  N.W.b.N.  Which 
«rill  carry  you  to  Porlfmouth,  North-eaft  from  the  eaft  end  of  the(e 
Idands.  4  miles  diftant,  lies  York-ledge,  which  is  altlrays  to  be  feen,  and  ex- 
tends N.  E.  and  S.  W.  two  miles.  From  York-Ledge  to  Boen-IJland  the 
courfe  is  E.  N.  E.  diftant  9  miles.  [Boon-Ifland  is  low  land  about  one 
quarter  of  a  mile  in  Icngth.j  From  Jioon-Ijland  to  Boon- IJland- Rock  (on 
which  it  always  breaks)  the  courfe  is  eaft,  and  the  diftance  5  miles.  From 
Boon-IJland  to  U'ood-ljland  the  courfe  is  N.  N.  E.  diftant  1  a  leagues,  and 
from  thence  to  Cape'Elizaketh  the  courfe  is  N.  £.  |  E.  and  the  diftuice  4 
leagues.  ><,, 


&'  I'. 


Direct  tons  for  failing  in  and  out  of  Bofton-Bay  from  Cape-Cod 
or  Cape- Ann  to  Bofton  Light- Houje. 

BOSTON  light-houfe  (lands  On  a  fmall  1  dand  at  the  north  entrance 
ol  the  chaiine'.  jbout  65  feet  hiph.  To  fteer  for  it  from  Cape-Cod,  your 
courle  is  W.  N.  W.  when  within  one  Icagiie  of  the  Cape.  From  Cape- 
Cod  to  the  light-houfe  is  about  I5  leagues.  From  Cape- Ann  to  the  light- 
houfe the  courfe  is  S.  W.  diftance  9  leagues. 

The  next  light-houfes  oii  t-lte  Courle  eaftward  are  thofe  on  T/iatcher's- 
IJland — an  Idand  which  contains  about  30  acres  of  land,  fecured  by  an 
iron-bound  (horf,  and  is  lituated  about  (tvo  miles  eaft  of  the  main  land  of 
Cape- Ann,  This  I  dand  uftbrds  no  harboi<r,  nor  is  there  any  lafe  anchorage 
very  near  it :  there  is  a  pair^ge  betweer.  tliat  and  llie  jnain,  through  which 


IMiMHliaH>jttMa 


1  ihrt  I  r  II  ti  iil^rlli    i-hit^^itirttr- 


pe-Elizabeth^ 

,  which  lies  i  mile^ 
idanre  nine  leagues^ 
larboard  hand  when 

K. About   half 

,  called  HaU.way- 
[larbours  of  MarbU' 

Ige  of  rocks  called  the 
tendE.N.E.  &W.S. 
rce<l  to  the  northward 
th-Bay,  flt  the  N.  £. 
s  formed  on  the  weft 
an  the  eafl  by  a  fmall 
3vered  at  high  water, 
e  in  the  bir  way,  and 
ou  up  to  forl.Pcittf^ 
thin  one  quarter  o^a 

is  N.  i  E.  diOant  7 
two  miles  in  length* 
rock,  which  may  be 
idands  a  birth  of  half 
ce  of  Port/mouth  har- 

tcnddf  tlMle  inandsj 
keerN.W.b.N.Which 
the  eaft  end  of  thefe 
ys  to  be  ((Kn,  and  ex- 
e  to  Boen-ljland  thb 
low  land  about  one 
Boon- IJlartd- Rock  (on 
ance  5  miles.  From 
:ant  is  leagues,  and 
i.  and  the  diftance  4 


from  Cape -Cod 
Houje. 

at  the  north  entrance 

from  Cape-Cod,  your 

Cape.     From  Cape- 

pe-Ann  to  the  light- 

thofe  on  Thatcher's' 
land,  (ecured  by  an 
(I  of  the  main  land  of 
re  any  (afe  anchonge 
nain,  through  which 


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5» 


UntW  vefteli  may  pafi  even  at  low  tide  ;  but  ihe  water  i*  Ihoal,  and  ihe  bot- 
tom covered  by  a  colle£lion  of  large  rounu  Hones.  The  light-lioules  were 
crctlcd  there  for  the  benefit  of  vcirels  coming  in  from  fra,  as  well  as  for 
tho'e  coafling  around  the  (hoiei.  As  foon  a»  tlicle  lights  are difcovered  they 
car.  know  their  real  Ittuation  ;  for  bcin^  two  lights,  they  cannot  be  taken 
fcr  the  lingle  light  at  Bofton  harbour,  or  for  iIm:  I'lymouth  lights,  where 
t/iere  are  alio  two,  but  the  diftance  between  them  is  only  1 1  feet  and  6 
inches,  while  the  diilance  between  thofe  on  Thatcher's  JJland  is  about  one 
fourth  of  a  mile,  and  can  He  brought  to  range  one  with  the  otiier  when  you 
are  abreaft  of  the  IHand.  But  the  Plym>iuth  lights  cannot  be  I'o  arrangrd 
from  the  north  until  you  are  on  the  (hore,  and  from  the  fouth  only  when 
you  are  near  in  with  the  land.  The  lights  on  this  Ifland  are  of  great  ulc 
to  all  velfels  in  their  paiTage  in  or  out,  as  they  point  out  the  (ituation  of  the 
Salvage!  on  the  north,  and  the  Londoner  on  the  fouth.  Bcftdes,  from  the 
different  bearings  of  the  lights,  a  lafe  departure  is  taken  for  the  different  har- 
bours in  the  bay,  as  well  as  for  thofe  bound  northerly  and  to  lea.  For  remark* 
more  m  iiutc  you  will  find  them  in  the  direAions  for  tailing  to  Bojlvn  light, 
to  Briier't-Jjland,  and  to  thole  on  PUmb-IJland  at  the  mouth  of  Ntubury- 
pi)(  harbour. 

N.  ti.  Stnngers  who  may  be  driven  upon  Plumb-IJland,  or  the  (andy 
beaches  of  Salijbury  or  Hampton,  are  earneftly  defired  to  continue  on  board 
their  velfcl,  if  polfible,  until  the  tide  (hall  leave  them,  The  number  of 
iiiflancea  of  btal  milcarriage,  which  have  attended  tho.'i;  who  have  too  iuci- 
denly  forlaken  their  veilVl,  which  has  aftei wards  been  found  i'afe  and  dry, 
and  the  almoft  coniUnt  lafeiy  of  thofe  who  continued  on  board,  are  1  I'erioui 
confirmation  of  the  propriety  of  this  advice.— [for  De/cpption  of  Pluaib- 
XiXxnAJee  page  39.] 


"Direclhns  for  *P]ymouth  Harhmr, 

THE  high  land  of  the  Monument  bears  from  the  lights  S.  |  W.  threo 
ifniles,  and  Monument-Point  S.  S.  £.  three  leagues,  and  Branche's-Point 
N.  I  W.  about  three  leagues,  Saquajh-Heud  W.  |  S.  three  miles, 
the  eaftcmmoft  part  of  Broun's-IJlanas  or  Shoal  that  dries,  S.  S.  W.  one 
mile  and  one  quarter,  and  the  Gurnet-Rod  from  the  body  of  the  light-houie 
K.  b.  S.  I  S.  on<^  third  pvt  of  a  mile  ;  on  this  Rock  you  have  but  three 

I  I   ^  I.I.I  I         I    11  I  ^.r^-^     ■  I  ^—^^ 

•  This  harbour  is  capacious,  but  Jhallont,  and  isfornud  by  a  long  anJt 
narrow  neck  of  land,  called  Salt-Uouli:-Beach,  extending  foutherly  front 
Marfhfield,  and  terminating  at  the  Gurnet-Head,  and  by  a /mailer  beach 
within,  running  in  an  oppoftte  direilion,  and  conneRed  xuitk  the  main  land 
near  Eel-River,  about  three  mites  from  the  toain.  There  are  two  light- 
hoii/es  on  the  Gurnet,  which  are  about  86  feet  above  thejurface  of  thefea^ 
and  cannot  be  brought  into  one  to  the  northward^  unle/s  you  are  on  thejhore. 
But  to  the  fouthward  you  may  bring  them  iit  one,  uihich  is  a  very  good 
mark  to  clear  you  of  Brown's-Ifland  or  Sand-Bank.  On  Salt-Houfc-Beach, 
If  placed  one  of  the  huts  erefled  and  maintained  by  the  Humane  Society  cf 
M(ifachitfetts,for  the  reception  and  relief  of  fiipurecked  mariners.  There 
ii  a  breach  in  the  inner  beach^  which  expojes  the Jhipf>ing,  even  at  the  u'harvtt,. 
during  an  tafierly  Jtorm, 


iiiilii  i.*i.Ml» rii 


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witismim 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


fe^t  at  low  Water,  which  you  mud  obferve  ;  all  the  Toundings  are  ta1(«n^ 
When  you  have  (hut  in  the  Sandy  Hill  with  the  Gurnet-Head^  you  ai^i 
clear  of  the  rock  ;  after  which  you  muft  mind  not  to  haul  in  too  clofe  to 
the  head,  as  there  are  many  funken  rocks  fome  dillance  from  the  (hore. 
When  you  bring  Sa^uajh-Head  tp  bear  W.  b.  N.  you  may  then  fteer  up 
W.  b.  S.  and  if  you  are' bound  fat  Plymouth,  you  muft  keep  that  courle 
for  a  large  red  cliff  on  the  main,  which  is  a  very  good  mark  to  carry  you 
clear  of  Dick's- Flat :  then  you  muft  <leer  more  foutherly  for  Beach-Point, 
pr  run  up  until  you  a^e  abreall  of  Saquafi-Hea^^  giving  it  one  quarter  mile 
diftance  ;  then  l^eer  W.  b.  S.  -J  S.  which  will  clear  you  of  Dick's-Ftal^ 
and  carry  you  direftly  for  Beach-Point,  keeping  within  fifteen  or  twenty 
yards  olf  the  Sandy-Point,  fteering  away  4o  the  louthward,  keeping  that  dif- 
tanCe  qntil  you  have  fbut  ip  the  lights,  where  you  may  anchor  in  three  and 
four  fiithoms,  but  the  channel  is  very  narrow,  having  nothing  but  a  flat  ail 
the  way  to  Plymoiit^,  except  this  linall  channel,  which  runs  clofe  by  this 
neck  of  lai^i^,  you  will  have  4  and  5  fathoms  clofe  to  this  point.  If  you  are 
bound  into  the  Cowyard,  you  muft  fteer  as  before  dire6led,  which  will  clear 
^yovioi  Dick's- Flat  iTid  the  Mufcle-Bank,  obferving  to  keep  the  houfe  on 
the  G ur net- Head  jufi  open  with  Saquajh-Head,  until  you  have  opened  the 
High  Pines  with  Clerk's- IJIands  i  then  you  are  clear  of  the  Nlujck-Bankt 
when  you  may  fteer  N.  W.  until  you  have  thr?e  fathoms  at  lo>r  water, 
not  running  into  lefs. 

lu  coming  f^^om  the  northward,  bound  into  Plymouth,  you  muft  not 
bring  the  lights  njpre  foutherly  than  S.  b.  \V.  to  ayoid  Hi^k- Pine- Ledge ^ 
which  lieii  north  from  the  Gurnet- H^ad  about  two  and  an  half  or  three 
^iles.  When  you  are  on  the  fhoaleft  part  of  this  ledge,  fome  part  of  which 
appears  at  low  ebbs,  you  will  have  the  High-Pines  in  range  with  Captain's 
Hilly  which  will  then  hear  W.  b.  S.  This  ledge  of  rocks  lies  one  and  an 
half  mile  h-om  the  Ihote,  extending  about  N.  N.  £.  for  near  one  mile,  and 
clofe  to  this  ledge  you  will  have  four  and  five  fathoms^  which  ('rfepens  grad- 
ually as  you  run  from  it  to  the  eaf^ward  ;  whh>n  one  mile  ypu  will  nave 
ten  and  tvyelye  fathpips. 

In  coming  from  the  ibuthward,  bound  into  Pfymouth,  ypu  muft  not  open 
^he  northe^  light  to.  the  w$ftward,  but  keep  them  in  one,  which  will  car- 
ry you  in  five  fathoms  by  the  eaflernmoft  part  of  Brown's -IJlands  or  Shoal^ 
Keeping  that  courfe  utitil  ypu  are  ^ithin  lulf  ^  mile  of  Gurnet-Head,  or 
higher, '  where  you  will  hav?  but  four  fathoiin^  ;  then  Saquajh-Htad  Will 
bear  W,  b.  N.  a  little  northerly,  and  the  two  outermpft  trees  on  the  Head 
\\\  one  ;  then  you  may  fteer  dircftly  for  them,  until  you  bring  the  light- 
lionfc  to  bear  E.  M.  E.  and  the  houfe  on  Saquajh  tp  bear  N.  VV.  juftbpeti 
with  the  firft  Sandy-Beach,  where  you  may  anchor  in  4  fathoms  in  Sa- 
fuaJIi-Road,  good  clear  bottom  ;  but  if  you  are  bound  for  Plymouth,  or 
idvt  Cowyaxds,  you  muft  fteer  as  before  direfted.  If  in  the  night,  it  i» 
peft  to  anchor  here,  as  it  is  difBcult  to  make  Beach-Point,  if  dark,  pr  to  go 
into  the  Coxvyar^. 

In  turning  into  Plymouth,  you  muft  not  ftand  tp  the  northward  into  lefs 
lliah  thrsp  fathoms,  as  it  runs  a  ftat  a  long  way  from  the  Gurnet-ff^ad  tp 
^aquajh  ;  and  from  both  the  heads  lie^  oft  a  point  of  rocks  a  good  way  fiom 
the  (hon,  many  of  them  but  juft  under  water  at  low  ebbs.  And  all  the 
yray  from  Sa^na/li  tp  the  Mujcle-Banh,  you  have  Ihpal  water  ;  lb  that  you 
xriuft  hot  ftand  in  lefs  than  before  mentioned.  And  in  {landing  over  for 
ffie  lands  to  the  fouthward,  you  muft  go  al^out  as  foon  as  ypu  have  ftioalen 
your  Water  to  four  fathoms,  as  it  is  hold  too,  and  you  may  oblerve  the  rips, 
^nieis  it  is  very  linootH.     This  land  extends  frpm  abi[eaft  pf  the  lights  m 


..aa:iiii.i' 


T^^STT— 


►T. 

e  rounding!  are  ta1(«n^ 
Gurnet-Head^  you  zi^ 

0  haul  in  too  clofe  to 
lance  from  the  (hore. 

you  may  then  fteer  up 
muft  keep  that  courle 
3od  mark  to  carry  you 
therly  for  Beach-Point, 
ving  it  one  quarter  mile 
ar  you  of  D.ick's-Flal^ 
ithin  fifteen  or  twenty 
tward,  keeping  that  dif- 
jay  anchor  in  three  and 
ig  nothing  but  a  flat  ail 
ich  runs  clofe  by  this 
this  point.  If  you  are 
ire6lecl,  which  will  clear 
to  keep  the  houfe  on 
il  you  have  opened  the 
ir  of  the  Mujcle-Batiit 
fathoms  at  loyr  water, 

fmonih,  you  mufl  not 
void  Hi^k-Pine-Ledgfi 

1  and  an  half  or  three 
;dge,  Ibme  part  of  which 
in  range  with  Captain's 
)f  rocks  lies  one  and  an 
,  for  neur  one  mile,  and 
ns,  which  ('rfepens  grad- 
one  mile  ypu  will  nave 

)uth,  ypu  muft  not  open 
in  one,  which  will  car- 
•own's-IJlands  or  Shoal^ 
lile  of  Gurnet-Heady  or 
ben  Saquajh-Htad  will 
:rmpft  trees  on  the  Head 
1  you  bring  the  light- 
I  bear  N.  VV.  juftbpert 
>r  in  4  fathoms  tn  Sa- 
bound  for  Piymoutk,  or 
If  in  the  night,  it  is 
■  Point,  if  dark,  or  to  go 

>  the  northyrard  into  lefs 
>m  the  Gurnet-Head  IQ 
f  rocks  a  good  way  fiom 
low  ebbs.  And  all  the 
hpal  water  ;  lb  that  you 
id  in  (landing  over  for 
pon  as  you  have  ihoalen 
»u  may  oblerve  the  rips, 
I  abi[eall  of  the  lights  i|^ 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


«9 


Beach-Point,  noft  of  which  is  dry  at  low  ebbs.  From  the  eaftemmoll  part 
of  this  land  to  Dick's-Flat  it  rounds  with  a  confiderable  iweep  ;  you  have 
but  live  fathoms  water  from  the  eaftemmoft  part  of  Broton's-Jjland  to  the 
Gurnet  Head,  and  not  more  than  feven  or  eight  until  you  are  abreaft  of 
J)ick's-Flal,whtK  you  will  have  13  or  14  fathoms  in  aoeep  hole,  and  then 
fhoalen  to  5  fathoms,  abreaft  of  Beach-Point. 

If  you  fhould  fall  into  the  Ibuthward  of  Brotun's-IJlands  or  Sands,  be. 
twixt  them  and  the  Monument-Land,  where  you  have  20  fathoms  in  feme 
places,  you  muft  not  attempt  to  run  for  the  lights,  until  you  have  them 
fhut  in  one  with  the  other,  when  they  will  bear  N.  N.  W.  J.  W. ;  if  you 
do,  you  may  depend  on  being  on  Broun' i-IJlands  or  Sands,  as  there  is  no 
pafTage  for  even  a  boat  at  low  water. 

In  coming  irt  frot.-^  the  northward  in  the  night,  you  muft  not  bring  the 
lights  to  bear  more  Ibutherly  than  S.  b.  W.  to  avoid  High-Pine- Ledge,  and 
keep  that  courfe  until  you  have  them  to  bear  N.  W.  or  N.  W.  b.  W. 
when  you  will  be  clear  of  the  rock,  and  may  fteer  up  W.  b.  S.  until  yo)i 
have  the  lights  to  bear  E.  N.  E.  where  you  had  belt  anchor  in  the  night. 
Here  the  tide  runs  ftrong  channel  courfe  from  the  Gurnet  to  the  Race- Point 
of  Cape-Cod ;  thecourii:  is  E.  |  N.  about  fix  leagues  diftance ;  and  froi^ 
the  Gurnet  to  the  point  going  into  Cape-€od  harbour,  is  E.  b,  S.  feven 
leagues.  If  you  fhould  make  the  lights  in  hard  northerly  or  northweft 
winds,  and  cannot  get  into  Plymouth,  you  may  then  run  for  Cape-Coi 
harbour,  bringing  the  lights  to  bear  W.  b.  N.  and  fteer  direftly  for  the  har- 
bour, which  you  may  do  unleis  very  dark,  as  it  i.<;  bold  too — and  you  may 
lee  the  Sandy-Hills  before  you  can  get  on  fhore.  You  may  keep  within  a 
hundred  yaitls  of  the  fhore;  until  you  are  up  with  the  point  that  runs  out  to 
the  eaft\^rd,  which  you  muft  give  a  quarter  mile  diftance,  and  then  fteer 
up  N.  W.  If  it  fhould  blow  lo  hard  that  you  cannot  turn  up  the  harbour, 
you  may  anchor  off  the  point,  clear  bottom ;  you  have  8  and  g  fathoms  very 
nigh  the  fhore,  fo  that  there  is  no  danger  of  being  on  it,  tinlels  very  dark. 

At  the  Gurnet  and  Plymouth  the  tides  are  much  the  &me  as  at  Bojtom 
that  is,  a  S,  £.  moon  makes  full  fea, 


pireffions  for  Cape-Cod  Harbour, 

JN  pafting  Race-Point  to  the  Ibtithward,  you  muft  give  it  a  birth  of 
one  mile,  as  there  is  a  long  Bat  of  fand  that  lies  to  the  fouthward  of  faid  point, 
You  muft  not  liaul  to  the  eaftward  till  you  come  near  Herring-Cove. 

Veffels  in^rd  bound,  whp  fall  in  with  the  back  of  Cape-Cod,  may  bring 
the  •  light  to  bear  S.  W.  two  league^  diftant,  and  then  fteer  W.  N.  W.  for 
Bojton  light-houfe. 

If  you  wifti  to  go  HUo  Cape-Cod  harbour,  you  may  keep  the  (hore  aboard 
about  a  mile  dilbint,  where  you  will  have  10  fathoms  Waterl     There  is  k 

*  The  tight-hottft  is  ereiled  on  land  at  the  Clay-Ponds,  elevated  about  156) 
feet,  which,  with  the  elevation  0/ the  lanthorn,  vtaket  the  whole  height  add 
feet  above  high  water  mark.  In  order  that  this  light  ma,y  be  d\ftingvijhei 
Jrom  the  Bofton,  and  other  lights  on  our  coafi,  an  eclipfer  is  ereSed,  which 

will  revolve  around  the  lamp  once  in  80  feconds,  fo  that  the  light  will  Je. 

nearly  excluded  from  the  eye  of  the  approaching  mariner  about  39  feconds^ 

in  one  revolution  of  the  eclipfe. 


I 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 

rlckS.mBar^''^  °^  the  Cape,  about  half  a  mile  from  the  lliore,  calW 

When  up  with  Racc.point,  you  will  find  it  very  bold  about  3  leagues  to 
the  weftward  of  the  hght-houle,  and  it  may  be  known  by  a  number  of  filh- 
houfcsonit.  From  one  to  three  miles  to  the  fouthwardof /?a.e.M«f  is 
what  ,s  called  Hcrnng.cove  where  you  may  have  good  anchoring  half  a  mile 
from  the  fl.ore,  the  wmd  from  E.  to  N.  N.  E.  in  4  or  even  in  a  fathoms 
Water.  V 

If  bound  into  Ca><r.C<;|/  harbour,  your  courfe  from  Race-point  to  Wood- 
l.nd  IS  b.  b.  E.  6  miles  diftance.  Bring  the  light  to  bear  >:.  b.  N.  and  run 
for  It  about  two  mdes  ;  you  will  then  be  clear  of  W/^o.  .£«i-,then  you 
riuft  fteer  N.  E  until  the  light  bears  E.  b.  S.  then  run  N.  W.  for  the  har, 
bour,  until  you  have  from  four  to  three  and  a  half  fathoms  water,  where 
you  will  have  gogd  anchoring;  the  light  will  then  bear  E.  b.  S.  i  S.  c  op 
6  miles  diftance.  '       *' 

In  running  itom  ^jut-point  to  Wood-End,  ifter  vou  pafs  the  Blacks 
land  <y-  Hmnmucks,  you  will  come  up  with  a  low  fandy  beach  which 
lorms  the  harbour,  e;ftcnding  between  two  and  three  miles  to  IVaod-End. 
♦hich  is  difficult  to  be  diftinguilhed  in  the  night— it  is  very  bold,  and 
you  will  have  25  fathoms  wator  within  half  a  mile  of  the  fhorc. 

In  beating  into  CapeCod  harbour  you  muft:  keep  the  eaflem  Ihore  aboard 
■vnul  you  get  into  5  fathoms  water.  Stand  no  further  to  the  wellwaid 
t^n  to  bring  the  light  to  bear  E.  b.  S.  as  there  is  a  long  ipit  of  land  runs 
oH  from  the  weftern  Ihore,  which  being  very  bold,  you  will  have  u  fath- 
pms  water  within  a  {tone's  throw  of  the  ftiore, 

If  it  blows  lb  hard  that  you  cannot  beat  into,  the  harbou  you  will  have 
g,ood  anchoring  without,  from  |o  to  15  fathoms  water.  <>■  -  >,lows  hard 
at  N.  E.  bring  Race-point  tp  bear  N.  W.  b.  N.  and  .f  ..  i.  b.  S.  7 
leagues,  which  courfe  >vi)l  carry  you  into  WtUfiut,  foni.  •:  ,,ed  BHUh- 
gak.  In  fleering  this  courfe  you  will  miiktHaru-ich  right  ahead.  When  you 
f>pen  the  bay,  you  will  bring  an  IRand  on  your  larboard  hand,  when  yoa 
may  haul  to  the  eaftward,  and  anchor  l^fe  from  J^ll  winJs^ 


ri 


From  Cape-Co(d  to  Holmes'-Hole. 

BRING  Morris'-Ijland  to  bear  N.  N,  W.  then,  by  fteeiing  S.  S.  Iv 
three  and  a  half  leagues,  you  will  pafs  the  PoUoch-Rip,  in  3  or  4  fathoms 
Vrater  ;  and  if  the  weather  is  clear,  you  will  make  the  light-houfe  on  Sandy- 
point,  fNantucktt  IJlandJ  five  and  a  half  leagues  diftant,  which  bring  to 
k;ar  S.  W.  b.  W.  then  fteer  for  the  light-houfe,  keeping  it  in  this  direaion, 
and  you  will  patfs  between  the  great  and  liule  round  Shoals.  When  you 
»re  within  about  two  miles  of  the  light-houle,  fteer  W.  N.  W.  until  you 
are  paft  the  Point-Rip,  or  you  may  bring  the  light-houfe  to  bear  E.  b.  S. 
and  fteer  W.  b.  N.  taking  care  to  make  your  courfe  good  for  ffolmes'-Huk. 
eleven  leagues  diftant. 

To  go  through  the  Ship- channel,  fteer  from  Morns'. Ijiand  S.  S.  E.  until 
you  pals  the  Pollock-Rip  in  3  or  4  fethoms  water  ;  if  the  weather  be  clear, 
you  will  make  tlie  light-houfe  :  continue  your  courfe  S.  S.  E. ;  S.  b.  E. 
and  South,  until  the  light-houfe  bears  W.  from  vou  ;  then  fteer  direaiy  fo 
it,  until  you  are  within  two  miles  of  it.     You  fhould  then  fteer  N.  w"^ 


-*.-.'    .     ilUM-lfl.., 


OT. 

lie  from  the  fliore,  called 

y  bold  about  3  leagues  to 
DWu  by  a  number  of  fifh- 
uthward  of  Race-point  is 
ood  anchoring  half  a  mile 
4  or  even  in  3  fathoms 

)m  Race-point  to  JVood- 
tobear 'i.  b.  N.  and  run 
jf  IVoot  -End—r-then  you 
run  N.  W.  for  the  har- 
f  fathoms  water,  where 
1  bear  E.  b.  S.  J  S.  5  op 

ter  you  pafs  the  Blaci- 
low  faiidy  beach  which 
ree  miles  to  Waod-End, 
It — it  is  very  bold,  and 
of  the  ftiorc. 
I  the  eaflem  fliore  aboard 
"urther  to  the  wellwaid 
a  long  ipit  of  land  runs 
,  you  will  have  1 1  fath-. 

harbow  you  will  have 
er.  <  < '  '  •  Mows  hard 
and  1  J.  i.  b.  S.  7 
,  foni.  •;        ,ied  BiUeH- 

right  ahead.  When  you 
(board  hand,  when  yoa 
vinJs^ 


Hole. 

en,  by  fteeiing  S.  S.  E^ 
■Rip,  in  3  or  4  failoins 
be  light-houfe  on  Sandy- 
diftant,  which  bring  tu 
ping  it  in  this  direction, 
,nd  Shoals.  When  you 
r  W.  N.  W.  until  you 
t-houfe  to  bear  E.  b.  S. 
:  good  for  Hohnes'-Hoky 

■is'-ljiand  S.  S.  E.  until 
if  the  weather  be  clear, 
arfe  S.  S.  E. ;  S.  b.  E. 
;  then  (leer  direftly  fo^ 
)uld  then  fteer  N,  W 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


« 


Until  the  light-houfe  bears  S.  W.  b.  W.  then  fteer  W.  b.  N.  till  the 
fight-houfe  bears  E.S.E.  and  then  fteer  W.N.W.  making  your  courle  good 
fur  Holmes' -Holt.  If  you  wifh  to  anchor  near  the  light-houfe,  you  may, 
after  bringing  it  to  bear  S.  b.  E.  fteer  E.  S.  E.  till  the  light-houfe  bears  N. 
and  there  come  to  anchor  in  6,  7,  or  8  fathoms  water. 


Direaiotts  for  failing  into  Nantucket  Harbour, 

[NOTE.  As  the  harbour  of  Nantucket  is  well  calculated  for  /tnall  vef 
fell  during  the  uinter /eafoa,  after  they  have  entered  the  Vineyard  Sound, 

and  the  wind  prevails  at  the  northward,  at  which  time  it  would  not  be 
prudent  to  come  over  the  Shoals,  the  Editor  has  inferted  three  different 

Dneaions  for  failing  into  it,  either  of  which  may  be  depended  0/:.] 

BRING  the  light-houfe  on  Brant. point  to  bear  S.  S.  E.  |  E.  and 
fteer  for  it  until  you  are  about  two  cables  length  from  it ;  then  fteer  S.  E. 
b.  E,  or  E.  S.  E.  till  Brant-point  bears  S.  and  fteer  clofe  along  by  it ; 
keep  as  much  as  a  cable's  length  from  the  fliore  at  Brant-point,  until  the 
hght-houfe  bears  S.S.W.  to  avoid  xhtBrant-point,  ox  Light- Hoife  Shoal.  A* 
foon  as  It  bsars  S.  S.  W.  haul  for  the  point,  to  avoid  the  Coctue- Flats. 
S.  b.  E.  will  juft  lay  a  good  reach  acrofs  the  harbour  ;  but  you  muft  fteer 
S.  to  avoid  the  Pef-Houfe-Shoal ;  then  you  may  ftand  far  acrofs  the  har- 
bour, if  the  wind  be  wefterly— if  eafterly,  you  may  keep  right  for  the 
wharves ;  as  it  could  not  be  expeaed  that  a  ftranger  could  take  the  advan- 
tage of  the  Laps  and  Swaflies  on  the  bar  ;  at  middlii^g  tides  he  would  have 
about  8  feet  water— at  neap  tides  not  more  than  7  to  74  f?et— at  iprinij 
tide.  9  to  9}  feet.  '        '  ^     * 

When  you  are  about  half  way  from  the  bar  to  the  light-houfe,  it  would 
be  beft  to  fteer  about  S.  b.  E.  or  S.  until  the  light-houfe  bears  S.  E.  b.  S. 
then  run  for  it  as  above  direfted,  as  the  ftraight  courfe  above  will  crofs  the 
comer  of  the  Black-Flat .:  yet  if  the  wind  be  eafterly,  there  will  be  no  dan- 
ger ;  if  the  wind  is  wefterly,  you  might  get  on  the  flat,  as  it  lies  on  the 
eaft  fide  of  the  channel,  and  the  CUft-Shoal  on  the  weft  fide. 


2d.     t>irectimsfor  going  into  "HztitaokRi  Harbour. 

OBSER.VE  the  finall  light-houfe  on  the  end  of  Brant-point,  and 
for  a  velkl  tliat  draws  no  more  than  9  feet  j  inches,  bring  it  to  bear  S.  E. 
b.  S,  when  at  the  bick  of  the  bar,  and  run  direaiv  for  it,  wWch  wilt  ctrry 
yo\xhi\.\wtKn  KhtCtift-ShoaltnA  Black- Flats  ;  continue  your  courfe  until 
you  juft  fliut  in  the  north  fliore  that  is  to  the  weftward  of  the  Clift ;  then 
you  are  within  the  corner  of  the  Black-Flats,  when  you  may  fteer  direftly 
for  the  end  of  the  point,  and  enter  the  harbour. 
Diftance  between  the  Light-Houtc- Shoal  and  Flat 

—  between  the  Flats  and  Clift-Shoal 

—  between  the  Clift  and  Stub-Shoal  * 

—  bztween  Olift-Shoal  and  Bar 
Length  of  Clift-Shoal  from  Ihore 
N,  B,   Yott  will  pafs  fix  bwoys  going  into  the  harbour. 


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3d.  Directionsf'jrfailinginto  the  Harbour  ^Nantucket  bytheButys. 

Wefiern  Channel.  THE  lirA.  buoy  you  pa&  is  a  white  one,  which 
you  leave  on  your  ftarboard  hand ;  the  next  a  black  one,  which  you  leave 
on  your  larboard,  faid  buoy  bearing  S.  S.  E.  4  E.  from  the  white  buoy } 
then  fteer  E.  b.  S.  leaving  the  next  buoy,  which  is  a  black  one,  on  the  lar> 
board  hand.  The  next  a  white  one,  which  leave  on  the  ftarboard.  Then 
fteer  S.  S.  E.  leaving  a  red  buoy  on  the  larboard  hand  ;  then  run  as  the 
ftiore  lies,  till  you  come  near  up  vi'ithBrant-point,  on  which  is  a  light-houfe 
ere£led,  which  keep  aboard  all  the  way  into  the  harbour. 

Eajtern  Channel.  The  firft  buoy  you  pal's  is  a  red  one,  which  you  leave 
on  your  ftarboard  hand  ;  the  next  is  a  black  one,  which  leave  on  the  ftar- 
board hand;  then  fteer  £.  S.  E.  till  you  come  near  a  wl.U.*  buoy,  which 
leave  on  your  ftarboard  hand;  fteer  S.  S.  E.  till  you  leave  ^  red  one  on 
your  hrooard  hand ;  then  keep  Brant-point  aboard,  as  before  mentioned. 

Veflfels  coming  in  the  Eaftern  Channel,  in  the  "night,  muft  bring  the 
light  on  Brantpoint  to  bear  S.  E.  b.  S.  |  S.  and  run  direftly  for  it  till 
they  get  the  {hore  foundings ;  then  leave  Brant-point  fhore  aboard  all  the 
yny  into  the  harbour. 


Courfes  and  Diftances  from  Nantucket  Light-Houfe, 


^tma  Light-Houfe  to  the  Handkerchief 

— —  do.         to  the  Snow-Drift 

M  .1   ■  do.         to  the  Stone- Horfe 

i-  do.         to  Sandy-Point  of  Monomoy 

«-„  do.         to  the  little  Round  Shoal 

».. do.         to  the  eaft  end  of  Pollock  Rip 

.Ni do.         to  the  great  Round  Shoal 

i,  do.         to  the  north  end  of  great  Rip 

«>..._  do.         to  the  fouth  Shoal 

»  .    ,  do.        to  Nantucket  harbour 

..,  do.         to  Tuckanuck  Shoal 

!■  ■  do.        to  eaft  chop  of  Holmes'- Hole 

m  do.         to  the  Horfe-Shoe 

m  I     .  do.        to  Hyannes 

... ,-  ■  do.        to  Cape-Sable 

• do.         to  the  Shoal  on  Georges'-Bank 

■  ■1.      the  Eaft  end  of  Nantucket,  called  Sancoty 

V.  liead,  to  the  South  Shoal              - 


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■&I 


Direaions  to  ihoft  rwmingfor  Block- Ifland  Cbanneli  to  thefoutb- 
tvard  of  Martha's-Vineyard,  Nantucket- Jfland,  atid/ucb  as 
are  bound  into  the  Vineyard  Somdy  and  intend  going  over  the 
Shoals  to  the  eqfiward. 

IN  appreaching  the  foulh  ertd  of  Blork.IJlanit  from  the  lbuthward» 
ihe  water  Ihoals  gradually.  When  the  lOand  bears  from  N.  W.  to  N.  b. 
W.  the  bottom  is  mud ;  this  is  commonly  caliv^d  Block- Ifiand-ChanntL 
This  Ifland,  if  you  come  from  the  louthward,  appears  round  and  high  ; 
and  if  you  approach  it  from  the  Si  E.  it  appears  like  a  faddle,  bemg  high  at 
both  ends,  but  highefl  to  the  fouthward.  Your  courle  from  Block- JJland 
to  *Gay-head  is  E.  *  N.  and  the  diftance  14  leagues. 

If  you  fall  to  the  fouthward  of  Martha' s-Vincyafd,  andean  fee  JVtf. 
fnfln'j./,fln(/,  and  intend  going  over  the  ftioal  to  the  eaftward,  bring  iVo- 
»ian'f.Z,a«<?  to  bear  weft,  and  fteer  eaft,  (making  the  courfe  good)  which 
willcarry  you  clear  from  all  danger,  and  bring  you  up  with  Sancoty-heddt 
but  you  muft  -not  run  direft  for  Sancoty-head  till  it  bears  N.N.W.  If  it  is 
night,  you  thay  fee  Nantucket  light  when  Sancoty-head  bears  as  nbove,  alfo 
bearmg  N.  N.  W.  There  is  a  Ihoal  bearing  S.  b.  E.  from  Sancoly-head^ 
one  mile  and  a  half  diftantj  which  has  not  above  ten  feet  water  on  it  at  high 
water,  called  Pachick,  which  joins  on  the  Old-Man,  between  which  and 
the  jhore  you  may  have  good  anchoring,  with  the  wind  at  N.  W.  You 
muft  keep  your  courfe  N.  N.  W.  in  this  channel,  till  you  bring  SaHcoty^ 
head  to  bear  S.  W.  when  you  muft  fteer  N.  E.  fot  the  Ship-Channel. 
You  may  turn  in  or  out  of  this  harbour,  only  obferving  the  flood  and  ebb 
tides,  the  former  of  which  fets  N.  N.  W.  and  the  latter  S.  S.  E.  In  thi«  • 
channel  you  will  have  from  four  to  five  fathoms  water,  and  one  league  dil- 
tant  from  Pachick-Reef  to  the  Bafs-Rip. 

If  you  are  coming  frran  fea,  and  make  the  Ifland  of  Nantucket  to  the 
northward  of  you,  it  may  be  known  by  three  Wind-Mills,  which  ftand  near 
each  other  upon  an  eminence.  You  may  then  fteer  diieaiy  for  the  land, 
until  you  are  within  half  a  mile  ;  and  may,  if  bound  to  the  eaftward,  run 
along  the  ftiore  in  4,  5,  and  6  fathoms  water,  to  the  S.  E.  part  of  the 
Ifland,  where  there  are  Ihoals  and  rips,  on  which  you  Will  have  only  two 
and  a  half  or  three  fathoms  water.  Continue  your  courie  along  the  Ihoi*, 
until  you  bring  Sancoty-Head  to  bear  S.  W.  from  you ;  then  fteer  N.  E. 
and  you  will  go  over  the  fame  ftioals  in  the  Ship-Channel,  as  you  do  in 
ftecring  Eaft  from  the  light-houfci  Sancoty-Head  is  the  eaftemmoft  head 
land  of  Nantucket. 

If»  in  coming  from  fea  you  make  the  South  Shoal,  which  lies  in  40,  44, 
N.  lat.  give  it  a  birth  of  a  mile.  If  you  intend  to  make  Nantucket- IJlailH, 
fteer  N.  b.  W.  and  when  you  come  neat  the  Ifland,  you  may  procee^long 
the  fliore,  according  to  the  former  direflions. 

If  when  you  make  the  South  Shoal,  you  are  bound  to  Bofion-bay,  and 
choole  to  go  to  the  eaftward  of  all  the  flioals  and  rips,  pafs  a  mile  or  two 
to  the  eaftward  of  the  South  Shoal,  then  fteer  N.  E.  b.  E.  until  you  deep- 
en the  water  to  45  or  50  fiithoms,  and  then  fteer  N.  b.  W.  for  the  back  cf 
Lape-Cod.    . 

*  There  is  a  Hght-houfe  en   the  highejl  part  of  this  head,  about  (So 
rods  from  the  water,  240  Jeet  above  the  fur/ace,  and  may  be  feen  7  or  8 
iea^ues  di_ftant,  when  the  utathtr  u  cUar^ 
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M»»aaacTTT- 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 

IF  you  come  from  the  edftward,  and  are  bound  for  Lortg-Ifiand  or  JVtfar' 
York,  you  (hould  be  careful  not  to  go  to  the  northward  of  40,  30,  N.  bi .  uil- 
til  you  pafs  the  South  Shoal  of  Nantucket,  the  foulhemmoft  part  of  whicfi 
lies  in  lat.  40,  44.  If  by  ftrefs  of  weather  you  fhould  be  driven  To  far  to 
the  northward,  as  to  be  near  Ndntucket-IJland,  you  may  pais  through  the 
channel  to  the  fouthward  of  the  I  (land*  This  is  a  very  difficult  and  dan- 
ceixjus  paflage,  and  not  to  be  atten^pted  but  in  cafe  of  necelTtty.  Martha's' 
Viueyard-IJland  lies  in  much  the  iame  btitudt;  as  Nantucket- IJland,  and 
may  be  known  by  a  finall  round  Ifland,  which  lies  at  the  fouthward  of  Gay* 
head,  called  Noman's-Land,  eight  miles  difhnt.  You  may  iail  between 
this  Ifland  a:vi  Martha' s-Vineyard,  but  you  muH  take  care  to  avoid  a  ledge 
of  rocks,  which  bears  from  the  light  N.  W.  b.  N.  one  mile  and  a  quarter 
diflant. 

Shiptf,  in  palTing  the  (hoal  ground  on  George's. Bank  and  Nantt^cket' 
Shoals,  (huuld  take  care  to  go  between  thofe  Ihoals  and  the  *Gulph-Streain, 
As  the  ibuthernmofl:  part  of  the  flioal  ground  on  George's-Bank  lies  in  4i« 
38,  N.  latitude  ;  and  the  northern  limits  of  the  Gulpk-Stream,  dire^ly  fouth 
from  this  part  of  the  ihoal  gfound,  extends  to  latitude  39  degrees,  you 
ilhould  pjifs  the  (hoal  ground  between  tliele  two  latitudes.  As  the  iboth 
part  of  Nantuchctjhoals  lies  in  lat.  40,  48,  and  the  Gulph-Stream  fouth* 
ward  from  this  part  reaches  as  far  to  the  northward  as  lat.  38,  30, 
you  iliould  pafs  Nantucket -Jhoats  between  thele  latitudes.  The  flioal 
ground  on  George's-Bank  lies  in  long.  67,  56,  W.  and  the  ISouth  Shoal  of 
Nantucket  in  69,  45,  W. 

*  This  remarkable  phenomenon  is  a  current  in  the  ocean,  which  runs 
along  the  coafi,  at  unequal  dijlances from  Cape-Florida  to  the  Ifle  of  Sables 
and  the  banks  t^  Newfoundland,  where  it  turns  off  and  tuns  down  through 
the  Wefitrn  IJlands  ;  thence  to  the  coafi  of  Africa,  and  along  that  coajl  in  a 
fouthern  direSion,  till  it  arrives  at,  andfuppties  the  place  oj  thofe  waters 
■  tarried  by  the  conftant  trade-toinds  from  the  coajl  of  Africa  towards  the 
wejl,  thus  producing  a  conflant  circulating  current.  1  his  flftain  is  about 
75  mites  fyom  thefkores  of  the  fouthern  States,  and  the  diflance  increafes  as 
you  proceed  northxdard.  The  width  of  it  is  about  40  or  50  miles,  widening 
towards  the  north.  Its  common  rapidity  is  three  miles  an  hour.  -  A  fouth' 
eafi  wind  narrows  theflream,  renders  it  more  rapid,  and  drives  it  nearer  the 
coafi.  North-weji  and  weft  winds  have  a  contrary  effeEt.  The  Gulph-Stream 
is  fuppofed  to  be  occafoned  by  the  trade  tuindi,  tnat  are  conftantly  driving 
the  water  to  the  weflward,  which  being  comprejftd  in  the  Gtilph  of  Mexico, 
finds  a  paffage  between  Florida  and  the  Bahama- 1  (lands,  and  runs  to  the 
north^eaft  along  the  American  coafi.  This  hypothefis  is  confirmed  by'anether 
fa&  :  It  isfaid  that  the  water  in  the  Guy-'  of  Mexico  is  many  yards  higher 
fmknjiip  the  wefiern  fide  of  the  continent  in  the  Pacific-Ocean.  It  is  highly 
frobMlt  that  tkefand  carried  doton  by  great  rivers  into  bays,  and  the  cur* 
rent  out  of  thefeiays  meeting  with  the  Gulph-Siream,  by  their  eddies  kavt 
formed  Nantucket-Shoals,  Cape-Cod,  George's-Bank,  the  Ifland  of  Sable, 
&c. 

Skilful  navigators,  who  have  acquired  a  knotdledge  of  the  extent  to  which 
ihis  fir  earn  reaches  ott  the  New-England  coaftj  have  liarnt,  in  their  voyages 
from  Europe  to  New-England,  New- York,  or  Pennfylvania,  to  pafs  the 
l/anks  of  Newfoundland  in  about  40"  or  50"  North  lat,  to  fail  thence  in  a 
tourfe  between  the  northern  edge  of  the  Gu'ph-Stream,  and  the  fhoals  and 
tanks  o/'Sable-Iilmti;  George'fi-Bank,  a n^  Nantucket,  by  which  they  make 
faftr  and  quicker  voyages  to  America, 


or. 

ir  Long- IJlartd  or  ^ew 
j-dof  40,  30,  N.hi.  uil' 
hemmoft  part  of  whicfi 
lOuld  be  driven  fo  far  to 
i  may  pais  through  the 
very  diificult  and  dan- 
)f  neceJTUy.  Martha's' 
Nantucket-IJland,  and 
tt  the  fouthward  of  Gay* 
You  may  lad  between 
ike  care  to  avoid  a  ledge 
sne  mile  aiid  a  quartc;r 

.Bank  and  Nantucket- 
ind  the  *Gulph-Strtam, 
eorge's-Bank  lies  in  41, 
/i-Stream,  direftly  fouth 
titude  39  degrees,  you 
atitudes.  As  the  ibuth 
ie  Gulph-Stream  fouth> 
ihward  as  ht.  38,  30, 
latitudes.  The  ftioal 
and  the  ^outh  Shoal  of 


the  ocean,   which  rum 

rida  to  the  Ifle  of  Sables 

and  runt  down  through 

and  along  that  coajl  in  tt 

he  plate  of  thofe  waters 

of  Africa  towards  the 

t.     ThisJlt^aM  is  about 

the  difiance  increafes  as 

O  or  50  miles,  widening 

ties  an  hour.  •  A  fouth' 

and  drives  it  nearer  the 

Tea.    The  Gulph-Stream 

it  are  cotifianttf  driving 

n  the  Gtilph  of  Mexico, 

ands,   and  runs  to  the 

s  is  confmed  by'another 

»  is  many  yards  higher 

!ic-Ocean.     It  is  highly 

into  bays,  and  the  cur* 

by  their  eddies  kavi 

the  JJland  of  Sable, 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


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■e  of  the  extent  to  which 
liarnt,  in  their  voyages 

nnfylvania,   to  fafs  the 

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By  ciUerving  the  foregoing  dire£lions,  and  keeping  between  the  Gulph- 
Stream  and  the  Shoals,  you  will  Ihorten  your  palTage  to  New-York,  Deta- 
ware,  Virginia,  or  other  weftem  ports  ;  for  you  will  have  the  advantage  of 
the  eddy  current,  running  contrary  to  the  Gulph-Stream  ;  the  latter  would 
retard  your  progreCs  at  the  rate  of  60  or  70  miles  a  day.  The  Nantucket 
whalemen,  by  their  conllant  pni6lice  of  whaling  on  the  edge  of  the  Gulph« 
Stream  all  the  way  from  thrir  liland  to  the  Bahamas,  are  well  acquainted 
with  its  courle,  velocity,  and  extent.  A  ftranger  may  know  when  he  is  in 
the  Gulph-Stream,  by  the  warmth  of  the  water,  which  is^uch  greater  than 
that  or  either  fide  of  it.  If  when  you  are  crofTing  the  Gulph-Stream,  you 
are  bound  to  the  weflward,  you  (bould  get  out  of  it  as  loon  as  polTible. 

•  GAY-HEAD  is  the  wefternmoft  point  of  Martha' s-Vineyard.  The 
land  of  this  heid  is  high  and  of  divers  colours,  namely,  red,  yellow,  and  v.''  .0 
in  llreaks.    In  (leering  from  Block- Iflandior  Gay-head,  you  muil  be  careful 

avoid  the  Sound  Pigs  :  they  make  a  ledge  of  rocks,  fome  of  which  are 
ve  and  others  under  waf  .  '.sk  rocks  He  two  miles  and  a  half  S.  W, 
4.  .*.  from  the  weftemmolk  <-.  Jilizabeth-IJles,znd  N.W.b.W.  from  Gay- 
head,  3  I  leagues  diftant.  The  firft  of  the  flood  tide  fets  (Irong  to  the  north- 
ward over  the  rocks  into  Buzzard' s-Bay,  which  is"  very  foul.  Within 
Gay-head  there  is  a  fair  Tandy  bay,  in  which  is  very  good  anchoring  with 
fouth  and  fouth-eafterly  winds.  Your  courfe  along  Elizabeth- Jfles 
is  £.  N.  E.  in  15,  14,  12,8,  15,  16,  and  17  fathoms  water;  give  the 
liles  a  birth  of  about  three  quarters  of  a  mile,      Mt 

When  coming  from  fea,  you  may  run  for  Ga^Head  light  when  it  bears 
from  N.  N.  E.  to  E.  S.  E.  giving  it  a  birth  of  two  miles  to  clear  the 
Devil's-Bridge,  which  bears  from  the  light  N.  W.  b.  N.  one  mile  and  a 
quarter  diftant.  As  mcal'uring  the  diftance  in  the  night  would  be  uncer- 
tain, you  mi^ft  keep  your  lead  goii^,  and  if  you  fhould  have  7  or  8  fal)ioms 
when  the  light  bears  S.  E.  b.  £.  or  S.  £.  haul  up  north  till  you  have  10 
or  12  fiithoms ;  then  with  flood,  fteer  N.  E.— -and  with  ebb,  N.  E.  b.  E. 
three  leagues  ;  then  E.  N.  £.  will  be  the  courfe  of  the  Sound,  wltich  will 
carry  you  to  the  northward  of  the  Middle-Ground,  when  you  will  fee  the 
Weft  Chop  of  Holmes' -Hole  harbour,  (which  appears  like  fand-banks  or 
cliffs)  with  trees  back  of  it,  which  you  may  run  in  for,  but  keep  one  mile 
diftant  from  the  Ihore  till  you  open  the  Eall  Chop  one  cable's  length,  and 
with  a  flood  tide  fteer  dire£l  for  it,  and  with  ebb  keep  it  one  point  open, 
till  you  open  a  wind-mill  on  the  weft  fide  of  the  harbour  about  one  cable's 
length  ;  then  run  up  in  the  middle  of  the  river,  ,till  you  come  to  4  or  3 
fathoms,  wliere  you  may  anchor  on  good  ground.  The  ufual  mark  for  an- 
choring is  the  Wefi-chop,  bearing  from  N.  N.  W,  to  N,  W.  b.  N,  but  if 
ypu  lie  any  time  here,  the  beft  anchoring  is  well  up  the  harbour,  and  dofe 
to  the  fhore,  mooring  S.  £.  und  N.  W.  in  6  or  5  fathoms  water.  In  this, 
harbour,  which  is  about  two^tniles  deep,  you  will  lie  fecure  from  all  winds 
except  a  northerly  one.  You  muft  not  keep  further  than  two  miles  from 
the  Weft  Chop,  as  there  is  a  flioal  called  the  Hedge-Fence,  which  lies 
about  three  miles  and  a  half  northward  from  Holmes'-hoie,  and  extends 
W.  N.  W.  and  E,  S.  £.  fix  miles,  is  about  one  mile  broad,  and  has  from 
four  to  fix  feet  on  it  at  low  water ;  between  this  fhoal  and  Hohtes'-hole, 
there  are  from  8  to  1  a  fathoms  water.  If  you  make  the  Clu>p  in  the  night, 
when  it  bears  S.  E.  you  are  clear  of  the  Middle-Ground.  Su<v  for  the  eaft 
fide  of  it  till  you  ftrike  in  4  or  3  fothoms,  on  the  fist  ground  near  the 
chop  ;  tlien  fteer  S.  E,  b.  £.  obfe^ing  not  to  go  neaicr  the  bnd  than  ^ 

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fathoms,     tt  in  running  S.  £.  b.  E.  you  fall  into  6  or  7  fathoms,  haul  up 
$.  b.  W.  or  S.  S.  W.  and  run  into  4  or  3  fathoms,  as  before  direded. 

In  coming  into  the  found  in  the  night,  with  a  (Irong  iiorth-wellerly 
wind,  haul  to  the  northward  till  you  have  I'mooth  water  under  tiie  Eliza. 
MA -//Zanrff,  where  you  may  anchor  in  14  or  1  o  fathoms  water.  Should 
you  have  the  wind  to  the  (outhward,  it  will  be  bed  to  run  down  through 
the  South  Channel  or  Vineyard  fide.  When  the  liglu  bears  S.  S.  K.  your 
Courfe  is  N.  E.  byE.  -f  E.  or  E.  N.  E.  obferving  not  to  come  nearer  the 
land  than  ii\to  7  ftffhoms  water,  till  yon  are  abreaft  of  Lumtart's-Cove,  ir\ 
•which  is  good  anchoring,  with  foutherly  or  eallerly  winds,  and  may  be 
Itfio'vn  by  a  high  land  bank,  called  Nccunkey-Clijf,  on  the  oaft  fide  of  it,  and 
a  ware-hou(c  Handing  by  the  water  about  midway  the  cove,  oppofite  which 
you  may  come  too  in  5  or  3  fathoms,  fandy  bottom,  where  is  the  bell  an- 
choring. Tlic  Middlt-Ground  lies  about  two  miles  without  the  cove,  and 
has  I  a  feet  water  on  it.  If  you  intend  running  down  for  Holmet'-Hdle^ 
vour  courfe,  when  oppofite  Necunkcy- Pointy  is  E.  b.  N.  keeping  near  the 
land  to  clear  the  Middlt-Ground.  You  may  track  the  Ihore  by  the  lead 
in  from  7  to  4  fathoms,  till  you  come  near  the  Well  Chop  ;  but  come  na 
pearer  than  3  fathoms  :  and  you  may  track  the  Chop  around  the  fame  ai 
running  doywi  to  the  northW'ird  of  the  Middle  Ground.  There  is  good  an- 
choring along  this  (hore,  in  6  6r  4  |ithoms,  after  you  are  to  l(ie  ealtward  of 
Necunkey. Point,  till  you  come  near  the  Well  Chop. 

Your  courle  from  the  Mbt  to  Tarpaulin-Cove  is  N.  I'.,  b.  N.  and  the 
dillance  four  leagues.  InThis  harbour  you  may  anchor  in  from  four  to 
two  and  a  half  f  lioms,  and  lie  fafe,  with  the  wind  from  N.  E.  b.  E.  ta 
South.  It  will  be  befl  to  anchor  in  three  fathoms,  as  with  that  water  you 
will  be  out  of  the  tide,  where  the  ground  is  good  for  holding.  The  tide 
flows  at  change  and  full  days  of  the  moon,  at  9  o'clock,  but  in  the  channel 
between  EUzabeth-Ifland  and  3^flrMa'j-riM<',v«rci  the  Hood  runs  until  XX 
o'clock.  In  this  channel  there  is  a  Middle  Ground,  which  is  a  nanow 
fhoal  of  fand,  the  eaftern  end  of  which  bears  N.  W.  b.  N.  from  the  Weft 
Chop.  There  is  not  more  than  3  or  4  feet  water  on  the  eaftern  end. 
N.  W.  from  Necunkey-Cliff  is  3  and  4  fathoms  acroCs  the  ground.  Op- 
pofite Lumhard's-Cove  is  la  feet,  and  to  the  weftward  of  that  is  3  and  4 
nthoms.  The  fhoal  lies  W.  b.  S.  and  E.  b.  N.  is  about  4  leagues  in  length, 
and  has  feveial  fwafiies  on  it.  When  the  £a/Z-Cn(>^  of  Hohnes'-hole  comes, 
open  of  the  IVeft-Ckop,  you  are  to  the  eadward  of  the  Middle-  Ground. 

Your  courfe  from    Tarpaitlin-Cove  to  Holm<s'-Hok  is  E.  \  N.  dillanr- 
three  and  a  half  leagues.     In  fteering  this  courle,  you  muft  have  regar'"  (,- 
the  tide,  as  the  ebb  may  let  you  top  far  to  the  Ibuthward,  and  the  floe    •   3 
far  to  the  north^vard,  and  ftand  in  for  the  harbour,^  when  you  have  opened 
the  Eaft  Chop  as  before  direfted. 

From  Hulmcs'-hnk  "to  Qape-Poge  the  courfe  is  E.  S.  E.  dnd  the  diftance 
about  three  leagues ;  in  the  channel  baween  them  there  arc  12  and  n  fath- 
oms, wMer.  Irr  going  through  this  channel,  you.  muft  be  careful  to  keep 
your  lead  going,  in  order  to  avoid  a  dangerous  land  which  lies  on  the  north 
ijde  of  it,  called  the  Ilorfe-Shve,  diftant  from  Cape- Page  3  leagues.  The 
channel  between  this  land  and  Cape-  Poge,  and  alfo  between  the  former  and 
Tuckanmk-Shoal,  is  narrow  ;  in  it  tliere  are  from  i«  to  4}  fiithoms  wattr. 
Some  part  of  this  channel  is  dry  at  low  water  ;  in  other  parts  there  are 
narrow  channels,  through  which  veffcls  may  pais,  the  eaftemmoft  part  of 
it  ipreads  with  divers  proi);Ts,  lil;e  fingers.  When  Tuchanuck-Ifland  bears 
S.  S.  W.  you  are  to  the  eallward  of  the  Horfe-Shoe.  On  the  ibuth  fide  of 
the  channel  alfo,  there  are  ievcral  Ipots  of  land,  to  avoid  which  you  muft 
keep  your  lead  going. 


S  or  7  fathoms,  haul  up 
t,  as  before  direfled. 
I  ftrong  iiorth-wcllerly 
water  under  tlie  Eliza- 
ilhoms  water.  Should 
I  to  run  down  through 
glu  bears  S.  S.  K.  your 
not   to  come  neaier  the 

of  Lumtart's-Covtf  m 
rly  winds,  and  may  be 
m  the  eaft  fide  of  it,  and 
le  cove,  oppoftte  which 
I,  where  is  the  bed  an- 

without  the  cove,  and 
iown  for  Holme\'-Hdle^ 
b.  N.  keeping  near  th& 
li  the  Ihore  by  the  lead 
;(l  Chop  ;  but  come  na 
hop  around  the  fame  a& 
ind.  There  is  good  an- 
u  are  to  l(ie  ealtward  of 
I. 

N.  v..  b.  N.  and  the 
anchor  in  from  four  to 
id  ftx}m  N.  F..  b.  E.  to 
,  as  with  that  water  you 
for  holding.  The  tide 
lock,  but  in  the  channel 
the  Hood  runs  until  1 1 
nd,  which  is  a  nanow 
/■.  b.  N.  from  the  Weft 
;er  on  the  eaftern  eiid. 
Tofs  the  ground.  Op- 
tward  of  that  is  3  and  4 
bout  4  leagues  in  length, 
yp  of  Hohnes' -hole  comet 
the  Middle- Ground. 
'ok  is  E.  I  N.  diftanr- 
ou  mufl  have  regar'"  (.- 
iward,  and  the  floe  -  3 
when  you  have  opened 

.  S.  E.  dnd  the  didance 
here  are  X2  and  H  feth- 
muik  be  careful  to  keep 
which  lies  on  the  north 
e-Poge  3  leagues.  The 
between  the  former  and 
t«  to  4I  fothoms  wattr. 
,  in  other  parts  there  are 
the  caftemmofl.  part  of 
Tuckamuk- I/land  bears 
e.  On  the  Ibuth  iide  of 
avoid  which  you  rouft 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT.  €c 

Tliere  is  a  harbour  betwt-n  Marlha's-Viney»rd  and  Cape-Pof/,  in  which 
you  may  anchor.  In  proceeding  for  this  harbour,  pals  within  a  mile  of 
Capc-Poge,  and  then  fteer  ibuth  along  tne  low  Tandy  beach  ou  the  w«ft  fide, 
in  Hve  fathoms  water,  until  you  come  to  the  louthernraoft  part  of  it,  then 
fail  more  cailcrly  about  a  mile,  until  you  biing  the  town,  which  is  in  a  bay 
to  tlie  weflwaru,  fairly  open,  and  then  fteer  direttly  S.  S.  "".  into  the  lur. 
bour,  until  you  get  within  half  a  mile  of  the  town,  where  you  may  anchor 
in  4  or  3  fathoms  water.  This  harbour  is  a  gut  between  Martha's-Vine- 
yard  and  Cfipe-Poge,  and  is  formed  by  a  flioal  whicli  lies  on  the  N.  W.  and 
W.  fide  of  the  entrance,  and  the  beach  to  the  tbuthward.  The  tide  runa 
flrong  in  this  harbour. 

North homGay-Head  light,  diftant  3  leagues, Kes  Qjiid's-IIok.  Thti  is  the  • 
paflage  for  New- Bedford.  In  running  into  the  Hole,  you  mud  keep  in 
the  middle  of  the  entrance,  and  nearer  the  weft  Iide  after  you  have  entered. 
On  the  weft  fide  there  is  good  anchoring  oppolite  a  fandy  cove,  in  4  or  3 
fathoms  water.  About  three  leagues  E.  N.  E.  from  the  mouth  of  Q^uick's- 
hole  there  is  an  opening,  at  the  eafl  eod  of  the  Iftands,  called  IFood's-ffole, 

When  you  leave  Hulines'-hole,  keep  the  Wefl-Cliop  open  to  the  north- 
ward of  the  Eafl-Chop,  until  you  have  fAXtdSqitafh- Meadow-Shoal,  which 
you  leave  on  your  ftarboard  hand,  which  is  tw>'  miles  and  a  half  from 
the  Eajl-Chop,  when  your  courie  will  be  E.  b.  S,  in  10  or  12  &thoms 
water,  which  courfe  you  muft  continue  till  you  pafs  Cape-Poge.  If  it 
fhould  hi  tide  of  {l(X)d,  you  muft  fteer  K,  b.  S,  \  S.  as  the  tide  of  huod  fets 
very  ftrong  to  the  northward  between  Cape-Poge  and  Tmkanuck-IJland, 
and  the  tide  of  ebb  to  the  lbuthward,ib  that  you  muft  govern  your  courie  by 
the  tide.  N.t!.  from  Tuckanuck-IJland,znd  due  wtH  from  Nantucket  light- 
houfe,  lies  a  Cro/s-Ledge  which  you  muft  give  good  diftance,  part  of  which 
IS  dry  at  low  water,  between  which  and  the  Horfe-Shoe  the  channel  is  very 
narrow,  where  you  will  have  from  4  tc  5  fathoms  water.  In  clear  weather 
you  may  iee  Nantucket  light-houfe  from  this  ledge,  which  you  muft 
bring  to  bear  £.  b.  S.  or  £.  b.  S.  |  S.  which  couxie  you  are  to  fteer  till 
you  pafs  it  one  league,  when  you  muft  bring  it  to  bear  weft, 
and  fteer  eaft,  taking  care  to  make  this  courie  good,  which  will  carry  you 
over  the  fttoals  in  Ship-Channel ;  the  ground  is  very  uneven,  and  you  will 
have  from  4  to  8  fathoms  v.-ater.  When  you  have  palfed  over  the  ftioah 
you  will  have  fix)m  to  to  14  fathoms  water,  and  then,  by  fteering  nortli^ 
you  will  make  Cape-Cod  light-houfe,  diftant  18  leagues. 

To  go  to  the  northward  of  the  Round-Shoal,  you  muft  proceed  accord- 
ing to  the  foregoing  directions,  until  you  pals  the  light-houle,  and  bring  it 
to  bear  S.W.  b.W.  then,  by  making  a  N.  E.  b.  E,  courfe  good,  you  will  go 
between  the  Great  :>-.id  Little-Roand-Shoals,  in  two  and  a  half,  three, 
four,  and  five  fathoms  water,  until  you  have  croffed  the  PoUo(k-Rip,  where  ■ 
you  willhaveabout  3  «ar  4  fathoms  water.  T\\tLitlU-Rotind'Shoalhe.ixs>^.'W, 
from  the  great  one,  diftant  about  three  miles.  Continue  your  N.E.b.E.  course, 
until  you  deepen  your  watei  to  i  a  or  1 3  fathoms,  and  then  fteer  north  for 
the  back  of  Cape-Cod,  on  which  there  is  a  light-houfe,  built  in  the  year 
1 797,  as  defchbed  in  page  53. 

Off  the  norih-eaft  part  of  Nantucket- IJlandihexc^xt  three  rips*,  the  firft 
is  called  the  Bafs-Rip,  and  is  about  three  miles  from  Sancoty-Head  ;  on 
ibme  parts  of  this  rip  there  are  only  9  feet  water  ;  on  other  parts  there  aro 
2f  and  three  fathoms  water.  Off  the  fouth-eaft  part  of  Nantuckei-i 
Ijland  lies  a  flioil,  lulled  the  Old  Man,  running  5  miles  to  the 
weft  ward,  in  the  fame  dire£l.ion  with  the  I  (land,  which  is  one  and  a  quar- 
ter mile  ftbm  the  fliore,  and  has  only  three  feet  water  on  the  weftern  part, 
between  which  and  the  flioie  is  a  gooid  channel. 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


The  Ortat-Rip  is  ibout  four  and  ^  half  leagues  from  Saneety  Htai: 
an  this  rip,  about  £.  S.  E.  from  Sancoty-Htad  there  are  4  feet  water,  and 
raftfmin  Squam  there  are  5,  but  on  nmny  other  parts- of  it  there  are  two  and 
a  half,  three,  an4  four  fathoms  water. 

FiJhing'Rip  is  about  eleven  and  a  half  leagues  from  Sancety./ftad,  and 
lias  froiu  five  to  feven  fathoms  water  on  it.  Between  this  and  the  Great. 
Rip  the  ground  is  uneven  ;  there  are  twelve,  twenty-two,  and  fifteen  fath- 
oms water.  Thcfe  two  rips  (Iretch  ntarty  north  and  fouth,  and  are  about 
twelve  miles  in  length. 

Martha's-Vintyard  is  (ituated  betweet)  40*,  17',  and  41°,  ^9*,  north  laf. 
and  between  70*,  a«',  and  70",  50',  weft  long,  about  2t  miles  long  and  6 
b.'oad,  and  lies  a  little  to  the  weftward  of  Nantucket. 


Beirin^s  and  Difiances  of  Jundry  places  from  Gay- Head  Ught- 

Houje. 

Noman's-Land,  S.  eight  miles  didant. 

Old-Man^  S.  b.  E.  This  is  a  ledge  of  rocks  which  lies  two  thirds  of 
the  difUnce  from  the  Vineyard  to  A'omdn'5-i.An^,  which  has  a  pad'.ige  on 
both  riAs,  that  is  but  little  ufed.  Thole  who  do  go  through  muil  keep 
nnr  Noman'i-Land  till  the  light  bears  north.  You  will  not  have  mote 
thvi  three  and  a  half  fathoms  water  in  ihis  pafTage. 

Sound  Pigf,  N.  W.  b.  W.  three  and  a  half  leagues.  This  is  a  ledgtj 
of  rocks  which  is  very  dangerous,  and  bears  S.  W.  b.  W.  from  the  weft- 
ernmotiof  iht  Elizabeth-IJlands  (called  Cu<</iMnA),  diftant  two  and  a  half 
miles. 

N.  E.  fmm  the  li^'ht,  two  and  aiiaU  leagues  diftant,  is  a  fpot  of  (heal 
ground,  with  three  fithoms  water  on  it. 

Mananjhaw-hiy.,  three  and  a  half  miles  diftant.  In  this  harbour  vou 
"wiU  have  good  tfichoring  in  from  8  to  6  fathoms,  the  light  bearing  W.  b. 
S.  or  W.  I  S.  and  lie  (hellered  with  the  wind  from  E.  N.  E.  to  W.  S.  W, 

Block-Ijldnd  W.  \  S.  diftant  14  leagues. 

Rhodt-IJland  light-houfe,  W.  N.  W.  dilbint  12  leagues. 


TSC 


ss: 


Defrnption  o/"  George's-Bank  and  Nantucket-Shoals. 

THE  Shoals  of  Ceorge's-Bank  lie  inlat.4t,35,  N.  and  are  very  danger' 
pus  *,  in  forae  places  having  only  two  or  three  feet  water  oit  ihero,  furround- 
ed  two  or  three  leagues  by  rips  and  breakers,  with  s;  very  dangerous,  irreg- 
idar,  and  rapid  tide,  which  fets  fouthward  moft  parlj  of  the  time. 

On  that  part  of  George's  where  the  flioals  lie,  you  will  have  a  (Irong  tide, 
but  not  regular.  The  moft  powerful  and  rapid  part,s  of  it  run  fouthward  ; 
iirft  to  the  §.  S.  E.  and  continuing  its  force  until  it  comes  up  S.  W.  when 
it  flacks  and  alters  its  courfc,  making  Tome  iliort  returns  to  the  N.  N.  E. — 
N>  E.  and  Eall,  fometimes  for  the  (pace  of  12  and  15  hours. 
^  In  coming  from  the  iouth.'/^rd  for  George's-Bank,  you  will  pet  (bund- 
iogs  in  lat.  40,  1(7,  if  on  the  S.  S.  W.  part  of  the  bank.  .  Should  you  get 
(bunding  in  the  lat.  of  40,  30,  you  may  dc  certain  you  are  to  the  caftwani 
V>f  the  flioal,  when  you  muft  direft  your  coufc  accordingly  to  clear  it»^ 
\vhjfn  your  firft  'biuidings  will  b::  iw  from  75  to  60  fathoms.     When, 


.-Ufa.  ■tfJW«fMM&MMiliAMiM»u» 


OT. 

les  from  Santety  Head  f 
wre  are  4  feet  water,  and 
rts-  of  it  there  are  two  and 

from  Sancdty-tfead,  and 
ween  this  and  the  Great. 
Ity-two,  and  fifteen  fath. 
and  fouth,  and  are  about 

,  and  41°,  49',  north  lat. 
x>ut  3 1  miles  long  and  6 
I. 


m  Gay-Head  Light- 


A\\c\\  lies  two  thirds  of 
',  which  has  a  paHige  on 
1  go  through  muft  keep 
ifou  Will  not  have  moie 

iagues.  This  is  a  ledge 
V.  b.  W.  from  the  weft- 
I,  diftant  two  and  a  half 

lant,  Is  a  fpot  of  (hoal 

In  this  harbour  you 
the  light  bearing  W.  b. 
E.  N.  E.toW.S.W, 

eagues. 


ntucket-Shoals. . 

M.  and  are  very  danger- 
rater  oit  tliem,ruvn»)nd- 

very  dangerous,  irrcg- 
of  the  time. 
will  have  a  (Irong  tide, 

of  it  run  fouthward  ; 
comes  up  S.  W.  when 
irns  to  tlie  N.  N.  E. — 

hours. 

you  will  RCt  (bund< 
)ank.  .  Should  you  get 
ou  are  to  the  eaflward, 
cordingly   to   clear  '\t^ 

60  fajhoms.     When, 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT.  9% 

fteering  to  the  northward,  you  will  (hoalen  your  water  gradually  to  24 
fathoms,  when  you  will  be  in  lat.  41,  ao,  which  depth  of  water  you  will 
have  10  or  I  a  leagues  didant,  either  eall  or  weft.  Txom  40  10  31  fathoms 
foundings  you  will  have  fine  white  bnd,  mixed  with  black  ipecks ;  but 
the  nearer  the  (hoal  Ite  cotrlisr  the  land.  When  you  get  into  1  e  fathonu 
you  will  have  very  irregular  foundings,  lometimes  deepening,  and  at  others 
fhotling  two  or  three  ftthoms.  If  you  are  coming  into  the  rail  channel, 
and  get  bundings  in  lat.  49,  13,  you  will  then  be  on  the  N.  £.  part  of  the 
bunk,  as  there  are  no  Ibundings  on  George'j-Bavk  to  the  northward  of  the 
above  latitude.  When  the  Ihoal  of  Gtorii's  be^rs  S.  W.  b.  W.  8  leagues 
diftant,  you  will  have  from  ao  to  a  a  bthoms,  round  ftones  as  big  as  eggs, 
and  large  mufcles  :  four  leagues  to  the  eaftward  of  this  you  will  have  3d 
fathoms,  white  mole  ;  and  j  leagues  further  eaft  you  will  have  black  mols ; 
and  from  that  to  the  N.  £.  p^rt  of  the  bank,  rocky  bottonk,  and  plenty  of 
halibut. 

If  you  ftrike  fctmdtngs  in  lat.  43,  30,  it  muft  be  on  the  S.  W.  part  of 
Brown's- Bank,  where  you  will  have  from  30  to  45  fathoms,  Tandy  bottoni. 

On  your  firft  entrance  on  Oeorge's-Bank  ftomBlock- IJland-Channel,  you 
will  have  oozy  bottom,  till  you  are  as  far  to  the  eaftward  as  lite  bank  ex« 
tends. 

Soundings  from  the  weftwird  of  GeorgeU-Bank  continues  its  courfe  W. 
b.  S.  until  you  are  nearly  abreatt  of  Long-IJland,  then  Ibuthward  to  Cafu- 
Hatttras. 

Eight  or  ten  leaguei  Ibuth-eaft  from  tltc  Ibulh  part  of  George's-Barfk  lies 
the  Gulf-Stream,  where  there  is  a  ftrong  E.  N.  £.  current,  a.id  "f  you  are 
bound  to  the  weft  ward,  vou  had  better  go  very  near  the  bank,  and  often  on 
foundings,  till  you  are  abreaft  the  South  Shoal  of  Nantucket, whett  you  have 
30  leagues  from  bank  to  current,  and  by  doing  which  you  will  probably 
Ihorten  your  pafliige. 

The  South  Shoal  of  Nantucket  is  almoft  dry  ;  th*  tide  runs  fwift,  but 
regular,  to  the  N.  E.  and  S.  W.  Nearly  to  the  fouthward  of  this  Ihoal, 
in  35  or  30  bthoms,  you  will  have  fine  black  and  white  (iind  ;  to  th6  eaft- 
Ivard  in  the  fame  foundings  you  will  have  coarfe  fand.  When  you  are  near 
the  flioal,  you  will  h^ve  very  light  coloured  water,  together  with  white 
and  black  land  and  pieces  of  green  fliells.  Nine  or  ten  leagues  to  the  weft* 
wsrd  of  the  above  ihoal,  in  30  or  40  fathoms,  you  will  have  black  mud 
of  a  fhining  fnooth  nature,  when  you  will  be  in  Tuckanuck-Channel. 

To  the  Weftward  of  the  South  Shoal  of  Nantucket,  you  have  no  ftvcils, 
rips,  nor  tide  to  hurt  you,  untU  you  come  near  the  land  ;  but  clear  Tea, 
good  navigation,  and  regular  foundings.  To  the  eaftward  and  northward 
6f  the  South  ShOal  you  will  have  a  rapid  tide. 

Around  the  coaft  of  Nantucket  and  the  fhoals  yeu  will  have  (andy  bot- 
tom, and  in  moderate  weather  had  better  anchor  than  be  driven  about  by 
the  tide,  which  is  very  npid.  Tb^  courfes  of  the  tides  at  and  over  Nan' 
tucket  (hoals  is  nearly  N.  E.  and  S.  W.  and  regular.  The  N.  E.  tide  bring- 
eth  flood.-— S.  S.  £.  moon  uiaketh  high  water.— South  moon  makes  full 
lea  at  N«ntucket  hzrbour. 

S.  S.  E.  and  W.  N.  W.  moon  mnkes  high  water  On  the  fhoals  ;  the  tide 
o^  flood  fees  N.  E.  b.  E.  and  ebb  S.  W.  b.  W.  fiom  two  to  three  knots  an 
hour.     It  ebbs  and  tlows  about  5  or  6  feei. 

When  you  come  in  from  lea  and  fall  mio  Block- JJland  channel,  you 
will  have  from  54  to  70  fathoms,  foft  muddy  bottom.  You  will  hav« 
foundings  in  the  lat.  of  40.  In  ftanding  10  the  northward,  you  will  flioal 
your  water  to  30  fathcHss,  and  when  in  fight  of  Block-IJland  you  will  have 
from  S5  to  20  fitthooMf  laody  bottom,    yfhm  Bloch-Ifand  bears  norths 


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AMf-RICAN  COAST  PILOt. 

diflint  4  or  j  Ifafjuej,  you  cannot  fee  my  land  to  the  northward  or  n(i* 
Wjrd  ;  b'lt  »<%  you  appniach  the  Klind,  you  will  Ice  MonliKk-I'oint  to  th« 
wedward,  making  a  long  low  point  to  the  caflward.  In  failing  to  the  W. 
S.  \V.  yo'.i  Will  make  no  rvmarkable  land  on  Lonf^-IJland,  fri>m  the  eaft- 
Ward  of  laid  llland  to  the  woflw.ird, — it*  broken  land  appearing  at  a  Uif- 
Unce  like  Ifl.indii.  Von  will  have  20  or  aa  fatlioms  water  out  light  of  tlie 
land,  ikndy  bottom  in  iome  and  clay  in  other  places.  When  you  ronie  in 
fight  of  Sandy-Hook  light-houlc,  you  will  fee  the  Ui^liLinds  of  Neverfinkf 
which  lie  W.  S.  W.  from  Sandy- Hook^  and  is  the  moil  remarkable  land  on 
that  ihorc. 

At  the  fou'.h  entrance  of  the  fouth  channel  you  will  have  oozy  bottom, 
in  40  or  50  fathoms  water )  k>uth  of  Noman'S'Land,  io  so  or  25  fathoms, 
you  will  have  coarfe  liind,  like  gravel  Hones ;  and  S.  S.  W.  from  it,  in  a8 
«r  30  fathoms,  coarCe  red  (and ;  S.  S.  Ji.,  from  Uli>ck-IJl(ind,  which  is  in 
Block. IJland  channel,  in  40  or  50  fathoms,  you  will  have  00/y  bottom,  but 
as  you  (hual  your  water  to  25  or  so  fathoms,  you  will  have  cuarlt:  Tandy 
bottom. 


P 


I" 


Dire^lions  for  *  New-  Bedfoixl . 

\t  you  come  into  the  Sound  between  Gay-head  and  KUzaheth-IJlani^ 
\i\  the  winter  lealbn,  and  have  bad  cables  and  anchors,  you  mud  bring  Gay- 
head  light  to  bear  iouth,  and  run  north  for  QtiUk'shoU,  didant  thres 
leagues  from  Gay-htad.  In  going  through  this  paflfage,  keep  the  laiboard 
hand  bed  on  board,  as  thtre  is  a  ledge  of  rocks  on  the  datboard  hand  as  you 
enter  from  the  fbuthward.  When  you  pal's  this  place  you  mud  deer  N.  f 
£.  four  or  five  miles,  for  there  is  a  lunken  ledge  which  you  leave  on  your 
larboard  hand  after  you  go  about  two  leagues  on  the  above  courfe  ;  then 
you  mud  deer  N.  N.  W.  In  deering  this  courle,  you  will  make  a  dry 
ledge  of  rocks  and  a  low  liland  with  a  few  trecli  on  it,  on  your  llarboard 
band.  You  will  fee  Fort-Poifit  when  you  pals  thcle  Iflaiids,  and  make  an 
Ifland  on  your  larboard  hand  witli  lundry  trets  on  it  :  you  may  then  run 
within  a  Cable's  length  of  Fort-Point,  which  you  leave  on  your  daiboard 
hand.  You  will  li-"e  the  town  ol  Bedford  on  the  Wed  iide  of  the  river,  and 
Fairhavtn  on  the  ead.  Y9'.i  may  fetch  theii:  ports  fr<jm  (luick't-hoU, 
with  the  wind  at  £.  or  E.  N.  £.  didant  four  leagues.  The  ebb  tide  fets 
flrong  through  (luick's-hoU,  and  the  flood  north,  but  when  you  get  into  the 
bay  there  is  but  very  little  tide. 


DireSiiottS  for  tbofe  who  fall  in  luith  Block-Ifland,  tchfu  thty  are 
bound  for  Rhode-lfland  Haihur. 

FROM  the  fouih-ead  part  of  Block -IJland  to  Rhode- IJlatiA  light-houre 
the  courle  is  N.  b.  K.  \  E.  and  the  dirtance  8  leagues  ;  about  midway  be- 
tween them,  there  are  24   fathoms  water.     If  you  are  on  tiie  wed  fide  of 

,  -„ —  ' 

*  Thtre  is  a  light-hoiife  on  Clark's-Point,  at  the  mouth  of  thit  harbinr^ 
tukickyoM  Uavt  tmyour  larboard  hand,  when  failing  int»  it. 


or. 

0  the  northward  or  eaft* 
Ice  Moiitixk-I'einl  to  ih« 
d.  In  failing  to  the  W. 
'i/]-IJlanil,  fmm  the  caft- 
laiiid  apixratinji  at  a  dif. 
ms  water  out  tight  oT  tlie 
:es.      When  yoii  rome  in 

Uif^hLindt  of  Neverfiiikf 
!  moil  remarkable  land  on 

1  will  have  oOzy  bottom, 
iH,  ill  30  or  35  fathoms, 
,  S.  S.  W.  from  it,  in  a8 
'Mck-IJliinJ,  which  is  in 
ill  have  uo/y  bottom,  but 
u  will  have  coarfe  fandy 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


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Iforcl. 

rad  antl  Kliiaheth-IJlanii 
)rs,  you  mud  bring  Gay- 
[uick's-hoU,  diftant  threo 
pad'age,  keep  the  laiboard 
the  liaiboard  hand  as  you 
ilace  you  muft  (leer  N.  f 
vhich  you  leave  on  your 

the  above  courfe ;  then 
le,  you  will  make  a  dry 

on  it,  on  your  ilarboard 
lele  I  (lands,  and  make  an 
it  :  you  may  then  run 

leave  on  your  (larboard 
irell  lide  of  the  river,  and 

ports  fr<wn  (luick'i-liolet 
agues.  The  ebb  tide  fets 
ut  when  you  get  into  the 


liland,  ivfjM  they  are 
Wntottr. 

Rhode- IJland  light-houfc 

gues  ;  about  midway  b*;- 

are  on  the  weft  fide  of 

e  mavtk  of  this  harbQur^ 


I 


l\lu\  IJl.tnd,  Vi\\.\\  the  body  of  ilie  Ifland  beaiinn  K.  N.  K,  in  8  or  to 
♦allium*  water,  your  toiirle  to  l\'!>t' ■Juihth  in  N.  K.  b.  I'.,  about  b  learns, 
'litis  point  appears  like  a  nag's  licid,  and  is  pretty  bold  ;  bt^twceii  liloii- 
Jjliind  and  the  point,  there  are  fion,  30  10  6  (ailiomj  water.  From  I'otnt- 
jfiidith  (when  not  more  than  a  fjiiiirtia  of  a  mile  fion  the  point)  to  Rliodt' 
I/fund  harbour,  your  couilic  is  >.'.  K.  and  the  didanre  i<i  about  5  li.igues. 
When  in  13  fathoms  water.  Pi  i-t-Jfudith  bearing  \V.  or  W.  b.  N.  the 
roui  li"  to  Rhodf-IJland  haib^ur  is  N.  E.  b  N.  \  N.  and  tlie  dil^ance  to  the 
lii^ht-lioulo  3  leagues.  Tlie  liglit-lmule,  togotlicr  with  llie  Dumfdiuf,  niufl 
he  left  on  \our  larboard  hand  ;  if  Ihnds  on  the  (buth  part  of  *Louannicut- 
liluttd :  tiiis  point  is  called  iho  ri.\:i  i-r's-'I'aif,  and  is  ab-iut  3  le-i^ues  dif- 
t.mt  fiotii  Point. Judith,  Altrr  l.Mving  the  light-houle  on  your  larboard 
(idf,  tiiort-  is  a  luiiken  rr.ck  due  liniih  from  the  light-houli;,  iibout  two  hun- 
dred yards  (liftant.  Vou  mull  like  care  to  avoid  the  rocks  which  lie  off  ' 
(outh  from  C'.»/ll/'"//i7/,  fonie  of  wiiirh  are  iibv>ve  w.iter.  CiifiU-IIill  \%  o\\ 
the  cjfl  lide  of  Rhod(-!Jhind  \u\ih  mr.  If  you  direr  N.  E.  from  the  light- 
houle,  3  mill's  «li(l;itice,  vou  will  h.iw  good  anch  ring  without  Gont-IJlaiuf, 
(oil  the  N.  E.  point  of  which  is  a  Imoy  in  16  feet  water)  ;  the  (lioie  is  hard 
and  rocky.  A  little  with'  the  li^ht-houle,  3.  d  near  to  the  (horc  on  the 
Wed  lide  there  is  a  cove,  tailed  i^/rtlA(frf^  jjjptr,  the  entiance  of  which  is 
flioal  and  dangerous.  About  5  miles  witiiin  the  light-houli;  there  is  an 
Illand  called  Goat  -Ijland,  on  w\wK  he  foi'  Hands;  it  lies  bofoie  the  lowiif 
and  fireiclu-s  abou'  N.  E.  auf!  S.  W.  As  both  ends  of  \'v.k  [Hands  are 
pretty  b>ld,  you  may  pals  into  the  anchning  at  eii'  .rend,  r..id  ride  nearer 
to  Goat'ljland  fide  than  to  that  of  Riiode-IJland,  r  he  othRr  parts  of  thf 
haibour  are  gral^.y,  and  would  b-  apt  to  cho.ik  yi  '.  nchors.  Rhodc-IJlund 
is  navigiiblc  all  round,  by  keeping  in  the  middle  c:i  the  channt' , 

Narraf^anf(t-Bay  lies  between  Coni  .  i.'--  it-IJland  and  tl;  ■  lain.  Your 
courle  in,  is  about  north,  taking  care  ;o  av  nd  the  Whak-Rock  ;  you  may 
pals  in  on  either  fide,  and  anchor  wheie  you  pleafe.  From  the  light-houle 
on  Conannicut-Ijland  to  Gay-JItctd  in  Martha's-Vineynrd-lJland,  ih., 
courle  is  E,  S.  E.  and  the  didance  iz  leagues.  In  little  wind  you 
mud  take  care  that  the  flood-tide  does  not  carry  you  into  Buzzard'i' 
hay,  or  on  the  Sound  Pi^s, 

Providence  is  liiuated  about  30  miles  N.  b.  W.  {-  W.  from  A'cn»- 
porl,and  35  miles  from  the  lea,  being  the  head  navigation  of  Nirragan/ct- 
bay.  Ships  that  draw  from  15  to  18  feet  water,  may  fall  up  and  down 
the  channel,  which  is  marked  out  by  dakes,  creeled  at  points  of  fhoaU 
and  beds  lying  in  the  river. 


*  Conannicut-Ifland  lies  about  3  miUs  uieji  of  Newport,  thefouth  end 
»f  jchich  {(all-d  the  Btv  -  :'  -Tail,  on  uihuh  the  li^ht-hoxife  jlandsj  extends 
about  as  far  fouth  as  , .;  .  nth  end  of  Rhode-Illand.  The  eafi  jJiore  forms 
the  we/i  purt  of  Newport  harbour.  The  ground  the  light-houfe  (lands  up. 
on  if  aiout  12  feet  above  the  furface  of  the  Jea  at  high  water.  From  the 
ground  to  the  top  -flhe  cornice  is  S^Jeet,  round  tohich  is  a  gallery,  and 
within  that  Jlands  the  lanthom,  which  I'r  about  1 1  feet  high,  and  ifeet  di- 
cnirter. 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


The  following  are  the  Beantp,  by  Compafs,  from  Rhode- Ifland 
Light' Houfey  of  fezsral  rematkable  places^  together  with  the 
THJiancey  viz. 

Block-inand,  (S.  E.  point)  S.  W.  b.  S.  4  S. 
Point.Judith,  S.  W.   i  S.  diftant  a  leagues. 
Biock-lfland,  (N.  W.  point)  S.  W.  i  S. 
Rhode-inand,  (N.  W.  end)  S.  W.  i  S.  diftant  8  leagues. 

(S.  E.  end)  S.  W.  b.  S.  4  S. 

Whale-Rock,  W.  f  S. 
Brenton's-Reef,  E.  S.  E.  |  E. 
South  point  of  Rhode-Ifland,  E.  \  S. 
Higheft  part  of  Caftle-Hill,  E,  N.  E. 
Br»nton's-Point,  N.  E.  b.  E. 
Fort  on  Goat-Illand,  E.  N.  E.  \  N. 
South-eaJlemmoft  Dumplin,  N.  E.  b. 
Kettle-Bottom,  N.  E.  J  E. 
Newion's-Rock,  South,  200  yards. 
N.  B.     The  anchoring  place  between  the  town  of  Rlrade-Idand  and 
Cofter's-Harbour,  N.  E.  b.  E. 


E. 


E. 


Hi 


m 


Dire^lms  for  fdling  from  Newport,  through  the  Somd,  to 
Hunt's  Harbour,  near  Hell-Gate. 

THE  firft  courft  from  Newport  light-houre  is  S.  W.  b.  S.  dif- 
tant 3  leagues,  to  Point- Judith ;  thence  from  Point- Judith  through  the 
Race  to  the  firft  GuU-Ifl-and  the  courfe  is  Ww  b.  S.  16  leagues  diftance, 
leaving  Fijher's-  Ifland  on  your  ftarboard  hand  ;  or  yoa  may  run  till  you 
bring  Niw-London  light-houle  to  bear  north  ;  tlwn,  if  ebb  tide  and  north- 
erly winds,  fteer  W.  N.  W.  ten  leagues,  which  (if  your  courfe  is  made 
good)  will  carry  you  up  with  Falkland- Ifiands  ;  tlien  fteer  W.  bi  S.  till 
you  make  the  light-houfe  on  Eaton's-Nick.  In  cafe  of  a  flood  tide  and  a 
foutherly  wind,  when  you  come  through  the  Race,  your  courle  Ihould  bfc 
Weft;,  until  you  come  up  with  Eaton'S'Neck,  taking  care  to  make  proper 
allowance  for  the  tide.  If  you  are  bound  into  New-London^  after  getting 
to  the  northward  of  the  S.  W.  part  of  Fijher's- Ifiand,  keep  New-London 
light  bearing  from  N.  N.  W.  to  N*  N.  E.  if  you  are  beating  to  windward, 
but  if  the  wind  is  fair,  bring  the  light  to  bear  north  when  at  the  diftance  of 
two  leagues,  and  run  direftly  for  it ;  leave  it  on  your  larboard  hand  in  lun- 
ning  in  ;  when  in,  you  may  have  good  anchoring  in  4  or  5  fathoms  water, 
claj'ey  bottom.  In  coming  out  of  Neui-London,  when  you  have  left  the 
harbour,  bring  the  light  to  bear  N.  N.  E.  and  fteer  di«aiy  S.  S.  W.  till 
you  come  into  15  fathoms  water,  in  order  to  clear  a  reef  that  lies  on  your 
ftarboard  hand,  when  the  north  part  of  Fi/her's-Jfand  will  bear  E.  diftant 
two  leagues. 

If  bound  up  found,  fteer  W.  b.  S,  53  leagues,  which  will  carry  you  up 


ot. 

from  Rhode-Ifland 
■«,  together  with  the 

S. 
s. 

liflant  8  leagues, 


*.v, 


E. 


ivn  of  Rhode-Ifland  tnd 


rough  the  Sowtdy  to 
Gate. 


ufe  is  S.  W.  b.   S.  dif- 
oint-Judith  through  the 
S.  16  leagues  diftance, 
or  yoa  may  run  till  you 
■n,  if  ebb  tide  and  north- 
ifyour  courle  is  made 
t!«n  fteer  W.  b»  S.  till 
cafe  of  a  flood  tide  and  a 
your  courfe  fliould  ht 
ing  care  to  make  proper 
kuLondorii  after  getting 
fland,  keep  New-London 
are  beating  to  windward, 
..  when  at  the  diftance  of 
our  larboard  hand  in  1  un- 
in  4  or  5  fathoms  water, 
when  you  have  left  the 
•erdii«aiy  S.  S.W.  till 
ir  a  reef  that   lies  on  your 
fland  will  bear  E.  diftaut 

Vrhich  will  carry  you  up 


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67 


with  Eaton's-Neck  (on  which  a  *light-houre  has  lately  been  crefted;.  On 
this  courlis  you  will  leave  Falkland- IJland  on  your  (larboard  hand;  you 
may  get  as  near  Lon^- IJland  Ihore  as  2  or  3  miles,  witliout  any  danger  ; 
but  if  you  happen  to  gei  on  the  north  Ihore,  take  particular  care  to  keep  at 
the  diftance  of  three  leagues,  in  order  to  avoid  the  reefs  and  (hoals  that  lie 
along  the  ihore. 

About  7  leagues  E.  N.  E.  of  Eaton's-Neck  light-houfe  lies  a  +Shoal,  or 
Middle  Oround,  called  Stratjord-Shoal,  on  which  there  is  but  3  or  4  feet 
water  at  low  water.  You  may  fleer  on  either  fide  of  the  Ihoal  you 
pleafe ;  on  the  north  are  from  3  to  7  Yathoms ;  on  the  fouth  fide  from  1 2  la 
17  fathoms  water. 

From  Eaton's-Neck  to  Lloyd's  Neck  the  courfe  is  weft,  five  miles.  Be- 
tween Eaton's-Neck  to  Lloyd's-Neck  lies  a  deep  bay,  called  Huntington's 
Jiay,  where  a  (hip  of  any  (ize  may  anchor  with  fafety,  keeping  the  .;aiteiu 
fhore  aboard.  From  Lloyd's  Neck  to  Martinecock-Point  the  courC-  js  W. 
b.  S.  diftant  to  miles — ^ockI  lo  indings  borrowing  on  Long-IJland  to  7 
fathoms.  The  courle  from  Martinecock-Point  to  Sands'-Point  is  W.  S.W. 
(lidaiit  2  leagues ;  between  theie  two  points  is  a  bay,  called  Hampjlead's- 
Jiay,  in  wnich  is  excellent  anchoring,  keeping  the  eaftem  (hore  aboard. 
To  the  northward  of  Sands'' Point, dinknt  one  quarter  of  a  league,  liethe  Ex- 
ecutionPjcks,  which  you  muft  take  care  to  avoid,  leaving  them  on  your 
larboard  hand.  From  Sands'-Point  the  courle  is  S.  W.  b.  W.  4  miles,  to 
JInrt-IJland,  to  the  weft  of  which,  between  which  and  City-IJland  there  is 
good  aiiclioring  for  Ihips  of  any  lize.  The  courle  from  thence  to  Frog'S' 
Point  IS  S.  S.  W.  diftant  a  leagues,  taking  care  to  avoid  the  Stepping-Jlones, 
which  lie  on  your  larboard  hand,  and  are  fteep  too  :  the  Ibundings  on  your 
(laiboard  hand  are  regular  to  three  fathoms.  From  Frog's-point  to  Hunt's 
harbour  the  courfe  is  W,  keeping  as  near  the  middle  of  the  Sound  as  you 
can  conveniently. 


From  Block- Ifland  to  Gardner's-Bay. 

MONTOCK-POINT,  the  caftcmmoft  part  of  XLong-Ifiand,  ■whith 
has  a  lighthoule  en  it,  eredled  in  1796,  is  7  leagues  W.  b.  S.  frcm  the 

*  This  light-houfe Jiands  on  an  eminence  about  "ji  feet  high;  the  height 
of  the  walls  is  $ofeet  more.  The  whole  height  from  high  mater  mark  to  the 
lights  is  iz6fe:t.  It  Jiands  about  ^00  feet  from  high  water  mark,  is  a  fin- 
gle  light,  and  is  painted  black  and  white  in  Jtripes  from  the  top  to  the  bot-> 
torn. 

+  ll'e  are  happy  to  have  it  in  our  power  to  give  the  bearings  of  thisjiioatf 
taken  the  6th  Auguft,  1799,  by  a  number  of  gentlemen.  Standing  on  the 
Shoal,  Stratford-Point  bore  N.  Mount-Milery  bore  S.  \  IV.  Grover's- 
Ilill,  r'u,  Slack-Rock  harbour,  bore  N.  IV.  The  length  of  the  Shoal  one 
ieaf,ue,  running  N.  b.  E.  and  S.  b.  IV.  Light-Houfe  on  Eaton's-Neck  bore 
W.  b.  S.  I  S.  The  JkaUowefi  part  is  near  the  middle  of  the  Shoal,  from 
tohence  the  obftrvations  were  taken,  where  there  is  3  feet  water  in  common 
tides.  The  centre  of  thefhosl  is  near  the  middle  of  the  Sound, perhaps  half 
a  league  nearejl  Long- 1  Hand  ^are. 

X  The  light-houfe  on  Montock-Point  is  on  the  eajt  end  of  Long-Ifland, 
hearing  IV.  b.  S.  from  the  S.  IV.  point  of  Block-llland,  7  leagues  diftant. 
from  Montock  light-houft  to  the  wtjl  point  of  Filbei's-lilaud,  N,  A'.  i'A. 
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S.  W.  point  of  Block-IJland :  between  the  Idarid  and  the  point  tTirrd 
are  j6  and  i8  fathoms  water.  As  you  approach  the  point  you  will 
quickly  coine  into  9,  7,  and  5  fathoms  water.  A  flat  runs  off  from 
tne  above  point,  on  the  outer  part  of  which  there  are  5  fathoms  water, 
rocky  bottom. 

From  Block-IJland  a  reef  of  rocks  lies  one  mile  diftant  from  the  north 
end  of  the  I  Hand. 

The  N,  E.  part  of  Gardner's- IJland  is  five  and  a  half  leagues  \V.  N, 
W.  from  MontO(k-Point  :  with  wefterly  winds  you  may  anchor  off  this 
part  of  the  Ifland,  which  is  fandv ;  the  marks  for  anchoring  are  th-i 
high  landc  of  Plumb- IJland  N.  W.  and  the  louth  part  of  Gardner's. 
IJland  in  fight,  bearing  S.  b.  W.  or  Ibuth ;  )ou  will  have  12  or  10 
fathoms  water.  Tlie  bottom  is  iand  and  mud.  About  4  miles  within 
Montoii-Puint,  one  and  a  half  miles  from  the  fliore,  lies  a  reef  bearing 
N.  W.  from  the  point,  on  which  there  are  6  feet  water,  which  is  very 
dangerous. 

The  entrance  of  Gardner's-bay  is  formed  by  the  north  end  of  Gard- 
tier's-IJland  and  the  fouth  end  of  Piiimb- IJland.  When  going  into  this 
bay,  vou  may  go  within  a  cable's-length  of  Gardner's-I/Iand,  where  you 
■will  have  10  fathoms  water.  You  fliould  be  careful  not  to  go  too  nigh 
Gull-Rock,  as  there  is  a  rocky  (pot  one  mile  and  a  half  fVom  it,  on 
which  there  are  about  3  fathoms  at  low  water.  This  fhoal  lies  with 
the  following  marks  and  bearings  ;  namely,  a  houle  on  Plumb-IJland, 
(fbnding  about  one  third  of  the  way  between  the  middle  and  the  iiorih- 
eaft  end)  on  with  tke  northemmoft  of  the  two  trees  which  appear  be- 
yond the  houle;  the  north  end  of  Gull- Ifland  to  bear  N.  N.  VV.  or 
N.  b.  W.  4  W. ;  and  the  fouthernmoft  endcf  Plumb-IJland  on  v/kh  the 
northemmoft  point  of  Long- IJland.  In  order  to  avoid  this  rock,  when 
going  into  or  coming  out  of  Gardner's-bay,  you  muft  be  fure  to  keep 
the  louth  point  of  Plumb-If.and  open  off  the  nonli-weft  point  of  Lung. 
IJland,  whilll  the  houfe  on  Plumb-IJland  is  on  with  the  r.orthernn.oil 
of  the  two  trees  as  befoie  mentioned.  There  are  leveral  trees,  but  they 
appeal*,  \vhen  viewed  at  a  diftance,  to  ba  only  two  trees.  This  fhoal 
is  called  by  fome  the  Bedford- Rock,  b?iauil;  the  Englilh  ihip  Bedford 
grounded  oa  it  Auguft  \^,  1780.  K.  b.  N.  one  league  from  Plumb. 
IJland  lies  a  dangerous  reef,  which  extends  to  the  Gull-IJlands,  and  the 
palfage  between  is  not  fit  to  hi  attempted,  as  there  are  leveral  rocks, 
fbme  of  which  may  b^  leen.  In  Gardner's-bay  you  may  anchor  in 
what  depth  of  water  vo\x  pleale  fiom  5  to  8  fathoms. 

On  the  Ibuthwcll  fide  of  Gardner' s-IJland  there  is  very  good  rid- 
ing. If  you  are  to  the  eaftward  of  the  lllan^  with  an  eaflerly  wind, 
and  wiib  to.  take  fhelter  under  the  Ibuth-wefpKde,  you  muft  give  the 
north-wcii.  end  of  the  illiuid  a  lai),c  birth,  as  above  direfted,  and  as  you 
open  the  weft  (ide  of  the  Ifland,  you  may  liaul  round  the  north-weft 
point,  and  anchor  where  you  pleale.     The  loundings  are  regular. 

Montock-Falje- Point  is  about  5  miles  N.  W.  from  the  True-Point.. 
On  the  ^ix-Jai-rocky-Jkod  there  are  the  following  boarings  ;  namely, 
the  Lon.g-Tvkite-clifs'  on  the  wv.ft  end  of  FiJher'sJflaad,  N.  h.  W. 'a 
\V.  The  Gull-IJlands  W.  N.  W.  The  uorth-eaU;  blulf  of  Gardner-'^- 
IJland,  VV.  S.  W.  \  W.  A  grove  of  trees  which  ifcmds  on  the  weft 
tide  of  Portpond-bay,  and  rifes  like  a  cock's  comb,  touching,  or  rather 
to  the  eaftward  of,  'WiUis' -point,  and  bearing  S.  b.  W.  \  W.  Willis', 
j^oint  IS  on  the  call;  lide  of  (he  entrance  of  Fort /Kind-buy.  This  bay  iii 
t^ry  convenient  for   wooding   ^nd   watering;    the    ground  is    clear  aii4, 


ILOT. 

land  and  the  point  tTirrd 

oach  the    point  you  will 

A  flat  runs  off  from 

iiere  are  5  fathoms  water, 

lile  diftant  from  the  north 

and  a  half  leagues  W.  N. 
>  you  may  anchor  off  this 
5  for  anchoring  are  th^i 
outh  part  of  Gardner's. 
)ou  will  have  12  or  lo 
About  4  miles  within 
(liore,  lies  a  reef  bearing 
feet  water,  which  is  very 

the  north  end  of  Card- 
.  When  going  into  this 
dncr's-lftand,  where  you 
aieful  not  to  go  too  nigh 
and  a  half  fVom  it,  on 
This    fhoal    lies   with 

houle  on    Pluml^IJlavd, 
the  middle  and  the  novtli- 

trees  which  appe;ir  be- 
{  to  bear  N.  N.  W.  or 
Plumb-IJland  on  with  the 
to  avoid  this  rock,  when 
:)u  muft  be  fure  to  keep 
onli-weft  point  of  Lung. 
n  with  the  r.orthernniOll 
re  leveral  trees,  but  they 
■  two  trees.  This  fhoal 
e  Englilh  ihip  Bedford 
one  league  from  Plumb- 
;he  GuU-JJlands,  and  the 
there  are  leveral  rocks, 
•ay  y©u  may  anchor  in 
iiho'.ns. 
there   is  very   good    rid- 

with  an  eaflerly''  wind, 
Kde,  you  muft  give  the 
)ove  direfted,  and  as  you 
ul  round  the  north-welt 
dings  are  regular. 
i.  from  the  True-Point, 
■wing  boarings  ;  namely, 
r's.jjland,  N.  h.  W.  A 
i-ealtblulf  of  Cardner's- 
'hich  ibnds  on  the  weft 
omb,  touching,  or  rather 
,  b.  W.  \  W.  Willi s'. 
t-pond-bciy.  This  bay  i.i 
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good,  and  you  may  anchor  in  any  depth  yoH  pleafe.  In  a  large  fjiio, 
you  may  bring  Willis'-Point  to  bear  N.  E.  and  evtn  N.  E.  b.  N.  and  tlien 
have  in  the  middle  about  7  fathoms  water.  Near  the  Ihore,  at  the  bottonj 
of  the  bay,  there  is  a  pond  of  frefli  water. 

From  the  weft  point  of  FiJlier's-IJland  a  dangerous  reef  runs  off  about 
one  mile  VV.  S.  W.  which,  in  palhng  it,  you  mull  be  careful  to  avoid.  In 
this  paffage,  which  is  called  the  Hor/e-Race,  the  tides  run  very  ftrong  :  it 
flows  on  the  change  and  fidl  days  of  the  moon,  half  paft  eleven  o'clock, 
and  the  water  rifes  five  or  fix  feet. 


Bearings  and  Diflances  ofjundry  places ^  commencing  at  the  Light' 
Hmifd  on  Moncock-Point,  taken  by  the  Officers  of  the  Rev- 
enue-Ciifter^Tgus. 

THE  fouth  part  of  Block-IJland  bears  E.  b.  N.  from  the  light-houfe 
on  Montodi-point,  20  miles  dilbiit. 

Shagwandanuik  Reef  bears  N.  W.  j  N.  from  the  light-houfe  on  Mon. 
tOii-point,  4  miles  dillant  ;  the  reef  ranges  N.  b.  E.  and  S.  b.  W.  about 
one  quarter  of  a  mile  in  lensrth.  There  is  a  gooil  channel  way  between  the 
reef  and  long-IJland,  about  two  miles  wide,  in  5,  6,  and  7  fathoms  water. 

The  eijft  end  of  Fificr's-IJland  bears  N.  b.  W.  from  the  light-houle  on 
Montock,  20  miles. 

iVatch- Hill- Point  bears  north  from  the  liglit-houre  twentv  miles  :  thei« 
is  a  reef  extending  from  FiJher's-IJland  to  Watch- Hill- Point',  leaving  a  paf- 
lage  between  the  eaft  end  of  the  reef  and  Watch-Point,  lialf  a  mile. 

The  Race-Rock,  where  there  is  a  buoy  placed,  bearing  S.  W.  b.  W. 
three  quarters  of  a  mile  from  the  weft  point  of  FiJher's-IJland,  bears  from 
Montock  light-houfe  N.  W.  twenty  miles  diftant. 

The  Gull-IJlands  bear  W.  S.  W.  from  tlie  Race-Rock,  fix  miles  diftant. 
The  iight-houle  ftanding  on  the  Weft  Chop  of  New-London  harbour, 
bears  N.  N.  W.  nine  miles  from  the  Race-Rod. 

Bartlet's-Reef,  on  which  a  buoy  is  place/J,  bears  N.  W.  b.  W.  |  W, 
eight  miles  dilbnce  from  the  Race- Rock. 

Littte-Gojiien  Reef,  where  a  buoy  is  placed,  bears  N.  E.  b.  E,  about  three 
miles  difbnt  from  the  buoy  on  Bartlet's-Reef. 

The  Iight-houle  at  New-London  harbour  bears  from  the  buoy  on  Liltle- 
Gofnen  Reef  N.  N.  E.  |  E.  about  two  miles  difbnt. 

Ine  S.  W.  I.edge,  where  a  buoy  is  placed,  bears  N.  b.  W.  from  the 
Race  rock,  feven  and  a  half  miles  diftant. 

I'he  Eaft  Chop  of  New- London  harbour  bears  N.  b.  E.  \  K.  from  the 
S.  W.  Ledge,  one  and  a  half  miles  difbnt. 

The  light-houfe  b.-ars  from  the  buoy  on  S.  W.  ledge  N',  W . 
and  a  half  miles  dilVance, 


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De/cription  ^  *Long- 1  {land . 

LONG-ISLAND,  from  Montock-Point  to   Red-Ihok,  extends  W. 
b.  S.  about    io8  miles,   and  is  at  the  bnwdeft  part  about    25  miles  acrofs. 

*   Long-Ifiand  Sound  is  a  kind  of  inland fea,  from  ^  to  2^  miles  broads 
<*nd  al'jut  i.;o  miles  Iohj;,  extending  the  whole  length  of  the  IJland,  and  dU 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 

The  land  is  generally  pretty  low  and  level,  excepting  a  few  hills  which  lie 
;ibout  40  miles  to  the  weftward  of  Montock-Potnt.  Along  the  touth  fide 
of  the  llland  a  flat  extends  aboui  a  mile  fn)m  the  (hove  ;  in  lome  places  it 
runs  out  a  mile  and  a  half.  Your  courie  along  this  flat  from  Montock- 
Potnt  to  Sandy-Hook  is  S.  W.  b.  W.  \  W.  14  leagues  ;  and  then  W.  b. 
S.  32  leagues.  The  eiad  end  of  the  Hat  is  fand,  the  middle  and  weft  parts 
arc  land  and  ilones.  About  4  leagues  diftant  from  the  ifland  there  are  Irora 
>5  to  18  fathoms  water  :  and  from  that  diftance  to  so  leagues,  the  water 
deepens  to  80  fathoms  ;  in  the  latter  depth  you  will  have  oozy  ground, 
and  land  with  blue  fpecks  on  it.  About  4  leagues  olf  the  ead  end  of  the 
Illind,  you  will  have  coarfc  fand  and  fliells  ;  and  at  the  tame  diftance  front 
the  middle  and  weft  end,  there  is  a  fmall  white  fand.  From  the  Ibuth-weft 
end  a  ftioal  extends  about  fix  miles  towards  Sandy-Hook. 


Direiiions  from  Gardner's-Iflancl  to  Shelter-Ifland. 

IF  you  fall  in  with  Gardnn's-IJliind,  you  muft  liiil  on  the  notih  fide 
ofit,  till  you  come  up  with  a  low  liindy  point  at  the  weft  end,  which  point 
puts  ofl  two  miles  from  the  high  land.  You  may  bring  the  llland  to  bear 
call,  and  anchor  in  -j  or  8  fathoms  water,  as  toon  as  within  the  low  landy 
point.  If  your  cables  and  anchors  are  not  j^ood,  you  may  make  a  fine  har- 
bour, which  lies  to  tlie  weftwaid,  called  S heller- IJland.  lying  weft  three 
kagucs  from  Gardncr's-Illand.  You  mult  leave  Shelter  JJland  on  your 
llaiDourd  hand,  and  uin  W.  b.  N.  about  5  or  6  miles,  when  vnu  w  tl  oj.er» 
a  large  bay,  where  100  !dil  of  vcflels  may  lie  iafe,  and  anchor  in  3  or  4  fath- 
(uns  water. 


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Vireffiotts  from  Gardner's- 1  (land  to  New-London. 

Y'OUR  courfe  from  Gardner's-Ijlund  to  New-London  is  N.  b.  E.  (j 
©r  6  leagues.  In  ftet.ing  this  courie,  you  will  leave  Pbimbljland  and 
Gult-IJlands  on  your  larboard,  and  FiJher's-IJland  on  vour  llarboard  band. 
1;;  this  pal's  you  will  go  through  the  Horfe-Race,  where  you  will  have  a 
llrong  tide.  The  flood  fets  W.  N.  W,  and  the  ebb  E.  S.  E.  This  pbice 
breaks  wheq  there  is  any  wind,  elpecially  when  it  blows  againft  the  tide. 
Y'our  foundings  will  fometimes  be  5  fathoms,  at  others  15  or  16.  In  patf- 
ing  the  weft  end  of  Fijher's  Iflaiid,  you  muft  give  it  a  birth  of  three  and  a 
half  miles,  as  there  aie  fcvcral  rocks  to  the  weftward  of  it  ;  then  youi*  courfe 
^o  the  +light-ho>ife  is  N.  N.  W.  diftant  2  leagues  ;  but  in  going  in  here  you 
raurt  not  make  long  hitches  :  you  will  kave  a  iunken  ledge  on  your  lar- 
board, and  one  on  your  ftarboard  hand.  When  within  one  mile  of  the 
light-houle,  you  may  (land  on  the  eaftward  till  the  light  bears  N.  N.  W^ 
and  then  run  up  about  N.  N.  E. 

".  — — " «  '  ' 

t;((yi»;^tt /roj?i  ConneOiciit.     It  communicates  with  the  ocean  at  both  tndi 
of  Long-lfland,  and  ajfords  afafe  and  convenient  inland  navigation. 

+  The  li^hthoiift  Jlands  on  the  wejljid:  of  the  harbour,  andprojeHt  can^ 
JuleraHy  into  thcj\;u,nd. 


fh' 


I  LOT. 

pting  a  few  hills  which  lie 

nt.     Along  the  louth  fide 

he  (hove  ;  in  lome  places  it 

;  this  flat  from    Montoik' 

leagues  ;  and  then  W.   b. 

the  middle  and  weft  parts 

tn  the  ifland  there  are  horn 

to  so  leagues,   the  water 

will    have  oozy   ground, 

ies  off  the  eafl  end  of  the 

\  at  the  lame  diftance  fron> 

nd.     From  the  Ibuth-weft 

y-Hook. 


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3  Shelter-Ifland. 

nuft  liiil  on  the  north  fide 
the  weft  end,  which  point 
y  bring  the  I  Hand  to  bear 
I  as  within  the  low  landy 
you  may  make  a  fine  har- 
■  Ijland.  lying  weft  three 
'e  Shelter ■  Ijland  on  your 
liles,  when  vou  w  >l  open 
and  anchor  in  3  or  4  fath- 


New-London. 

tto-London  is  M.  b.  E.  ^ 
leave  Pbtmblfiand  and 
d  on  vour  llarboard  band. 
e,  where  you  will  have  a 
ebb  E.  S.  E.  This  place 
it  blows  again  ft  the  tirlr. 
uthers  15  or  16.  In  palF- 
e  it  a  birth  of  three  and  a 
rd  of  it  ;  then  yourToiirfe 
;  but  in  going  in  here  vou 
inken  ledge  on  your  lar- 
within  one  mile  of  the 
he  light  bears  N.  N.  \V. 


th  the  ocean  at  both  ends, 
inland  navigation, 

harbour^  andprojeflt.  toJifi. 


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DireaioHsfor  vejjels  coming  from /ea,  and  bomid  to  New- London. 

GIVE  Montock  or  Block-IJland  a  birth  of  one  mile  :  there  is  nothinjj 
to  hurt  any  veffd  Imween  Block- Ifiand  and  Montock;  when  you  have 
paired  hha^wandanock  Reef,   winch  has  been  ddcnbed,  there  is  no  danger. 

*rT"§n'-^'""'"''^""'' "'»'"'' °*'*^'''^«  1"='"<="  of  ""'•'e  and  the  Lon.l 
JJland  [hoK  two  miles,  until  you  get  to  the  weft  end  of  Fijhcr's-Ifland  : 
you  will  then  come  into  what  is  called  the  Race,  (a  ft.anger  may  be  afraid, 
the  Race  appearing  like  a  reef)  but  there  is  no  danger,  being  about  twenty 
fathoms  water  from  the  Race  Rock  off  the  weft  end  of  Fijher's  Ifland  to  the 
Gull  Iflands  or  Gardnefs  Ifland.  The  buoy  on  the  Ra^e-Rock  you  will 
leave  to  the  eaftwaid  of  you,  which  lies  in -three  fathoms  water  at  full  tide  • 
you  may  go  within  two  rods  of  it,  in  4  fathoms  water.  The  btft  courfc  for 
a  Itranger  is  to  bring  the  light-houle  on  the  Weft  Chop  of  Neui-Londm 
mrbour  to  bear  North. 

In  beating  in,  there  is  no  danger,  keeping  the  light-houfe  bearing  N.  b. 

lighi-houle,  keep  about  mid-channel  of  the  harbour,  leaving  the  light-houfe 
*n  the  weft  fide  ol  you  ;  you  may  ftand  within  5  rods  of  either  flfore,  un- 
til  you  get  up  wiih  a  fmall  Ifland  of  rocks  upon  the  woft  fide  of  the  har- 
bour ;  give  It  a  birth  of  twenty  rods,  there  being  a  fmall  ledge  called  Mr/- 
tons.  Ledge,  y/hch  bears  about  N.  E.  from  the  Ifland  of  Rocks  ;  you  may 
anchor  abrcaft  of  the  town.  The  buoy  on  Bartkt's  Reef  lies  in  ihree  fath- 
oms water  at  full  lea;  the  buoy  on  Little-GoJUen  Reef  lies  in  3  fathoms 
water  ;  four  rod«  to  the  ea  ft  ward  you  will  deepen  ..he  wa.or  to  4  L  S. 
rs'b^iT°"/^n^;^-K'l«^'""Son  The  eaftfide  of  tie  chinel. 
lies  m  3  fethoms  at  full  fca  ;  the  buoy  lies  on  the  weft  fide  of  the  ledse  • 
you  may  go  near  it ;  the  buoys  are  all  painted  white.  There  is  a  eood 
channel  w:.y,  of  about  half  a  mile  wide,  between  the  buoy  on  th.  W 
Rockmd  the  pomt  of  Fijhers  Ifland,  leaving  the  buoy  about  ,2  rods  weft 
o^  you,  and  the  point  of  Fijher's  Ifland  thiry.  The  courfe  of  the  Se  from 
Montock  through  the  Race  is  W.  N.  W.  and  E.  S.  E. 


Direliiomfor  f^efels  bound  to  New- York. 

rf,«.  !^l7°"  '^!!i'"'°J*''  ^"'^^'"^'  »"d  '""I'e  Cape.May,  it  would  be  pru- 
dent to  keep  about  three  leagues  off,  to  avoid    Hcrrejfot  bar,  which  lies 

Zt  l/°that?""  'Tk-'"'^  ?'^'^''  '^'  northwa.xl,ind  8  n;iles  from  the 

•i         i     u  T        ^''1*  '"'"  "  f«q"ented  by  the  Delaware  pilots,  hav- 

Bg  no  other  harb.,ur  to  the  northward  until  they  reach  Esg-Harbour.    Ai- 

ter  pairing /r.r«>^  bar,  you  then  may  haul   Jp  N.  E?  in  nine  fathra,, 

proach  Lgg.ffarbour,  you  will  there  have  fine  white  and  black  fand,  inter- 
mixed with  fmall  broken  (hells ;  by  eontinuing  the  fame  courfe,  you  will  deep- 
en your  water  to  8  or  9  fathoms,  and  lo  continue  till  you  d,-aw  near  Barnc- 
fn  1^  p  7  A  ry°"''/''""*^'"8'  materially,  as  there  is  a  channel  runs 
LL\  A  ,'°"  •'■°"I  ^'"■«'^'"-     The  foundings  off  the  (hoal  is  mud, 

(hells,  and  gravel   mixed  together.     The  ftioal  oHBarnrgat  does  not  ex 

this  (hoal  m  b  fathoms  water,  within  piftol  fliot  of  the  outward  breaker  ; 


•'  ,..,1 


■  y^ 


1* 


AMKRlCAN  COAST  PILOT. 


it  would  always  b^'  piiulent  in  night  time  to  keep  in  9  or  10  fatlioms  water 
at  lead,  in  tinning  the  point  of  this  lluwl.  The  loundings  are  lo  iraicli  10 
be  depended  on,  th;il  tlie  moment  \na  lol'e  t!ie  above  foundings  you  arc  ])afl: 
the  (hoal,  when  you  will  have  fine  white  IhikI  and  very  hard  bottom  ;  you 
then  may  haul  in  for  the  land  N.b.  E.  which  court  will  bring  you  along 
fhore,  in  from  15,  to  17  fathoms  water.  But  if  the  wind  and  weather 
would  permit,  I  wtoidd  rccommi-nd  hauling  in  N.  N.  W.  which  will  bring 
you  in  witii  the  loutherninoli  part  of  the  /Ku<'f//</n(ff,  which  is  very  rei'iiark- 
able,  having  no  other  fiich  land  in  the  didance  from  Cape-May  up  to  the 
Highlands,  and  can  be  didingnillicd  by  its  being  very  near  the  beach,  and 
extends  to  Lonfr. Branch  :  by  pafVing  Barnei;at  ui  the  day  time,  it  may  ea- 
fdy  be  known,  Ihonld  you  be  io  far  oil  as  not  to  fee  the  breakers  ;  yoU  will 
fee  a  long  grove  of  wood  back   to  the   country,    apparently    3  <>r   4  mdes 


longj  known  to  tiie  coalh;!.';  by  the  name  of  LiukSti'amp,  and  lies  dire£tly 

"a. 
your  having  the  north  end   of  this  land   directly  abrcall,    you  are  then  cer- 


in  the  rear  of  the  inlet  of  JiariiC};al,  lb  that  by   lading   to  the  northward 


tainly  to  the  northward  of  Bunicgat  ;  there  i.s  alii)  another  grove  diretlly 
in  the  rear  of  £gjj-Harl>our,  known  by  the  name  of  Great.Hwamp,  which 
has  the  fame  references  as  rcrp;.-cls  Egg-Harhflur — but  that  the  one  may  not 
be  taken  for  the  other,  it  mull  be  oblerved,  tlie  Great-Sioanip  of  Egg-IIar- 
bour  will  appear  much  higher,  and  in  length  e'glit  or  ten  miles,  neither 
can  they  be  leen  at  the  liiiiie  time,  w  Barncj^at  and  I'.^/;-IIariioi>r  are  15 
miles  apart.  Bariu\;at  bears  due  5j.  b.  W.  45  miles  from  Handy -Hook. 
In  hauling  in  for  the  IVocd-iand  bfoic  mentioned,  you  may,  if  the  wind 
is  oft' the  ftiore,  keep  within  a  cabk'.s  length  of  it  all  the  way,  until  you 
come  up  with  the  Highlands,  and  fiiould  your  vell'el  not  exceed  lo  feet 
water,  you  may  continue  until  you  come  up  with  the  northemmort  part  of 
ihe  cedars  that  (land  on  Sandy-Hook  ;  then  you  mufl  lleer  N.  N.  E.  to 
give  the  Falfe-Hook  a  birth,  keeping  about  half  a  mile  from  the  beach  un- 
til you  bring  the  light-houle  open  with  the  call  point  of  the  Highlands  : 
you  may  then  fleer  up  for  the  blulT  of  Slaten-IJland  with  a  flood  tide. 
Should  it  be  night  time,  fo  that  you  cannot  lee  the  land  alluded  to,  you  will 
keep  the  fatne  dillanco  from  the  beach  until  you  bring  the  light-houle  to 
bear  S.  b.  E.  then  fteer  north  or  N.  b.  W.  wliich  will  carry  you  up  to 
the  Narroivs  through  the  Swafh  ;  but  flioiild  your  vellll  exceed  lo  feet, 
it  would  be  more  prudent  to  go  channel  wav.  To  go  channrl  way — When 
you  come  up  with  the  Hi)\hlaiHh,  keep  iibuit  four  miles  from  the  fliore 
to  avoid  the  Outward-Middle,  fteering  to  the  northward  \intil  you  bring 
the  light-houle  to  bear  W.  b.  S.  then  (leer  in  for  the  light-houle,  as  the 
flood  outftde  li;ts  to  the  northward,  but  when  a  little  way  in  it  lets  to  the 
weflward  :  in  fleering,  as  you  approach  the  light-houfe,  you  mull  not  haul 
too  nigh  the  Ihore,  on  account  of  the  Fulfe-Hook — by  keeping  half  a  mile 
from  the  beach,  you  will  avoid  that  fhoal :  when  you  have  got  in  lb  far  as 
the  point  of  the  Hwk  where  the  beacon  llantls  you  then  muft  haul  in  the 
jijay  W.  S.  W.  but  if  you  mean  to  anchor  in  the  bay,  haul  in  S.  W.  giv- 
ingthe  point  the  difbnce  b.^fore  mentioned,  until  you  bring  the  light-houfe 
to  bear  E.  b.  N.  or  E.  N.  K.  v.ht-re  vou  may  anchor  in  from  5  to  7  fath- 
oms  water,  foft  muddy  bottom.  But  fl'.ould  you  wilh  to  proceed  to  Nfw- 
Vork,  when  you  have  come  in  as  belbre  delcrib?d,  and  got  abreafl  of  the  bea- 
con or  the  point  of  .S'a»(/v-//u'*.  fleer  up  W.  b.  N.  until  you  bring  the 
light-houfe  to  bear  S.  E.  and  Brown' s-HclLno  to  bear  S.  ^  E.  you  then 
muft  fleer  up  N.  b.  W.  for  the  bluli'of  Stntr.n-ljland,  which  will  at  that 
time  bearexaaiv  N.  b.  W.  from  you  ;  and  that  you  may  not  be  deceived 
with  refpeft  to  Brown' s-Holloxc,  it' is  the  liollow  which  makes  the  termina- 


.OT. 

in  ()  or  lo  fatlioiTiS  water 
i>uridiiigs  are  lo  inncli  to 
,'0  foiiiidings  you  arc  pafh 
1  very  hard  bottom  ;  yoii 
urle  will  bring  you  along 

if  the  wind   and  weather 

N.  W.  which  will  bring 
is,  which  is  very  remark- 
om  Cape-May  up  to  the 

verv  near  the  beach,  and 

the  day  time,  it  may  ea- 
ee  tlie  breakers  ;  yoli  will 
apparently  3  or  4  miles 
Szcamp,  and  lies  direttly 
lailing  to  the  iiorihward, 
bread,  you  are  then  cer- 
ll'o  another  grove  diretUy 

ui  Great.Swamp,  which 
but  that  the  one  may  not 
rtal-Smamp  of  Kgi^-IIar-> 
;ht  or  ten  miles,  neither 
ml  Efjg- Harbour  are  15 
miles  from  Handy- Hook. 
d,  you  may,  if  the  wind 
it  all  the  way,  until  you 
/ell'el  not  exceed  lo  feet 
»  the  uorthemmofl  part  of 
lu  niuft  fleer  N.  N.  E.  to 
1  mile  from  the  beach  un- 
point  of  the  Highlands  : 
/land  with  a   flootl   tide. 

land  alluded  to,  you  will 
i  brin;'  the  light-houfe  to 
;h  will  carry  you  up  to 
lur  velVol  exceed  10  feet, 
'0  f^o  c  It  anil  f  I  way — When 
Four  miles  from  the  fliore 
)rthw3i(l  \uuil  you  bring 
r  the  light-houi'e,  as  the 
ittli;  way  in  it  lets  to  the 
■  houfe,  you  mull  not  haul 
— by  keeping  h^lf  a  mile 

you  have  got  in  fo  far  as 
/ou  then  mufl  haul  in  the 
bay,  haul   in  S.  \V.   giv- 

you  bring  the  light-houfe 
ichor  in  from  5  to  7  fath- 

wi(h  to  proceed  to  Neiv- 
,  and  got  abreafl  of  the  bea- 
.  N.  until   you  bring  the 

to  bear  S.  J  E.  you  then 
JJland,   which  ■will  at  that 

)'ou  may  not  be  dieceived 
which  makes  the  termina- 


AMERICAN.  COAST  PILOT^  '-^ 

tion  of  the  Highlands  to  the  weflward  :  bv  (leering  then  as  before  direflcd, 
you  will  turn  the  S.  W.  Spit— continue  (leering  N.  b.  W.  until  you  (hoal 
your  water,  which  you  loon  will  do  if  JL  is  young  flood,  as  it  fets  from  two 
and  a  h>ilf  to  three  knots  to  \ht  Weftward  ;  here  you  will  obferve,  at  the 
time  you  turn  the  Spit  before  mentioned  on  the  Jerfey  fliore  above  the 
Narrows,  two  hummucks  of  land,  each  forming  ^a  it  were  a  faddle,  thus  : 

\^y  V.^'X^^  '^^^  cafternmoft  of  the  two  is  the  mark  for  coming 
uj>  the  channel,  fo  as  to  avoid  th.  Upper- Middle,  by  keeping  it  juft  open 
with  the  bluff  of  Staten-IJland,  which  will  be  the  cale  if  you  turn  the  Spit 
as  before  direfted  ;  this  Will  bring  you  up  channel  way  when  you  have 
failed  5  or  6  miles  the  courfe  defcribed,  and  with  this  mark  open  j  then  you 
mufl  haul  more  to  the  eaftward,untU  yew  open  the  other  hummuck  which  is 
called  thie  Wtfternmoft-Hurtmuck  :  by  keeping  both  eaflerly  and  wederly 
hutnmucks  open  tb  your  view,  you  avoid  the  Middle  and  the  Weft  Bank 
entirely,  and  tome  up  channel  way  through  the  NArrozus.  When  thus 
far,  you  muft,  to  avoid  Hendrkk's.Retf,  keep  Statcn-IJland  Oiore  aboard. 
The  mark  to  avdid  Hendrick's-Re^f  is  to  keep  Bedloiu's  or  Peflo  I  Hand  open 
With  the  point  of  Long-IJlatid  ;  for  if  you  can  lee  Bedlow's  "ifland  in  com- 
mg  through  the  Narrotui,  there  is- no  danger  of  the  Reef  from  the  Nar- 
rows to  come  up  10  New-York,  you  will  fteer  up  for  Bedlow's  llland  to 
avoid  the  Mud-Flat,  which  you  leave  on  your  ftarjjoard  hand  ;  this  flat  is 
a  kind  of  oyfter  bed,  or  bank  of  mud  and  fhells,  and  has  not  more  than  1 1 
feet  on  it  at  low  water  ;  but  to  avoid  this  flat  do  not  Hand  too  far  to  the 
weftward,  on  account  of  Robbins'-Reef,  which  to  avoid,  running  on  the 
weft  nde  of  the,channel,  the  mark  is,  To  keep  the  point  of  land  up  the 
North-River  (on  which  Fort-Lee  ftands)  open  with  the  eaft  fide  of  Bed- 
low's  I  fland,  after  Which  there  is  nothing  material  to  obftruft  the  naviga- 
tion to  New-Yjrk,  it  being  very  fteep  near  the  point  of  Governor's  iHand, 
hnd  the  tpcks  near  the  battery  do  not  exceed  one  hundred  yards  from  the 
^""'.J^^"^  "  a  reef  of  rocks  in  the  Eafi- River,,  known  by  the  name  of 
the  Middle.Reef,  which  can  be  diftirtguiftied  at  all  times  by  the  rip  of  the 

tide  gdmg  over  it,  both  fipod  and  ebb. -Further— 

After  making  the  Highlands  of  Neveffink,  which  is  to  ^he  fouthward  of 
&andy.Hookf  you  may  run  boldly  in  within  3   miles  of  the  beach,  and  in 
fteenng  ilong  to  the  northward,  obl^rVe  to  ke^p  in  about  8  fsfthoi^s  water 
until  you  get  the  light-houfe  to  bear  W.  b.  S.  J  S.  then  if  you  feave  a  round 
hill,  called  Mottnt-PUa/ant,  ionae  diftance  in  Jerfey,  in  one  view  with  the 
land  about  one  quarter  of  a  mile  to  the  fouthward  of  the  liglit-houfe,  you 
are  io  a  fituation  to  pa(s  the  iSar  3  fteer  in  W.  |  N.  until  you  are  over  it ; 
you  wUl  have  on  it  it  low  water  three  and  a  half  fathoms :  when  over,  you 
will  be  in  four  and  a  half  fkthbms ;  pafs  the  Hook  ind  light-houfe  about  half 
a  mile,  at  which  diftance  you  Will  have  five  and  fix  fathoms  :  whe'n  you 
"»ve  the  point  of  the  Hook  on  which  the  beacon  ftands,  bearing  S.  S.  E. 
you  may  then  haul  to  the  Ibuthward  and  round  the  Hc»k,  and  come  too 
froin  one  to  two  miles  diflant,  the  Hook  bearing  from  E.  to  N.  E.  in  gooi^i 
holding  ground,  5  fethoms  water.     When  you  make  Long-Ififind,  it  id" 
neceffar)'  to  keep  Ibmewhat  in  the  Opig,  on  account  of  the  Eaft.Biink,  and 
•Werve  the  liune  marks  running  in  as  above. 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


The  fol/otv'iu»  are  ihe  Depth  of  Water ^  Bearings,  Courfes,  and 
Dijiancest  of  the  Buoys  placed  in  the  Harbour  of  New- York. 

No.  I.  A  WHITE  Buoy,  on  the  north  part  cf  the  outer  part  of 
the  Outer  Middle  Ground,  funk  in  4  fathoms  Water,  bearing  from  the 
light-houle  at  Srtn<iy-//oo*,  E.  b.  N.  diftant  3  miles. 

No.  a.  A  bUck  buoy,  oa  the'S.  E.  part  of  the  Eaft  I^ank,  funk  in  4 
iRithoms  water,  bearing  from  the  light-houfe  N.  E.  b.  E.  \  E.  diftant  four 
miles,  and  bearing  from  the  white  buoy,  (No.  I,)  N.  b.  E.  one  and  a  half 
ttiiles  di(hnt ;  foundings  betwixt  them,  four  and  a  half  fathoms  water,  at 
tommon  low  tide.  A  cable's  length  eaft  of  the  black  buoy,  (or  No.  2)  are  -J 
fiithoms  water  ;  the  channel  courle  in  betwixt  the  aforelsud  buoys,  isW.N.W. 
allowing  for  the  tide. 

No.  3.  A  black  buoy,  on  the  S.  W.  point  of  the  Eaft  Bank,  funk  in 
4  fathoms  water,  and  bearing  from  the  light-houfe;  N.  W.  b.  N.  4  miles. 

No.  4  A  rvhite  buoy,  on  the  S.  E.  part  of  the  Weft  Bank,  funk  in 
three  and  a  half  faihoms  water,  bearing  from  the  light-houfe  N.  W.  b.  N. 
eight  miles  diftant;  and  from  this  buoy  to  the  laft  mentioned  black  buo>', 
(or  No.  3,)  the  courfe  is  S.  b>  £.  Hvc  miles  diftant  -,  the  leaft  foundings  be- 
twixt them  is  four  and  a  half  fiithoms. 

No.  5.  A  black  buoy,  on  the  Upper  Middle  Ground,  in  four  and  a  half 
fathoms  water,  bearing  from  the  light-houfe  N.  b.  W.  |  W.  9  miles  diftant, 
and  from  the  laft  mentioned  white  buoy,  (or  No.  4.)  N.  E.  two  and  a  half 
miles  diftant  ;  foundings  betwixt  them,  from  three  and  a  half  to  ftx  fathoms. 

No.  6.  A  white  buoy,  lunk  on  the  N.  E.  fork  of  the  Weft  Bank,  in 
three  and  a  half  fathoms  v«ter,  bearing  from  the  light-houfe  N.b.  W.^  W. 
twelve  mites  diftant ;  iouvidings  from  three  and  -x  half  to  (tx  fathoms  water 
betwixt  them  ;  and  from  the  laft  mentioned  black  buoy,  (or  No.  5)  the  courfe 
is  N.  b.  W.  I  W.  three  miles  diftant. 

— — «:=^^^s;5^c? 


Orders  and  Regalatmsfor  the  Port  ^  Now- York. 

ALL  veffels  moored  In  the  ftream  of  the  Eaft  or  North  River,  are  ndl 
'lobe  within  one  hundred  and  fifty  fathoms  of  any  wharf* 

All  veffelslying  at  the  wharves  of  either  riverj  or  in  the  bafons  or  flips, 
are  to  have  the'i  lower  and  top-fail  yards  topped,  their  fore  and  aft  (paw 
rigged  in,  and  to  have  the  anchors  taken  up,  and  the  crowns  in  upon  the  fore- 
caftle. 

All  veffels  hav1it|  on  board  gun-powder,  or  other  combuftible  articles, 
are  to  difcharge  the  latne  before  they  come  to  the  wharf. 

All  veffels  having  on  board  unflacked  lime,  are  not  to  entangle  themfelves 
with  other  irefff  Is,  or  lie  where  they  will  take  the  ground. 

No  vdTel  whatever,  between  this  and  San^;)'-HooA,  to  throw  overboard 
ftone  ballaft  below  low  wster  mark,  and  in  this  harbour  particularly,  art 
ballaft  is  to  b«  fairly  landed  at  high  water  mark  ;  and  at  the  time  of  dif- 
charging  it,  attention  is  to  b;  paid  not  to  drop  any  into  the  water ;  ballaft 
of  any  kind  not  to  be  unladen  at  night. 

No  fire  to  be  made  or  kept  on  board  any  veff>-l  whatfoever  at  any  dock, 
wharf,  pier  or  key,  within  llie  bnunds  of  this  city,  at  any  other  time,  than 
from  day-lijlit  in  the  morning,  till  eight  o'clock  at  night. 


LOT. 

lettrin^s,  Courfes,  and 
rbotir  £/■  New- York. 

part  of  the  outer  part  of 
Water,  bearing  from  the 
le$. 

the  Eaft  I^ank,  funk  in  4 
E.  b.  E.  \  E.  diftant  four 
,)  N.  b.  E.one  and  a  half 
a  half  fathoms  water,  at 
»ck  buoy,  (or  No.  2)  are  7 
tfore&id  buoys,  isW.N.W. 

of  the  Eaft  Bank,  funk  in 
!,  N.W.  b.  N.  4  miles, 
the  Weft  Bank,  lunk  in 
light-houfe  N.  W.  b.  N. 
ift  mentioned  black  buo>', 
int ;  the  leaft  foundings  bc< 


Ground,  in  four  and  a  half 
.  W.  I  W.  9  miles  diftant, 
t.  4.)  N.  £■  two  and  a  half 
L-c  and  a  half  to  fix  fathoms. 
;>rk  of  the  Weft  Bank,  in 
ight-houfeN.b.  W.4W. 
■X  half  to  fix  fathoms  water 
buoy,  (or  No.  5)  the  courfe 


r  of  New- York. 

ift  or  North  River,  arc  ndt 
yr  wharf. 

or  in  the  bafons  or  flips« 
d,  their  fore  and  aft  (jpar« 
he  crowns  in  upon  the  fore- 
other  combuftihle  articles, 
vharf. 

;  not  to  entangle  themfclvcs 
e  ground. 

Hook,  to  throw  overboard 

harbour  prticularly,  all 

and  at  the  time  of  dif- 

ny  into  the  water ;  ballaft 

,,1  whatfoever  at  any  dock, 
y,  at  any  other  time,  than 
,t  night. 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


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No  pitch,  tar  or  other  combuftibles,  to  be  heated  on  board  any  vclTel  lying 
at  the  wharves,  or  in  the  bafuns  or  flips,  but  to  be  done  on  ftu^es  or  buats, 
remuveable  in  cafe  of  accident. 

All  velTels  that  are  not  rmployed  in  difcharging  or  receiving  cargoes,  are 
to  make  niom  for  luch  others,  ai  require  to  be  more  immediately  accommo- 
dated with  proper  births  for  i  ofe  purpuli;). 

All  velTels  at  the  end  of  any  wharf,  and  in  part  or  in  whole  covering  the 
rips,  muft  occafionaliy  haul  either  way  to  accommodate  tholi;  going  in  or 
out  of  the  docks  or  Hips,  or  quit  the  birth. 

All  mafters  of  (hips  or  other  vefiels  are  to  report  in  writing,  and  on  oath, 
to  the  mayor  of  this  city,  the  names  and  occupations  of  every  pei(oii  who 
fliall  be  brought  into  this  port  in  his  veflel,  and  for  every  neglett  a  fine 
of  50  dollars  will  be  demanded  for  each  perfon,  and  if  any  of  them 
{hall  be  foreigners,  the  fine  will  be  75  dollar;  foi  each  perlbn,  who  is 
likely  to  become  a  tax  on  the  city ;  he  is  to  carry  him  or  h>:r  back,  or  fup- 
port  them  himfelF. 

It  is  recommended,  that  all  velTels  laying  at  the  wharves  keep  an  anchor 
and  cable  in  readinels,  in  cafe  of  fire,  to  bring  up  with  in  the  ftream,  if  ne> 
ceffary. 


Dejcription  of  the  Coafi  to  the  Eafi  and  Weft  of  Sandy  Hook. 

IF  you  come  in  inear  Cajfti/Ta^/craf,  be  very  cautious  of  its  fhoais, 
and  make  your  way  to  the  N.  N.  E.  which  will  bring  you  on  the  lounding 
of  the  jftrfey  (bore.  When  you  get  20  fathoms  water  in  the  lat.  40,  00, 
north,  then  haul  in  to  make  the  land,  by  which  you  will  avoid  tlie  difhcuU 
ties  of  the  coaft  and  the  fhoais  nearer  in  Ihore  ;  but  if  you  cannot  follow 
this  diredion,  lee  the  following. 

When  you  are  up  with  C/ungoleack  Shoals,  in  15  fathoms  water,  it  is 
near  enough  to  approach  them -,  from  this  ftation,  fleer  N.  b.  E.  which 
will  bring  you  up  nearly  with  Great-Egg-IIarbuur  on  the  Jerfey  Shore, 
but  you  muft  ufe  your  lead  on  approaching  this  fhore,  and  come  no  nearer 
to  it  than  10  fathbms  water  ;  from  Great-Egg-Harbour  to  the  lat.  of  40,  N. 
the  jftrfey  Shore  trenches  near  N.  E,  and  from  the  lat.  40,  to  the  High- 
lands of  Neverfink,  the  land  trenches  nearly  north ;  in  all  this  rout,  ten 
fathoms  water  muft  be  kept,  or  near  it. 

When  you  are  full  up  with  the  Highlandi  of  Neverfink,  if  you  fee 
nothing  of  a  pilot  you  may  flandon  ;  but  keep  j  miles  off  the  bare  part  of 
Sandy-Hook  land,  till  you  are  up  with  the  Ibuthern  cedar  trees  on  the 
Hook,  then  near  the  Hook  till  you  get  three  fathoms  water  on  the  Outer 
Middle  Ground,  at  which  time  you  will  be  two  or  two  and  a  half  miles 
fiom  the  Hook.  On  this  bank  you  muft  edge  off  and  on,  in  three  or  three 
and  a  half  fathoms,  for  the  bank  lies  rounding  in  as  the  Hook  does,  and  ftops 
a  little  fhort  of  its  north  point ;  but  long  before  you  reach  that,  you  will 
bring  the  light-houfe  to  bear  W.  ^  S.  or  W.  b.  S.  when  you  muft  immedi- 
ately fteer  in  weft  ;  this  will  bring  the  light-houfe  a  little  on  the  larboard 
bow,  and  if  you  fee  the  beacon  light  near  the  extreme  point  of  the  Hook, 
you  muft  take  it  on  the  fame  bow  alio,  but  pals  it  about  two  cables  length,^ 
when  you  muft  edge  away  to  the  W.  S.  W.  about  two  mil«s,  and  anchor 
with  the  light  bearing  eaft  of  you. 

If  you  ihould  fall  in  with  the  eaft  end  o£  Lof^-Ifland^  where  tbeie  i^ 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


now  a  light-houfc  which  does  not  differ  much  in  latitude  with  Sandy-Hock 
light,  but  diikrs  very  confiderable  in  foundings,  ak  you  will  fee  by  your 
<lraft  as  todepih  of  water,  &c.  iti  which  you  cannot  be  derci  vcd.  In  ueer. 
ing  to  the  wcllward  for  the  light-houfe  or  the  Hif,hlan4s  of  Never/ink,  you 
mud  come  nu  nearer  to  Longljland  tlvin  15  fathoms  water ;  in  this  rout, 
whicli  is  about  135  miles  from  the  light-houii!  which  is  on  the  ead  end  of 
Long-IJland,  and  the  ^ourfc^  between  VV.  b.  S.  and  W.  S.  W.  it  is  necef- 
lary  to  u(e  the  lead  after  you  run  89  miles,  to  know  how  you  approach  the 
Jiyjty  Shore  : — ten  fathoms  water  is  near  enough  at  night. 

if  you  iVouldpals  Nantucket  Shoals  in  38°  north  latitude,  or  38,  30,  or 
j;9.  00,  or  39,  30,  you  will  if  pofCible  oblervc  when  you  leave  the  Gulph 
Stream,  from  which  advancing  about  ten  leagues,  you  may  begin  to  expe£t 
foundings,  and  a  S.  W.  current  as  foon  as  you  get  Ibundings  ;  thert  the  ob< 
Icrvation  by  lead  and  line  is  to  aid  the  navigatpr. 

If  you  are  on  foundings  and  running  in  for  the  land  to  tke  northward  of 
both  the  Egg- Harbours,  the  northern  one  is  often  called  the  Burning- 
JJoU,  which  lies  in  lat.  about  38,  40,  north  :  beitig  near  the  land,  and  (leer- 
ing the  above  mentioned  courfe,  and  you  find  you  have  iuddenly  deepened 
your  water  from  lefs  to  13  fathoms,  heave  about  immediately,  for  many 
vcfTcl^  have  been  deceived  by  a  hole  in  thefe  foundings  of  the  dimenfions 
of  about  4  acres  of  ground,  and  have  been  totally  loft. 

If  you  arc  beating  to  windward,  off  the  Hook,  waiting  for  a  pilot  or  for 
a  wind,  nif^ht  or  day,  in  (landing  to  the  northward,  when  you  (uppole  the 
Ifght-houfe  of  the  Hook  bears  weft,  it  is  near  enough  ;  when  you  approaclt 
Long-Ijland,  the  foundings  are  fine  white  fand,  but  on  the  Jtrjty  Snore  the 
ioundings  are  coarfer  and  darker  ;  there  is  what  is  called  a  Hook  Channel 
in  this  channel,  the  (oundings  are  mud  and  fand. 

\V.  S.  W,  and  £.  N.  £.  moon  makes  full  fea  at  the  Hook. 


»^ 


BeferiptioH  of  Ncw-York  Bay. 

YORK  Bay  is  9  miles  long  and  4  broad,  and  fpreads  to  the  fouth. 
\vard  before  the  city  of  Ntw-York.  It  is  formed  by  the  confluence  of  Eajl 
and  Hudfon's  Rivers,  andembofbms  feveral  Imall  Illands,  of  which  Cover- 
vor's  Illaiid  is  the  principal.  It  communiciites  with  the  ocean  through  the 
Narrows,  between  Staltn  and  Long-IJInnd-t,  which  are  fcarcely  two  miles 
■yvile.  The  paflagc  up  to  Neu-York,  from  Sandy-Hook  (the  point  that  ex» 
tends  furtheli  into  the  lea)  is  fife,  and  not  above  20  miles  in  length. 


^U.'. 


Directions  for  faUinc^  from  Sandy- Hook  Lights  Haufe  /o  Cape- 
May,  01-  Light-Houfe  on  Capc-Htnlopen. 

WHEN  failing  from  Sandy-Hook  light-houfe  off"  New-York,  bring  it 
to  bear  W.  N.  W,  and  (leer  E.  S.  K.  two  leagues,  S.  S.  E.  three  or  four 
^^esj  and  then  S.  S.  W.  (i\e  leagues,  which  will,  bring  you  up  with 
BarneyMatt,  which  has  a  ftoal  bank  one  league  off.     When  you  have 


iwfiflHinii'rtriii'  wiwiK' 


OT.  • 

ititude  with  Sandy-Hock. 
t%  you  will  fee  by  your 
t  be  deccivrd.  In  ftet:r> 
hlanii  of  Nevtrjink,  you 
om$  water ;  in  this  rout, 
iich  is  on  the  eaft  end  of 
d  W.  S.  W.  it  is  necef. 
V  liow  yuu  approtch  the 
t  night. 

:h  latitude,  or  38,  30,  or 
icn  you  leave  the  Gulph 
you  may  begin  to  expeft 
ibundings  ;  then  the  ob< 

land  to  the  northward  of 
ten  called  the  Burning- 
g  near  the  land,  and  fteer- 
1  have  fuddenly  deepened 
immediately,  for  many 
dings  ot  the  dimenfioni 
oft. 

waiting  for  a  pilot  or  (or 
d,  when  you  fuppofe  the 
igh  ;  when  you  approarU 
t  on  the  Jtrfty  Shore  the 
s  called  a  Hook  Chaniiel 

it  the  Hook. 


=w 


Bay. 

td  fpreads  to  the  fouth. 
)y  the  confluence  of  Eaji 
I  Hands,  of  which  Govern 
iih  the  ocean  through  the 
ch  are  fcarcely  two  miles 
-Hook  (the  point  that  ex» 
o  miles  in  length. 


Lights H&ufe  /a  Cape- 
-Itnlopen. 

e  off  AVw- Fori,  bring  it 
;s,  S,  S.  E.  three  or  four 
will,  bring  you  up  with 
•  oir.     When  you  have 


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77 


palTed  this  Catt,  (leer  S.  W.  b.  S.  13  or  14  leagues,  which  will 
carry  vuu  up  with  Great-E^g-ffariour,  which  has  a  (hoal  bank  one 
league  '>>rn  the  (liore,  that  has  not  more  than  6  feet  water  on  it. 

This  land  may  be  known  by  its  appearing  like  broken  I  (lands,  wi(h  the 
*Itighland  of  Srverfmk  to  the  wcftward  of  Sandy-JIook,  which  I1.1J  a  lin- 
gular appearance  from  any  land  on  that  coafl.  In  the  day  time  y^u  may 
go  within  two  leagues  of  the  (hure,  but  m  the  night  it  will  be  prudent  to 
keep  further  off.  When  you  have  palled  Great •K;',f,- Harbour  fleer  S.  W. 
b.  W.  10  leagues,  which  will  bring  you  up  with  Cape-May, 

Between  Barnfy-Gatt  and  Cape-May  there  are  two  inlets,  (it  at  high 
vrater  for  velTels  drawing  j3  feet,  viz.  Ltttle  and  Great'Egg-Harhurs,  but 
they  are  only  fit  to  be  run  for  at  times  when  no  other  port  can  be  made,  a 
the  navigation  is  not  lb  lafe  as  other  places. 

In  running  for  Cape-May,  while  (leeiiiig  your  S.  W.  b.  W.  courfe,  you 
will  pal's  five  inlets, before  you  come  up  with  the  Cfl/»c,  viz.  Corfons,  Touin* 
Jendf  Hirrefoot,  Turtte-f^^it,  and  Cool/pring,al\  of  which  have  bars  lying 
off  their  entrance  ;  when  .ibreafl  of  Ctfo^r/«^  inlet,  you  may,  it  bound  by 
Cape-May,  (leer  W.  b.  S.  hut  if  bound  in  by  CapeHenbpen,  fleer  S.  S.  W. 
till  the  light-houle  heart  well,  when  you  may  run  for  it  till  within  two 
miles. 

OS  Cape-May  lies  a  flioal  called  Four-Fathom-Bank,  which  in  the  chart 
is  laid  down  bearing  S.  £.  \  S.  from  the  pitch  of  the  Cape,  but  is  quite  er- 
roneous, as  the  true  bearing  is  £.  b.  S.  j  S.  and  di(bnt  6  leagues.  The 
water  fometimes  breaks  over  this  (hoal,  and  has  appearance  of  danger  tn 
mariners  ;  but  there  has  never  been  Icis  than  18  feet  water  oit  it  at  any  lea- 
Ion  of  the  year,  which  renders  the  paffage  acrols  quite  fafe. 


Dire6li»m  for  failing  in  by  Cape- May. 

YOU  may  run  in  for  Cape-May  till  within  three  quarters  of  a  mile 
of  the  wind-mill  which  (lands  on  the  fhore  about  two  miles  to  the  north- 
ward and  cadward  of  the  pitch  of  the  Cape,  where  ai-e  leveral  houles  which 
«e  inhabited  principally  by  pilots.f  Fiom  abreaft  of  the  wind-mill  keep 
the  (hort  dole  on  board  (when  you  will  be  in  live  fathoms  water)  till  you 
double  round  the  Cape,  whijn  you  will  leave  the  Great-Shoal  on  your  lar- 
board  hand,  over  which  it  continually  breaks,  when  cwvcred,  bearing  S.  E. 
b.  E.  from  the  Cape,  diRant  one  mile  and  a  half,  which  is  bite  at  low 
water.  After  you  have  doubled  the  Cape,  (leer  north,  till  it  bears  S.  15.  ^• 
S.  when  yoa  mud  (leer  N.  W.  till  you  deepen  into  7  and  8  fathoms.  (In 
running  the  above  courfe,  you  will  have  from  five  to  two  and  a  half  fath- 
oms, before  you  come  i|i|o  8  fathoms,  which  is  three  leagues  diftant  from 
the  Cape.)  After  you  have  got  into  8  fathoms,  )ou  will  immediately  come 
into  three  fiithoms,  v/hen  you  mull  lleer  N.  W.  b.  W.  5  leagues,  which 
will  carry  you  into  the  MainChain::!;  between  the  Brandywincoa  your  lar- 

*  Nevcrrmk-IIills  extend  N.  W,  fn>w  the  Harbour  on  the  Atlantic  Ocean^ 
to  Raviton-Bay,  and  is  the Jirfi  land  difcovered  by  mariners  token  they  ar~ 
rive  on  the  (oajt.  They  are  600 Jcet  abave  the  Level  of  thefea,  and  may  be 
feen  20  leagues  ojf. 

+  As  foon  as  you  are  in  fight  of  the  Cape,  and  are  in  want  of  a  pilots 
you  had  better  hoijtfomcfignal,  as  thofc  who  do  not  are  confidercd  net  i\ 
U'unt  of  one. 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 

board,  and  Crofs-Lt'.f/  on  voiir  (Inboard  hand,  IxMring  N.  N.  W.  and  S. 
S.  K.  from  c)'  «'  t.  diibnt  3  leigiiea.  In  running  ihe  above  courle 
you  will  have  f  f-"  three  and  a  half,  and  two  and  three  quarters  f;ittionij, 
till  you  come  neii  '  ma.i.  ch' lincl,  when  you  will  deepen  into  t^  fathoms, 
which  i$  a  fwarOi  tt.,.'  runs  up  to  the  eaftward  of  the  CroJs-LtJ^t :  dill 
ktvp  your  N.  W.  b.  W.  cour(c  till  you  have  crolfid  this  Iwarfli,  wtien 
you  will  (hoal  your  lbundin(;!>  into  two  and  a  half  fcihom^,  and  then  dcep- 
rn  into  7  fiithoms,  which  is  the  main  Ship  Channel,  when  you  mull  lUer 
JI.  W.  till  you  have  only  5  fathoms,  winch  is  on  the  Foitrteen- Feet-Bank, 
and  then  alter  your  courre  to  N.  N.  W.  for  the  buoy  of  the  CrofsLedge, 
One  Icugu*  diftant  frum  this  Ledge  lies  a  (hoal  called  Ji^c-Fiogger,  bearing 
W.  S.  W.  from  the  buQy. 


J«  f 


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DireSitom  for  failing  in  by  *Capc-Henlopcn. 

BRING  the  light -houfe  to  bear  weft,  and  run  for  it  till  within  two 
mtlei.  When  abrealt  of  it  you  will  have  15  or  16  fathom's  water.  After 
you  have  paiFed  it,  fteer  W.  N.  W,  till  you  bring  it  to  bear  E.  S.  K.  where 
you  may  anclior  in  3  or  4  fathoms.  If  you  intend  runninij  up  the  bay, 
bring  the  light-houle  to  bear  (buth,  and  fteer  N.  b.  K.  with  a  flood  tide, 
and  N.  b.  W.  with  an  ebb.  The  flood  fets  W .  S.  W.  nnd  the  el.b  E.  N.  E. 
In  fteering  tlie  above  courle  1 1  or  i2(  miles,  you  will  make  the  BrowUf 
which  you  leave  on  your  latboord  hand  :  it  has  a  buoy  on  it.  Continue 
your  courfe  north  till  you  bring  Cape-May  to  bear  S.  E.  b,  E.  when  you 
wUl  make  the  Brandy  wine  on  your  tlarboard  hand,  which  has  a  buoy  on  it  ; 
then  fteer  N.W.b.N.  or  N.W.b.N.  -J  N.  and  )ou  will  have  7  01  8  fathoms 
Water.  The  channel  between  tbeVirown  indBrandywiue  is  not  above  oncmile 
wide.  Souili-eaft  tnoon  makes  high  water  here  at  full  and  change.  There 
aw  two  banks  about  midway  between  the  Brandy  wine  and  Crofs- Ledge, 
tailed  Four  teen-Feet- Bunk  and  Ten-Feel-Bank,  the  former  you  leave  oti 
your  larboard,  and  the  latter  on  your  ftarboard  hand.  Thefe  banks  are  not 
in  the  way  with  a  fair  wind,  for  they  lie  about  N.  W.  b.  W.  and  S.  E.  b. 
E.  Cro/j.Zit/^d  lies  9  miles  from  the  Brandywint,  which  you  leave  on 
your  ftarboard  hand.  It  has  a  Imall  veirel  wuh  a  maft  in  her,  for  a  buoy, 
which  you  may  fee  two  or  three  leagues.  Crofs- Ledge  is  about  S  miles 
long,  bearing  N.  W,  b.  N.  and  S.  E.  b.  S.  the  middle  you  leave  on  your 
larboard  hand  (on  which  the  buoy  is  placed.)  When  you  pals  the  middle, 
fteer  N.  W.  two  leagues,  for  Bombay  Hook,  and  when  it  Dears  N.  W.  or 
N.  W.  b.  W.  you  muli  be  careful  of  a  bar  that  lies  a  mile  and  a  half  olT 
from  it,  called  Bombay-Hook  bar,  which  has  not  mote  than  fix  feet  on  it  at 
low  water.     Your  courle  to  Reedy- JJland,  with  a  fair  wind,  is  N.  W.  b.  N. 

♦  Cape-Henlopen  lies  in  north  lat.  38,  46,  and  in  viejl  long.  75,  07. 
There  is  a  light-houfe  here,  afezo  miles  below  the  town  of  Lewis,  of  an  oifa- 
go II  form,  handfomcly  built  of  jione,  11^  feet  high,  and  its  foundation  is 
rtearlv  as  much  above  the  level  of  thefea.  The  lanthorn  is  between  7  and  8 
feet  jqnare,  lighted  mth  8  lamps,  and  viay  befeen  in  the  night,  ten  kagu:s 
Atjea,  Veffds  off  the  Delaware,  upon  dif playing  a  jaik  at  the  foretopmajl- 
head,  will  be  immediately  fumijlied  uith  a  pilot.  None,  however,  arc  to  be 
depended  on,  unlefs  they  are  fnriuficd  with  branches^  and  with  a  certifuate 
from  the  Board  of  Wardens  oj  Philadelphia* 


irifirtin 


■vrnttw 


LOT. 

btaring  N.  N.  W.  and  S, 
luiining  the  above  courl*: 
lid  three  quarter*  f;it!i(>m>, 
bvill  deepen  into  ^  fathoms, 
of  the  CroJs.LiJ^c .'  dill 
rroird  this  Iwarfli,  when 
If  fcilioiTH,  and  then  deep, 
iiel,  when  you  mull  lUer 
n  the  Fourteen- Feet-Bank, 
'.  bur>y  of  the  Crofs- Ledge, 
ailed  Jjc-Flogger,  bearing 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


ft. 


>c-Henlopcn. 


\  run  for  it  till  within  two 
i6  fathonisi  water.  After 
ig  it  to  bear  E.  S.  K.  where 
end  runnini{  up  the  bay, 
,  b.  K.  with  a  flood  tide, 
S.W.HndiheebbE.N.E. 
)U  will  make  the  BrotvUf 
s  a  buoy  on  it.  Continue 
ar  S.  £.  b,  K.  when  you 
i,  which  has  a  buoy  oii  it  ; 
u  will  have  7  oi  8  fathonis 
ywine  is  not  above  one.iiiile 
t  full  and  change.  There 
indyuiine  and  Crojs-Ledge, 
the  former  you  leave  on 
and.  Thefe  banks  are  not 
.  W.  b.  W.  and  S.  E.  b. 
ine,  which  you  leave  on 
a  maft  in  her,  for  a  buoy, 
ofs- Ledge  is  about  S  miles 
middle  you  leave  on  your 
Viicn  you  pals  the  midclK*, 
id  when  it  bears  N.  W.  or 
It  lies  a  mile  and  a  half  olT 
moie  than  fix  feet  on  it  at 
a  fair  wind,  is  N.  W.  b.  N. 

and  in  viejl  long.  75,  07. 
town  of  Lewis,  of  an  oifa- 
ligh,  and  its  foundation  is 
mtliorn  is  between  7  and  8 
'.n  in  the  night,  ten  kagucs 
\  a  jaik  at  the  foretopmajl- 
Ncne,  however,  arc  to  be 
heSf  and  uith  a  ctrlifuatc 


diftant  IK  miles-,  if  you  have  the  wind  ahead,  bo  careful  of  Sloney. Point* 
Ledge,  wliith  )'ou  leave  oti  your  (larbourd  hand,  as  the  channel  is  not  nioie 
than  two  miles  wide.  Ilic  ledj'C  is  partly  dry  at  low  water,  and  bean  S,  E« 
from  Reedy ■  IJland,  diftant  four  or  five  miles, 


Direnions  from  Reedy- Ifland  to  Philadelphia. 

WHEN  you  pafs  Reedy. IJland,  be  careful  of  a  long  llioil  that  lie*  td 
the  N.  N.  W.  of  It,  one  mile  and  a  half  in  length,  called  the  Pea* 
.  Patch,  which  lie»  on  your  (brbuurd  hand.  Li  palftng  laid  flioal  point» 
keep  your  larboard  hand  befl  on  board  till  you  bring  the  river  to  bear  N.  E. 
or  N.  E.  b.  N.  when  you  may  (land  up  for  New-CaJIU.  This  place  is 
40  miles  from  Plnladell>hia.  When  you  have  palled  it  about  a  mile,  you 
give  Uw  larboard  hand  a  birth,  u  there  ii  a  flat  flioal  near  half  a  mile  ofl'; 
if  you  have  a  fair  wind,  you  may  keep  in  the  middle  of  the  river.  This  river 
winds  from  Newcaftle  to  Marcus-Hook,  from  N.  E.  to  E.  N.  E.  diftant  33 
miles.  Your  courfe  from  this  to  CheJier-IJland  is  N.  E.  b.  E.  4  miles. 
You  leave  laid  I  (land  and  a  long  low  point  that  lies  W.  S.  W.  from  it,  on 
your  larboard  hand,  giving  it  a  good  birth,  and  keeping  yourftatboard  hand 
beft  on  board,  till  you  come  up  wiih  *  Billings'.  Port,  when  you  will  haul 
up  for  Mud- Fort  ;  but  before  you  come  up  with  this  fort  you  will  li!c  a 
black  buoy  in  channel  way,  which  you  may  go  clofe  to.  Run  direft  for 
this  fort,  which  is  an  E.  N.  E.  courfe,  till  you  are  abreaft  of  it,  when  you 
will  lee  a  I'mall  Ifland  oii  your  lai board,  and  another  on  your  ibrboard  hand, 
Irhich  you  muft  go  between.  When  you  have  pafled  between  thefe 
Iflands,  fterr  E.  b.  N.  two  miles,  when  you  muft  haul  up  N.  E.  b.  N.  for 
GleUcefler- Point,  diftant  one  mile,  from  which  you  muft  keep  your  larboard 
hand  beft  on  board,  and  ftecr  north  j  miles,  which  will  carry  you  abrealt 
of  the  city. 


T  I  D  E  -  T  A  B  L  E. 


Moon  < 


fS.  E.  b.  E.-\ 
S.  E. 
S.  S.  E. 
S.  b.  £. 
S. 

s.  s.  w. 
s.  w. 


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makes  full  fea  at 


'Cape-Mojf. 

Cape.Jfames. 

Bombay-Hook^ 
,  Retdy.IJland. 
I  Newcafile. 

Chtjitr. 
[^Philadelphia. 


Setting  oftbi  tide  within  the  bay  of  the  Capes. 

5irft  Quarter  Flood,  W.  N.  W. 

.*^  econd  to  la  ft  Quarter,  N.  N.  W. 

Firft  Quarter  Ebb,  E.  S.  E. 

Second  to  laft  Quarter,  S.  S.  E. 


Ihis  if  a  highfandy  point,  *nd  bluf. 


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^  AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT* 

DireSliom  from  Cape-Hciilopcn  to  Cape-Henry. 

WHEN  you  leave  Capi-Hinloptn,ho\tnA  to  Cape-Henry,  give  it  i 
birth  of  3  or  4  miles  and  fleer  S.  S.  E.  10  leagues,  as  there  is  a  (hoal  Bank 
that  lies  S.  b.  E.  from  Cape-Henlopdn,  11  leagues  didant,  aWtASenepuxet. 
It  lies  one  league  from  land.  If  you  tUm  in  or  dfit  by  Ccpe-ifentopen,he 
careful  of  the  Hen  and  Chickens,  which  lie  S.  b.  E.  from  laid  Cape,  one 
league  diftant.  There  is  a  bank  that  lies  S,  £.  b.  S.  from  the  Light  Houfe^ 
diftant  5  'leagues,  Which  has  ndt  more  than  5  fathoms  walfcr  On  it.  When 
you  judge  yourfelf  to  the  Ibutl.ward  of  Senepuxet,  you  may  (leer  S.  b.  Wi 
■  lO  or  II  leagues,  which  will  bring'  you  the  length  of  Ckingqieaclli-Shoals, 
which  lie  in  latitude  38,  00  N.  bearing  due  fouth  from  Cape-IUiilopen.  26 
leagues  diftant.  and  tVro  leagues  from  land  ;  between  it  tod  the  Ihofe  thera 
ZTetoandi2  feet  water;  '  ■" 


^SB 


Remarks  en  the  land  from    C;  ,^e  Henlopen  to  Chingotcaik 

ShoalJ. 

tNDl  AN-RIVER  lies  8  miles  to  the  fcuthwaru  of  the  Light-HOufe, 
This  inlet  is  (it  only  for  fmall  veffels  that  draw  not  more  than  6  feet  water* 
fenttiick's-ljland  lies  i  -  miles  to  the  Ibuthward  of  the  Light-Houfe,  which 
Ifland  parts  Delaware  from  Maryland.  This  liland  has  a  grove  of  trees 
on  it)  and  you  Will  have  6  or  -^  ^thoms  water  within  a  league  of  the  land, 
and  a  ftrong  current  fetting  to  the  fouthward.  When  you  are  within  half  a 
inile  of  Senepuxet  and  Ckingoteack  Shoals  you  will  have  i  a  fathtums  water. 
The  land  from  Chingoteack  to  Cape  Charles  makes  br<dcen  landwith  Iflands 
and  feveral  fmall  inlets.  There  is  a  good  harbour  within  Chingoteack  ShoiXs 
which  goes  by  the  fame  name.  You  leave  Chingoteack  ^hoals  on  your  lar- 
board hand,  and  Metomkan  harbour  ::bout  3  leagues  W.  S.  W.  from  Chin-' 
goteack.  Metomkan  harbour  h?.s  g  feet  water  at  high  tide.  Thefe  are  very 
dangerous  harbours  in  a  gale  of  wind,  but  you  may  ride  along  fliore  with 
the  wind  from  N.  W.  to  S.  W.  When  the  wind  blows  hard  at  ^.  £.  or 
£.  N.  E.  and  you  are  in  fight  of  Chingoteack  (lioals,  your  only  chance  for 
&fety  is  to  (land  to  the  fouthward,,  for  you  cannot  clear  the  land  to  th". 
north\frard,  or  go  into  the  harbour  of  Chingoteack,  which  lies  about  N.  W. 
6  miles  from  the  fouth  end  of  the  fiioals.  When  the  wind  is  to  the  eaft- 
Ward  it  is  generally  thick  weathe;-  on  this  ccaft.  After  yoUjpafs  the  fouth- 
ward of  thingotioHt,,  fteer  S.  &i  W.  for  the  light-lioufe  on  Cape-Htnry,  fci 
the  northern  part  of  MajJnipungo  Ihoals  lie  4  or  5  leagues  to  the  northward 
of  Smith' s-Ijland,  and  the  ibuthern  part  of  them  comes  near  abread:  of  &id 
ifland.  In  fleering  to  the  S.  W.  weftward  5  or  6  leagues  S.  E.  of  Smith's^ 
JJland,  you  will  have  is  or  13  fathoms,  and  in  fome  fmall  places  3  and  4 
tathoms.  When  you  are  20  leagues  from  land,  in  the  latitude  9S  37,  30, 
you  will  have  from  40  to  45  fathoms ;  but  when  to  the  fouthward  of  Capt- 
Henry,  you  will  have  from  7  to  8  fethoms  within  a  league  of  the  land,  and 
a  ftrong  Ibutherly  current,  which  in  general  runs  from  t\%o  to  two' and  ^ 
balf  knots  an  hour. 


.JUk. 


HtitiKiit'^iiinittmfi*^ 


.OT* 


t  Cape-Henry. 

to  Cape-Henry,  give  it  i 
,  as  there  is  a  fhbal  Bank 
;  diftant,  caWed  Senepuxet. 
oiit  by  Cape-Hentopeiiyhe 
.  £.  from  (aid  Cape,  one 
S.  from  ihe  JL<ight  Houfe^ 
lOms  walfer  dh  it.  Wh^in 
,  you  may  fleer  S.  b.  Wi 
th  of  Chinggieack-Shoals, 
ti  from  Cape-Henlopeii,  20 
een  it  ina  the  Ihofe  ther» 


■^'■— '.^"^- 


open  to  Chingotcack 


iwaru  of  the  Light-Houfe. 

ot  more  than  6  feet  water* 

)f  the  Light-Houfe,  which 

fland  has  a  grove  of  trees 

[rithin  a  league  of  the  land, 

hen  you  are  within  half  a 

ill  have  I  a  fathoms  water. 

broken  land-with  Iflands 

within  Chingoteack' Shoals 

'oteack  3hoals  on  your  hr- 

les  W.  S.  W.  from  CAt«- 

gh  tide.      Thefe  are  very 

may  ride  along  fKore  vTith 

nd  blows  hard  at  ^.  £.  or 

I,  your  only  chance  for 

jot  clear  the  land  to  th". 

which  lies  about  N.  W. 

len  the  wind  is  to'  the  eaft- 

After  yoi^pafs  the  fouth- 

H)ufe  on  Capt-Htnry,  fci 

leagues  to  the  northward 

comes  near  abread  of  ^id 

leagues  S,  E.  of  Smith' s-^ 

bme  fmail  places  3  and  4 

in  the  latitude  af  37,   Jo, 

to  the  fouthward  of  Caff- 

I  league  of  the  land,  and 

fiom  two  to  two' and  % 


AMERICA^J  COAST  PILOt. 
Ibtre^lonsfar/aiUng  in  by  Cai>c»-Hehry  Light-Houfe* 


81 


1 


WHEN  coming  From  fea  in  the  latitude  of  Cape-Henry,  you  meet 
with  foundings  about  25  leagues  oiT,  whith  you  may  obferve  by  the  colour 
of  the  water.  On  thte  fouth  edge  of  the  bank,  you  will  have  40  faihomi 
water,  which  will  Toon  flioal  to  io,  and  (till  decreafe  as  you  approach  tht 
ffaore,  generally  fandy  bottom.  In  clear  weather,  you  may  iee  the  land  when  in 
about  10  or  rx  &thom$,  regular  foundings,  at  Which  time  you  will  be  about 
5  leagues  to  the  fouthward  of  it.  'ih  the  northward  of  the  land,  in  6  fath- 
oms, the  foundings  are  irregular,  and  the  ground  coarfer.  In  coming  in 
with  the  wind  northwardly,  you  mad  be  careful  of  the  duter  part  of  the 
Middk-Greind,  which  lies  14  miles  E.  N.  E.  from  Cape-Henry,  and  7 
miles  S.  E.  b.  £.  froth  Cape-Chnrlis,  You  may  go  fo  near  it  as  to  bring 
Cape-Henry  to  bear  W.  f  S.  which  will  carry  you  round  the  tail  of  it  in 
four  and  a  half  or  five  fathoms  water,  when  you  will  deepen  into  11,  12, 
or  13  fathoms,  and  then  haul  aw'ay  for  the  Bay,  the  Cape  being  fleep  to. 
The  channel  between  the  Cape  and  Middle-Ground  is  about  4  miles  wide, 
and  8  fathoms  water  dole  to  the  latter. 

With  a  fair  wind,  you  may  bring  the  light-houfe  to  bear  wefl ;  but  if 
you  have  the  wind  ahead^  and  are  obliged  to  turn  in,  you  may  Hand  to  th& 
fouthward  till  the  lI>»ht-houfe  bears  N.  W.  b.  N.  and  to  the  northward  till 
it  bears  W.  S.  W.  You  will  have  9  or  10  fathoms  within  a  mile  of  the 
light-houfe,  and  from  6  to  5  Athoms  clofe  to  the  Middle-Ground. 


^  DireH'ms  for  failing  betwien  the  Middle-Ground  and  the  Horfe- 
'  Shoe. 

':...,  )CAPE-HENRY  S»  E.  b.  S.  leads  over  the  tail  of  the  Horfe-Shae  in 
^  or  ^  fathdmst  This  part  of  the  fhoal  lies  in  ridges,  fo  that  you  will  fre- 
dutintly  find  one  half  a  fathom  difference  at  a  caft  ;  but  it  is  not  dangerous. 
The  tide  of  ebb  down  Chefapeak-Bay  fets  over  it  to  the  fouthward. 

The  Middle-Ground  is  very  hard  (and,  and  pretty  fleep  on  the  fouth- 
wefbm  fide.  Bring  the  light  (aftet  pafTing  Smith's-IjtandJ  to  bear  S.  W. 
ind  run  fot  W,  which  wilt  carry  you  over  the  Middle-Ground  in  Ship- 
Channel,  into  7' and  S  fathoms,  when  you  mud  haul  up  weft,  and  run  for 
tlie  Horfe-Shoe,  Where  you  will  find  from  four  and  a  lulf  to  three  fathoms, 
good  anchoring.  The  ebb  out  of  fatties  and  York  rivers  fets  over  it  to  the 
^aflward,  which  makes  it  dangerous  failing  there  in^the  night,  tn  turnirg, 
fland  towards  the  Horfe-Shoe  to  4  or  j  fathoms^  and  towards  the  Middle  to 
8  fathoms  -,  but  it  is  beft  not  to  venture  into  deep  water,  for  the  deeped 
water,  viz.  9  and  10  fiithoms,  is  very  near  the  Middle-Ground, 


Dire£IioKS  for  New-Pomt-Comfort. 

WHEN  you  bring  Cafe-Henry  to  bear  S.  S.  E.  yc  u  may  fleer  N.  N. 
W.  8  leagues,  which  CQutie  and  diftance  will  Cirry  yoa  i^to  New-Peint- 


WJ^-^rtJ***^— I'  .*.'"WV  ■■■"L' 


fvi 


92 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT- 


Comfort.  There  is  a  fhoal  which  lies  eaft  from  the  point,  diflant  two  miles, 
and  four  rivers  that  empty  into  this, bay  or  harbour,  viz.  Seueni-RiveTf 
Way. River,  j\orth- River,  and  £ajl-kiver.  Thele  rivers  are  all  navigable 
for  veil'els  of  50  or  6q  tons,  and  confiderable  places  of  trade. 

Veflels  at  anchor  in  New- Point-Comfort  ate  expofed  to  the  wind  from, 
E.  S.  E.  to  S.  £.  and  I  would  therefore  recommend  in  tliat  cafe  to  go  in- 
to Severn-Rivcr,  where  they  will  lie  lafe  from  all  winds.  Your  directions 
for  this  port  are  to  bring  the  liiuth  point  of  Ntu-foint -Comfort  to  bear  E. 
b.  S.  and  fteer  W.  b.  N>  2  leagues,  which  courfc  you  wiil  continue  till 
Severn-River  bears  W.  S.  W.  when  you  muft  fteer  into  the  river  W.  S. 
"W.  or  S.  W.  b.  W.  which  will  carry  you  life,  where  you  may  lie  land- 
locked from  all  winds.  In  running  for  this  river  you  will  make  two 
bunches  of  trees  on  youv  larboard  hand,  which  at  a  diftance  appear  like  two 
Iflands,  but  as  you  approach  them  you  will  find  they  are  on  the  main  land. 
In  goin^  into  the  river  you  nuifl  keep  your  lead  going,  and  keep  in  the 
middley  and  go  between  two  points  of  marfh,  and  you  will  ha,ve  no  more 
than  3  ifethoms  between  New-Foint-Conifori  and  Severn-River,  muddy  bot- 
tom. You  may  go  to  fea  from  this  tiver  with  the  wiird  from  S.  W.  to 
N.  W. 


n 


DireBiom  for  Norfolk  a«^  Hampton  Roau. 

A  snip  from  fea  falling  into  the  northward  ought  not  to  go  nearer 
than  feven  fathoms  on  tlie  fliore  until  fhe  is  well  up  with  the  middle  of 
Smilh's-IJlanJ,  when  fhe  may  (tand  into  five  faiiioms  without  danger. 

if  the  *liglu  on  Cape-Henry  is  to  be  ieen,  keep  na  further  to  the  north- 
^jrd  than  for  the  light  to  be^r  \V.  S.  W*  by  the  coinpafs,  which  courle, 
after  crolTing  ihf  Middle  in  four  or  four  and  a  half  fathoms,  will  lead  you 
to  the  Channel-Way  in  7,  8,  and  9  or  1  ©  fatljoms,  ^jcky  bottom  ;  from 
thence  a  wefi  -ourfe  will  lead  vou  to  the  tail  of  the  Horfe-Shoe,  in  5  fath- 
oci"!,  hard  land,  the  light  beanng  S.  E.  b*  E. — If  bound  to  Hampton- Road, 
in  order  to  gain  i/tVM  certainty  the  fouthtm  fliore  on  which  it  is  right  to 
take  foundings,  fleer  \Vj  or  W.  b.  S.  until  the  light  b^ars  E.  S.  E.  then, 
being  in  five  fathoitis  or  a  quarter  lefs  five,  a  W.  N.  \V.  courle  leads  you 
up  clear  of  Witlou^hby'i-Point-—\.\iK  being  pvffed,  and  the  urater  deepenecf 
into  9  or  Id  fathoms,  it  is  neceffary  to  haul  op  W.  S.  W.  oblerving  \o 
c6mc  no  nearer  than  nine  ftithom*  to  the  Ibuth  fhorc.  left  the  bar  off  Sowelis 
Point  hook  you  in.  Should  you  (after  pafling  WiUaughlty's-Poini)  faB 
into  14  or  1 5  fathoms,  idld-Paint-Cowfort  bearing  W.  N.  W.  fteer  up  S. 
W.  b.  W.  but  go  no  nearer  to  Hampton-Bar  on  the  north  fide  than  ten 
fathoms,  it  being  ftcep  tOj  until  you  pfs  Sowell's-Point,  when  Old-Peint- 

*  The  light-hoiifi  i.f  fctuatcd  en  tlie.  larboard  hand  going  in,  it  eihout  90 
feet  frovi  ihejurface  of  the  water,  and  cannot  hefeen  a  great  dijiance.  There 
is  a  houfe  ereSed  neat  the  ligittJtoufe-for  the  accommodation  of  pilots. 

+  A  law  paffed  the  Congrefs  cf  the  United  States,  April  37,  1 798,  which 
That  asfoun  as  a  ceffion  jhall  be  made  by  the  iitate  cf  Virgifiia^^a 


enaBs 


the  United  States  tfthejurifdiflion  over  a  tract  0/  land  proper  for  that  pur- 
pofe,  the  Sexrelafy  of  tfU  Tr,eaf::<y  be,  and  he  is  hfrchv  authorized  loprovidf., 
iy  c.ontraEl,  to  be  approved  by  llif  Prcjident  of  the  United  Slatts,  for  builds 
tn^  a  light- houje  on  Old-Point-Cumfort,  In  tlufaid  State,  and  to  furniyk 


rAoit  I 


r. 

mt,  diftaiit  t\vo  miles, 
•,  viz.  Scutrn- River, 
vers  are  all  navigable 

trade. 

:d  to  the  wind  from, 
in  tlat  cafe  to  go  in- 
ids.  Your  direitions 
nt-Comfort  to  bear  E. 
)U   will  continue  till 

into  the  river  W.  S. 
re  you  may  lie  land- 

you  will  make  two 
fiance  appear  like  two 
■  are  on  the  main  land, 
sing,  and  keep  in  the 
3U  will  ha,ve  no  mote 
rn-Rivcr,  muddy  bt)t- 

wind  from  S.  W.  to 


AMERtCAN  COAST  PILOT. 


8j 


on  Roau. 

ought  not  to  go  nearer 
p  with  the  middle  of 
s  without  danger. 

further  to  the  north- 
oinpafs,  which  courle, 
"athoms,  will  lead  you 
^Ijgky  bottom  ;  from 
Horfe-Shot,  in  5  fath- 
ind  to  Hampton- Road f 
jn  which  it  is  right  to 
bears  E.  S.  E.  then, 
. .  W.  courii;  leads  you 
md  the  t^ter  deej)enea 
S.  W.  ■obferving  \a 
eft  the  bar  ort"  Sowell's 
llaughby's-Paint)  faB 
SV.  N.  'Vi^  fleer  up  S. 
le  north   fide  than  ten 
dtit,  when  Old-Peint- 

d  goinfr  in,  is  about  90 
a  great  dijlanre.  There 
adation  of  pilots. 

April  37,  1798,  tDhich 
the  Utate  of  Virginia'^o 
lid  proper  for  ihatpur- 
authorizfd  to  provide f 
iiited  Slates,  for  iitild* 
i  State,  and  to  Jurnijjik 


Comfort,  bearing  N,  E.  you  fall  into  7,  8,  and  g  fathoms,  good  .inchering. 

As  the  fetting  of  the  tide  varies  much  at  dii^rent  ftagts  thereof,  atten- 
tion fliould  be  paid  as  well  to  the  bearing  of  the  light  as  the  foundings, 
when  running  up  from  the  Cape  to  WMovghby's,  led  you  rrols  the  rlian- 
nel  and  run  on  a  lump  of  the  Ilorfe-Shoe  called  the  Thimbu,  which  has 
only  8  feet  water  on  it,  and  is  fteep  to,  (lay  7  fathoms) — .'.his  lump  lies  4 
little  below  U'illou^hby's-Poinf  on  the  oppofne  lide — to  avoid  which  is  the 
reafon  wiiy  it  is  neceft'ary  to  take  the  foundings,  as  the  fouih  lide  of  the 
channel  is  in  genend  fticky  bottom,  and  on  the  Shoe  it  is  hard  fand. 

From  JIampton-Road  to  Norfolk  the  channel  is  too .  intricate  for  ilran. 
gers  to  approach  without  a  pilot. 

The  greateft  depth  of  water  that  can  be  carried  to  Norfolk  is  2 1  feet ; 
but  if  a  fhip  ftiouid  touch,  the  mud  being  fo  very  foft,  (he  will  not  be  lub- 
jeft  to  injury,  and  there  is  no  fea  runs  where  the  fhoal  water  lies. 

A  fhip,  approaching  from  the  fbuthward,  is  to  keep  in  7  fathoms  water, 
ind  no  neaier,  her  c  )urle  varying  between  N.J  E,  and  |^  W.  which  will 
bring  her  up  with  the  Cape,  when  falling  into  8  or  9  fathoms  water,  llickjf 
ground,  will  ihew  her  to  be  in  the  channel  Way. 


rjE 


piretliotis  for  running  from  Cape-Henry  up  the  Bay  to  Balti- 
more. 

WHEN  you  come  in  from  fea  and  are  bound  up  the  Bay,  bring  Cape- 
Henry  to  bear  S.  S.  E.  and  fleer  N.  N.  W.  about  4  leagues,  wlucli  will 
carry  you  to  the  northward  and  weftward  of  the  Middle-Ground  that  lie."  be- 
tween the  two  Capes,  and  when  you  have  Smith' s-Ifland,  ofl'  Cape-Charles, 
to  bear  E.  you  will  be  to  the  northward  of  this  Ihoal.  If  you  have  the 
wind  ahead,  and  are  obliged  to  turn  to  windward,  you  muftr.ot  (land  further 
to  the  eaftward  after  the  light-houfe  or  the  Cape  bears  S.  S.  E.  as  the  weftern 
part  of  the  Middle  Ground  is  deep.  In  danding  to  the  welhvard,  you  may 
go  into  three  and  a  liaif  and  four  fathoms  without  danger  ;  but  in  danding 
to  the  eaftwaid,  you  muft  not  go  into  lefs  than  8  fathoms,  as  you  will  be  near 
the  Middle  Ground.  ?f  you  fliould  wifh  to  anclior  at  ketu-Point-Com- 
fort,  which  bears  from  .  .■  Cane  about  N.  W.  b.  N.  didant  8  leagues, 
you  mud  talte  care  of  1  ■  Spit  that  runs  ofl"  ihe  point  about  S.  E.  a 
miles.  Keep  to  ih  we  twarJ  of  this  point  of  land,  and  you  may  run 
in  under  the  point  and  _nt'<or  in  4  or  5  fathoms  water,  line  bottom,, 
where  you  wiK  be  i.'-.ure  from  norilierly  or  N.  E.  winds.  After  you 
are  clear  of  the  Mlodle  Ground  s  before  diretled,  and  have  the  Cape 
to  bear  S.  S.  .  nd  a  fair  wind,  you  may  deer  up  the  bay  north  , 
come  not  fo  the  wedward  of  north  lill  you  have  Guna's-lfland  to  bejr 
wed,  to  avoid  a  Ihoal  called  the  U'j/f-Tmp,  which  lies  N.  N.  E.  tv/o 
and  a  half  leagues  from  New- Point-Cowfurt,  »nd  S.  E.  b.  E.  one  league 
and  a  half  from  Guun'^- //Z«»!^,  which  is  but  Imall.  From  the  Wof  Irap 
fleer  north  ao  leagues,  which  will  carry  you  to  the  mouth  of  thcPotozv. 

the  fame  with  aU  neceffaryf applies."  The  buildiv;;  of  the  houjf  cUuded  to 
has  never  commenced,  and  we  wifh,  for  the  fecunty  of  iKwigat  n,  that  tk( 
important  work  may  foon  k«  undertaker ,  for  the  fafety  of  ow  mariners,  and 
benefit  of  commerce.  V'e  hazard  un  opinion,  tltat'ihe  necejur^  cejioii  of  tM 
Itknii  h(ks  not  been  made  bj  ^  i^iatc. 


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mack.  When  you  haw  Niw-Point-Comfort  to  bear  weft,  you  irc  -wUlh: 
in  lo  league^  of  Watts'-Jjland.  In  running  ^he  above  courle  and  dif-. 
tance,  you  will  have  from  xot  to  4  bthoms  before  ypu  cpnic  up  with 
the  lAands.  I^  ypu  Qiould  come  into  3.  fathoms  as  you  appioach  ihcle 
I  Hands,  you  may  haul  a  littl^e  to  the  w^ilward,  when  you  will  deepen 
your  water.  Off  JFatt's  mi  Tangtr's  IJlsnas  the  Ibundiuj^s  ihori  ,g>'ad- 
ual.  If  you  want  to  go  "into  Rappahannock  river,  which  is  about  fix 
\eagues  to  the  northward  and  weltward,  of  ^'eti/'Point-Comfort,  and  one 
league  and  a  half  from  Gunn's-Jjland,  you  mull,  when  it  bears  about  N.  W, 
run  for  it,  leaving  Pianhitank  on  your  larboard  hand,  where  you  will  have 
from  7  to  3  fathoms.  As  you  come  up  with  the  larboard  head  of  the  over, 
keep  your  loundings  on  the  larboard  hand  from  3  to  7  fathoms,  and  not 
deepen  your  water  more  than  7  fathoms  to  the  northward,  to  avoid  a  long 
fpit  of  land  that  runs  off  2  miles  S.  £.  from  the  northern  head  of  the  r\ver„ 
which  ii,  very  deep,  but  keep  round  the  lout  hem  head,  in  the  above  depth 
of  water,  where  you  may  anchor  in  7  or  9  fethpms,  gcod  bottom,  and  lie. 
liife  from  all  winds. 

After  you  are  up  the  bay,  a^  far  as  WaW s- Ifianti,  and  hay?  it  to  bear 
about  E.  S.  E,  you  will  deepen  your  water  from  5  fathoms  to  10  and  12, 
Tvuddy  bottom.  Continue  your  courfe  north  until  Watts' •Ijlarid  bears 
vS.  E.  and  Smith's-Point,  which  is  the  ibuthern  head  going  into  Potommatk 
river,  to  bear  weft,  when  you  will  be  in  lo  or  1:5  fathoms  water.  If  yo4 
deepen  your  water  to  15  or  20  fathoms,  you  will  be  very  near  the  bad  fp'* 
or  ihoal  that  runs  off  from  Smith's- Point  into  the  Bay  one  and  a  iialf  league*," 
Keep  your  foundings  in  Jo  or  12  fathoms  on  the  Tangtr's  fide,  as  before 
direfted :  you  may  then  haul  up  N.  W.  b.  N.  for  Point-Lookout,  which 
is  the  northern  point  of  Potoumack  river,  and  come  too  within  one  mfle  of 
the  point  on  the  weftern  fide  of  the  tay,  aud  have  4  and  5  fathoms  water^ 
muddy  bottom.  When  you  are  up  with  Px>totamack  river,  and  would 
wifh  to  harbour,  having  the  wind  down  the  bay,  you  may  run  in  round 
Point-Lookout,  giving  it  a  fmall  bixth,  and  anchor,  where  you  will  be  fhcl- 
tcicd  from  all  northerly  \yinds. 

When  you  are  up  as  far  as  Point- Lookout,  and  have  the  wind  ahead* 
you  liave  a  good  channel  to  beat  in,  up  astir  as  Patuxtt- River.  You  inay 
iland  on  each  uck  to  4  or  5  fathoms;  but  in  Handing  to  the  eaftward, 
when  you  have  nine  or  ten  fathoms,  it  is  befl  to  tack,  as  the  ground  rifes 
lud<len  to  4  or  5  fathoms,  and  then  leffens  into  two,  hard  fand  ;  the  weftem 
tide  is  moie  regular.  Your  CQurfe  from  Point-Lookout  to  Paiuxet  river, 
viih  !i  fiif  wind,  is  N.  b.  W.  4  W.  and  the  diflance  5  leagues,  in  7  and 
lo  fatlioms  water,  which  will  carry  you  up  with  Cedar-Point,  which  is 
pretty  bold,  and  makes  the  ibuth  point  of  Patuxet  river.  I'"  "he  wind  is 
10  the  northward,  and  ypu  cannot  get  into  Patuxet,  (whicl.  is  often  the 
rafc)you  may  riiii  in  under  Cedar-Point,  and  anchor  in  3  or  4  fathoms, 
good  bottom,  and  fecure  from  the  wind  down  tlie  b»v. 

Paiuxet  i'^  as  remarkable  a  river  as  any  in  the  bay,  having  very  high 
land  on  tiie.  north  fide  of  the  river,  with  red  banks  or  clifts.  If  you  go  into 
this  river,  give  Cedar-point  a  fmall  birth,  and  fland  to  the  northward  till 
you  have  the  river  <^pin,  when  you  may  run  in  for  J>rum-pcint,  which  i^ 
Oil  your  ftatboard  hand,  'i  his  is  a  landy  bold  point,  wiili  Ibme  fmall  bufh- 
es  on  it. — Double  this  point,  and  come  too  in  two  and  a  half  and  three  fath- 
oins  water,  where  you  will  be  fecure  from  all  winds.  In  beating  into  this 
place,  you  may  Hand  to  the  north  fide  for  the  high  red  clifts  to  3  fathoms, 
and  to  the  ibuth  fide  to  5  fathoms  water,  and  in  the  channel  you  will  have  7 
fichonib  water.     When  ilanding  to  the  Ibuth  fide  of  the  river,  you  »(ill  k4 : 


ri''i"L:rMiiiir  rii'w;rYii-^|i'i 


T. 

ir  weft,  you  are  with-, 
above  courle  at>d  diff 
,e  you  come  up  with 
as  you  appioach  thele 
vhen  you  will  deepen 

lbundii)f,s  Ihort  ,giad-, 
!r,  which  is  about  fix 
'^Qint-Comjort,  and  one 
in  it  bears  about  N.  W, 
d,  where  you  will  have 
board  head  of  the  pver, 

to  7  fathoms,  and  not 
iward,  to  avoid  a  long 
hern  head  of  the  rivu» 
ead,  in  the  above  depth' 
I,  good  bottom,  and  lie 

i,  and  hay?  it  to  bear 
fathoms  to  to  and  I2, 
til  Watts'-IJland  bears 
i  going  into  Potowmatk 
fathoms  water.  If  yon 
«  very  near  the  bad  fpif 
ly  one  and  a  lialf  leagues.' 
Vanger's  fide,  as  before 
r  Point-Lookout,  which 
i  too  within  one  mile  of 
4  and  5  ^thorns  water« 
tiack  nver,  and  would 
you  may  run  in  round 
where  you  will  be  fheU 

]  have  the  wind  ahead* 
tuxft' River.  You  niay 
nding  to  the  eaftward, 
ck,  as  the  ground  rifes 

liard  (and  ;  the  weftem 
okout  to  Patuxet  river, 
ance  5  leagues,  in  7  and 

Cedar-Point,  which  is 

river.  I'"  *he  wind  is 
rt,   (whitl.  is  often   the 

hor  in  3  or  4  fathoms, 

bay,  having  very  high 
ciifts.  If  you  go  into 
d  to  tlie  northward  till 
)r  Drum-point,  which  i^ 
I,  with  Ibirte  fmall  bufh- 
nd  a  half  and  three  fath- 
In  beating  into  this 
red  ciifts  10  3  fathoms, 
ih;innel  you  will  have  7 
the  river,  you  \i!(ill  k4 


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(bme  buildings  on  the  north  fide  of  the  river  above  Drum-point  :  as  (bon  as 
ihefe  buildings  come  on  with  Drum-point  you  mud  tack,  to  avoid  a  Ipit 
that  runs  off  from  the  ibuth  fide  of  the  mouth  of  the  river. 

If  you  cannot  get  up  the  bay,    you  may  anchor  under  the  high  ciifts  and 
lie  fafe  from  northerly  wind*:.,  in  5  or  4  fathoms  '"ater. 

If  you  ihould  harbour  in  Patuxet,  when  you  come  out,  bound  up  the 
bay,  give  the  high  land  on  the  northern  fide  of  the  river  Ibmething  of  a 
birth,  and  alfo  give  Cow- Point  a  good  birth,  as  a  large  fpit  rui)s  oif  here 
fome  way,  which  is  very  bold  :  You  will  liave  8  fathoms  and  before  the 
next  call  of  your  lead  you  may  be  afhore.  Run  from  Patuxet  into  the  bay 
till  you  have  9  or  10  fethoT^s  water,  when  you  will  be  near  mid-charm'U.' 
Your  courle  up  the  bay  when  in  the  channel,  is  N.  b.  W.  |  W.  to  Poplar- 
JJland,  diflant  8  or  9  leagues.  In  running  this  courie,  you  will  have  from 
JO  to  It;  fiithoras.  When  Sharp's- IJland  bears  eaft,  you  may  find  18  fath- 
oms, muddy  bottom.  After  leaving  Patuxit  river,  if  you  intend  to  go  into 
Great-Choptank  river,  yaw  m\i{i\<ti\'t  jfames'-IJland  (or  point),  on  your 
(larboard,  and  Sharp's- IJland  on  your  larboard  hand,  giving  both  a  good 
birth,  as  there  are  long  fpits  off  from  both  thefe  places.  After  you  have 
pafTed  Jfames'-Poi/it^  fleer  away  about  N.  N.  E.  in  7  and  8  fathoms,  which 
will  carry  you  in  under  Sharp's-Ifland,  where  you  may  anchor  within  half 
4  mile-of  the  Ifland,  and  lie  lecure  fiom  nortlierlyor  N.  W.  winds,.and,  if' 
you  wifh  it,  take  a  pilot  at  this  place.  After  yet  are  up  with  Poplar- 
JJland,  and  it  bears  call,  you  may  then  fleer  away  ab-ui  •  arth,  diftant  five 
and  a  half  league;,  which  will  carr)' you  up  to  /Inn.yolis-River,  After 
leaving  Poplar-JJland,  the  next  you  come  to  i$/C«n^///a^rf,  between  which 
makes  Wye- River.  If  the  wind  comes  ahead  when  you  are  up  as  far  as  the 
Ibuthern  part  of  Kent-IJIand,  you  may  run  in  under  it,  oppoftte  Poplar- 
JJland,  and  anchor  in  6  or  7  fathoms  water,  and  lie  lecure  from  all  winds 
except  S.  W. 

The  land  on  the  wellern  fide  of  the  bay  from  Patuxet  to  Annapelis-Rivtr 
is  fomething  high,  with  feveral  bays,  fuch  as  Hemming  and  Wejl-River  Bays, 
where  the  (oundings  are  gradual  on  both  fides.  You  will  have,  in  running 
from  Poplar-IJland  to  Annapolis  or  Tall'i-Point  (whicli  is  the  (buthern 
point  of  Annapolis  River)  from  7  to  15  fathoms  water.  Give  Thomas* 
and  Tally's-Point  a  good  birth,  as  there  are  long  fpits  off  from  both  places* 
If  you  go  into  Annapolis-River,  give  Talley's- Point  a  good  birth,  and  haul 
into  the  weft  ward  for  the  mouth  of  the  river,  taking  your  foundings  off  the 
fouth  fide  in  3  and  4  (nthoms  water,  and  pals  in  between  Talky's  and  Green- 
Bujli-point,  which  jou  leave  on  your  {larboard  hand,  giving  laid  point  a. 
birth  of  an  equal  width,  and  run  juft  above  them,  where  you  may  anchor 
in  3  or  4  fethoms,  and  lie  lecure  from  all  winds. 

After  you  are  up  with  Annapolis,  and  bound  to  Baltimore,  when  in  the 
middle  of  the  channel,  your  courle  is  N.  b.  li.  about  5  leagues,  which  will 
carry  you  up  10  Baltimore  river.  Come  not  to  the  northward  of  N.  1-.  E. 
for  tear  of  liattle-Siialic-point \nd  the  Bodkin-Shoals,  which  you  leave  on 
your  larboard,  and  Swan's-point  on  your  {larboard  hand:  this  point  is  oa 
the  eaflcm  fide  of  the  bay,  :a  the  northward  of  Kennis- IJland,  (or  Love- 
point.) 

From  Annapolis  to  the  momh  of  Baltimore  river,  you  will  have  from  4 
to  10  fsthoms.  Cpme  no  nearer  the  weliern  fide  tlun  four  and  a  half  or 
five  fathoms,  till  you  have  the  river  open,  at  which  time  Swan's -point  bean 
about  E.  S.  E.  -.vhcn  you  mny  haul  in  for  the  river.  The  bed  mark  is  the 
north  point  a  little  open  wiiii  a  gap  of  woods  on  Sparrow's-point,  which 
wUI  carry  you  in  three  fathoms  water,  which  is  the  inoft  you  will  have  ia, 


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I.; 


this  channel,  (bft  bottom.  Keep  thefe  iTiarl.s  t  11  Bodkin.point  bears  S.  S. 
"W.  then  fteer  weft  or  W.  b.  N.  into  th?  river,  giving  Nortii  Point  a  birth 
of  about  one  mile.  When  abreaft  of  North  Point,  Ucer  away  for  the  White- 
Rocks,  which  you  will  fee  on  the  locth  ude  of  the  river,  until  you  are 
abreaft  of  them,  when  you  muft  haul  to  the  louiliward  till   you  bring 

-  Leading  Point  (which  is  high  blull  woods)  within  two  lails breadt!h  of  llau.- 
kins''p<rint,  and  keep  it  till  you  are  almult  abreafl  of  the  rocks,  when  you 

I  inuft  again  haul  to  the  tbuthwaid,  till  you  bring  the  laid  poh.ts  within  a 
Iniall^iail's  breadth  of  each  other',  which  mult  lead  you  up  to  Hawkiiu'- 
point,  (o  which  give  a  birth  of  one  quarter  of  a  mile.  There  aie  leveral 
linall  ihoals  of  about  two  fathoms  on  each  fide  of  the  channel,  which  aio 
fteep,  and  th^  channel  between  them  not  more  tlian  one  quarter  of  a  mile 
wide.  ■  When  you  come  up  with  Hawiirs' -point,  yoa  may  f^eer  away  fo» 
the  Narrous  (on  which  the  fort  ftands)  about  N.  W.  b.  N.  which  courlj 
has  nothing  to  obfbrufi  you  ;  you  will  have  from  two  and  a  half  to  iive 
fathoms.  When  you  are  up  with  the  Narrotas,  pais  between  the  two 
points,  and  give  the  larboard  lide  a  good  birth,  to  keep  clear  of  a  (hoal  ']u{\ 
kbove  the  Narrovs  ;  then  haul  to  the  S.  W.  up  off  the  Virharves,  on  th«| 
point  which  is  on  the  (larboard  handj  and  there  anchor,  or  proceed  to  Bat-. 
timOre,  If  you  leave  the  point,  keep  your  larboard  hand  on  board,  when 
you  <viU  find  good  bottom,  from  which  you  may  proceed  to  the  wharves* 
Q>  c^ue  too  with  (afcty. 


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i>ireciiotti  f  om  New-Point-Comfort  to  Potowmack -River. 

FROM  this  point,  a  Spit  extends  S.  E.  two  miles,  which  you  will 
VViaA  by  not  going  into  lei's  than  four  fathoms  water.  About  two  and  a 
Jbilf  leagues  Nj  N.  E.  from  New-Point-Comfort,  and  iwo  leagues  eaft  from 
fron-Point,  lies  the  IVoif -Trap  Rock,  on  which  there  aie  12  feet  at  low  wa- 
fer; between  this  r«ck  and  Poinl-Contjor:  there  are  8  and  9  ftithoms.  From 
the  Spit,  which  runs  oft  fiom  Neto- Point-Comfort,  to  tA entrance  of  Rap- 
faktznoci  rivtr,  the  tourfe  is  N.  b.  W.  and  the  diftancc  6  leagues.  You 
liiay  keep  in  5  or  6  fathoms  water.  Near  to  the  WotJ-Trap-Roih,  there 
^t  7  ftthoms. 
,  j^'.  Ifrom  the  entrance  of  Rappahanock  to  the  flat  which  runs  ofFfr«)m  Wi-r 
ikociTnafa-point,  the  courle  is  north,  and  the  diftance  6.  leagues.  You  may 
xun  in  5,  o,  or  7  fathoms  water.  When  you  draw  near  the  flioal  which 
TUDSoH  f.om  IVic/iocomaca-point,  you  (hould  not  go  imo  lets  than  7  fathoms. 
This  fhoal  extends  atj^Jul  two  and  a  half  miles  E.  S.  E.  iiom  Smith's. IJland  ; 
On  its  extremity  there  are  only  two  fathoms  waier^ and  very  near  to  it  ecft- 
Waid  there  are  10  or  12  fathoms.  ThcJ|^||^Kthe  ihoalell  part  of  thi& 
ftnd,  is  a  houfe  with  a  white  chiinney^j^^^^Hng  the  trees  on  the  fliore 
within  Smith's-JJland,  open  to  the  "vUHV^^h-  Ifl^nd,  and  bearing 
weft.  When  this  houfe  bears  W.  b.  ^Hpu  are  to  the  Ibuthward  of  the 
extremity  of  the  flioal ;  and  when  it  bears'^,  b.  S.  you  are  to  the  north- 
^'ard  of  it.  That  which  adds  confiderably  to  the  danger  of  fhiv  flioal  in 
going  either  up  or  down  the  Chefaptak,  is,  the  broken  Iflands  which  lie  on 
the  eail  fide  of  the  channel,  and  the  flats  of  land  which  extend  frcm  5  to  81 
Sttil'es  to  the  weftwai-d  from  them. 

1)vfS^  Tangier- Jjlands  lie  to  the  fouthw«rd  oi  Hooper':  IJlandi,  and  ths 


:.0T. 

3odkin-point  bears  S.  S. 
vihg  North  Point  a  birth 

ilcer  away  for  the  White- 
:he  river,  until  you  are 
outliward  till  you  bring 
two  lails  brfadm  of  Ilazc- 
of  the  locks,  when  you 
the  laid  poir.is  within  a 
Kid  you  up  to  Hawkins'- 
mile.  There  aie  ieveral 
f  the  channel,  which  arc 
lau  one  quzvter  of  a  mile 
,  yoa  may  fteer  away  fof 
.  W.  b.  N.  which  couflj 
1  two  and  a  half  to  Hve 
St  pals  between  the  two 

keep  clear  of  a  (hoal  julli 
I  off  the  wharves,  on  th<i 
nchor,  or  proceed  to  Bal« 
oard  hand  on  board,  when 
'  proceed  to  the  wharves. 


Potowmack -River. 

'O  miles,  which  you  wiU 
ivatev.  Ab<iut  two  and  it 
and  I  wo  leagues  eaft  from 
here  aie  1 2  feet  at  low  wa- 
re 8  and  9  fathoms.  From 
t,  to  tHt  entrance  of  Rap' 
dillance  6  leagues.  You 
le  WolJ-Trap-Roik,  there 

which  runs  off  fnim  WU 
nee  6  leagues.  You  may 
raw  near  the  flioal  which 
0  into  lels  than  7  fathoms. 
.  E.  from  Smith' s.IJland  ; 
and  very  near  to  it  erft- 
the  fhoaleft  part  of  this, 
ng  the  trees  on  the  (liore 
Ihe  liland,  and  bearing 
to  the  Ibuthward  of  the 
S.  you  are  to  the  north- 
le  danger  of  thiv  flioal  in 
)ken  Illands  which  lie  on 
hich  cMend  frcm  5  to  & 

iooper':  IJlandi,  and.  thft 


I 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT.  ;;  |j|^- 

Tangier'ljlands  and  lVatt'<-Ifland  miVe  the  entrance  of  Poromoke-Bayy 
which  bay  leparates  Virginia  from  Maryland,  on  the  eaftem  fhore. 

Potowmack- River  feparates  Virginia  from  Maryland  :  Its  entrano:  ij 
formed  by  IVichocomaca-point  on  the  fouth  fide,  and  Point-Lookout  on  the 
north  fide  ;  the  didance  between  thefe  two  points  is  about  three  and  a  talf 
leagues. 

If  you  are  bound  to  6'(.  Mary's-River,  you  mull  give  Point -Lookout^ 
and  alio  the  (hore  about  it,  a  good  birth ;  and  when  you  approach  St^ 
C:orge's-JJland,  you  mud  keep  nearer  to  the  main  than  to  the  Ihail,  which 
extends  horn  the  Illand.  Your  courfe  into  the  river  is  N.  W.  and  as  it  is 
all  open  to  your  view,  you  may  anchor  where  you  pleafe  in  5  or  6  fathoms 
water. 

If  you  are  bound  to  JVichocomaca  in  Potowmack- Rivtr,  yojr  courfe  from 
the  eafl  endof  5t.  George's- IJland  to  Ra?,ged-point  is  N.  W.  4  W.  and  the 
diftance  4  leagues.  On  the  (outh  or  larboard  fide,  there  are  flats  lying  olF 
from  the  (hore,  which  in  fome  places  extend  one  mile  :  come  no  nearer  to 
them  than  7  fathoms.  In  ihi"  middle  of  the  channel  you  will  have  11,  iO| 
13,  10,  and  8  fiithoms.  You  mult  give  Ragged-point  a  good  birth,  in  OV' 
der  toa"oid  the  flioal,  which  extends  from  it  nearly  one  mile.  From  Hag' 
ged-point  to  Clement' i-IJland  your  courle  is  W.  4  N.  and  the  diftancc  twu 
leagues.  In  the  middle  of  the  channel  you  will  nave  6,  5,  4^,  and  7  fath- 
oms water.  On  the  fouth  fide,  a  little  below  CUment's- IJland,  i.s  Nomine- 
Bay,  From  abreaft  of  Clement's- I/land  fteer  W.  N.  \V.  in  6,  ,5,  and  4 
fathoms  water,  until  you  have  Vichocumara- River  open  ;  then  pals  pretty 
near  to  the  Illand,  which  is  on  the  eaft  fide  of  tfie  entrance,  in  order  to  avoid 
the  fhoal  which  runs  oflF  from  the  point  on  the  weft  fide.  Steer  about  north 
into  the  river,  and  anchor  on  the  Ibuth  fide  of  Neuton's-Paint,  in  five  a^ 
four  and  a  half  fathoms  water. 


DireSliom  from  Potovvmack-Rivcr  /a  Patiucct-River« 

FROM  Point-Lookout  a  flat  runs  off  a  confiderable  way,  which  yoti 
tnuft  be  careful  to  avoid,  by  not  coming  any  nearer  to  it  than  7  or  8  fath« 
cms  water.  Oppofite  this  point,  the  flat  of  Tangier- I/lands  extends  fo  fax. 
to  the  weftward  as  to  lurrow  the  channel  of  the  Che/apeak  to  about  four  and 
a  half  miles.  This  part  of  the  flat  is  ftecp,  and  has  1  j  fathoms  clofe  to  it* 
About  two  leagues  to  the  northward  of  PoinNZooAout  is  St.  Jerov' --Point f 
off  which,  above  two  miles,  there  lies  a  flioal.  About  3  leagues  to  th» 
northward  of  St.  jferom's- Point  is  Cedar-Point.  Between  tliem  (7  or  8 
fathoms)  is  a  good  depth  to  keep  in ;  near  to  the  flat  on  the  eaft  fide,  thero 
are  10,  16,  9,  and  1 1  fathoms. 

Cedar-point  is  on  the  Ibuth  fide  of  the  entrance  of  Patuxet-River  :  the 
ground  is  low  and  iandy,  and  has  Tome  fti-aggling  trees  ftandingon  it.  From 
this  point  a  flat  exfnds  10  the  eaftwaid,  and  alib  to  the  northward.  On 
the  north  fide  of  this  river  there  are  !ii>;h  hills,  called  Cllfts,  wiih  trees  on 
them  ;  and  from  this  fide  alfo  a  flat  e  uends,  but  the  (hoalings  on  each  lida 
of  the  channel  mc  gradual,  and  the  giound  loft.  In  the  middled"  the  chan- 
nel there  are  8  fathoms  vvitcr.  Higher  up  is  Roujly'sfoint  on  the  iouth 
fide,  and  Drum-point  on  the  north  fide  ;  the  latter  is  a  low  iantly  point. 
You  may  anchor  without  thefe  points,  or  you  may  go  further  up  th«  river, 
always  obferving  ilie  following  general  rule  in  all  the  deep  bays  througliqut 


■  til 


8S  AMERICAN  COAST  PiLOT* 

Virginia  and  MaYyland :  namely — To  every  point,  more  erp«cia1Iy  wfi^r* 
the  land  is  lew,  a  good  birth  in  pailing  ;  bteaule  fpits  or  flats  of  land  extend 
from  them,  and  confec^ucntly  the  water  it  (heal  in  fuch  places^ 


^)HMi*l 


DireSiions  for  goifig  from  Cape-Henry  or  Lynn-HaVen-Bay,  to 

York-River. 

AS  Capf/fenry  S.  b.  E.  would  lead  you  on  the  tail  of  the  Middle' 
Ground,  and  i\  the  proceeding  with  it  at  S.  £.  would  carry  yuu  on  the  tail 
and  North  edge  of  the  Ilorfe-Shoe,  your  keeping  the  Cape  on  any  hearing  be- 
tween S.b.E.  and  S.E.  will  carry  you  through  between  the  two  Shoals.  On 
the  tail,  and  along  the  North  fide  of  the  Ilor/eSftoe,  the  (hoalings  are  grad- 
ual. With  Ca^e-Z/dwrv  bearing  S.  S.  E.  or  S.  E.  b.  S.  fteer  N.  N.  W.  or 
N.  W.  b.  N.  until  you  bring  Cape-Charles  to  bear  E.  b.  N.  you  are  then  to 
the  Northward  of  the  Horft-Shoe,  and  may  fteer  N.  W.or  N.  W.  b.  W. 
according  as  you  have  the  wind  and  tide.  As  the  ebb  lets  (Irongout  of  the 
Chtjaptak  over  the  Horfe-Shoe  yoii  muft  not,  with  a  northerly  wmdand  ebb 
tide,  approach  any  nearer  to  the  Shoal  than  ,5  or  6  fathoms  water.  When 
you  have  bi.  i^ht  New-Point  Comfort  to  b-'ar  North,  and  Back-River- 
Point  S.  b.  W  01  are  then  abreaft  of  the  tail  of  i*ork-Spit,  in  3  fathoms 
water.  When  you  are  a  little  above  Lon^-IJle,  you  muft  not  come  any 
nearer  to  the  ihore  than  5  fathoms,  until  you  enter  the  river  above  the  marfb^ 
then  keep  in  9  or  >  o  fathoms,  and  run  up  and  anchor  between  Yarh  and 
Cloucejler,  in  what  depth  you  pleafe. 

With  a  contrary  wind,  iland  towards  the  Horfe-Shoe  in  4^  or  5  fathomi* 
and  from  it  into  6^  or  7  fathoms,  until  you  are  abreaft  of  the  entrance  of 
Ifea-Poco/att,  where  there  is  a  gut  of  7  fathoms,  which  runs  clofe  to  th£ 
entrance  ;  you  ihould  therefore  be  careful  to  avoid  going  too  hr  in,  and 
thereby  getting  on  the  tail  that  extends  from  Toes-Marjh,  when  you  have 
got  thus  far  up,  you  (hould  go  no  neirer  to  tlie  ihore  on  this  tide,  than  7 
or  6\  fathom^,  all  the  way  up  to  York.  On  the  other  fide,  you  fhould  not 
ftand  any  nearer  to  the  fmatl  Ides  on  York  Ipit,  than  to  or  it  fathoms  ; 
dole  to  the  ^ail  of  this  fpit  there  are  7  fathoms  :  clofe  to  the  middle  of  it  there 
are  10  ^thorns  ;  and  clofe  to  it  abreaft  of  the  I  Hands,  you  will  have  13 
fathoms  ;  and  before  you  can  get  another  caft  of  the  lead,  you  will  be  aihore. 
When  you  have  entered  the  river  you  muft  not  come  any  nearer  to  the  flat 
than  8  or  9  fathoms  water.  This  flat  extends  from  the  North  Ihorci  almoft 
©nc  third  over  the  river. 


!:| 


*  Cape-Halteras. 

THIS  Cape  lies  about  S.  \  E.  37  leagues  from  Cape-Henry  :  between 
them  lie  the  Inlets  of  Currituck  and  Roanoke.     In  the  former  there  ari  10 

-■-I  ,,f  m    t«  ...j-iii  -.iir--  "^ 

*  On  'he  pitch  oj  this  Cape  {lohirh  is  loufandy  land)  a  light-hov/e  was 
treHed  in,  1799,  tohich  is  painted  zomte,  and  bears  N.  N.  IV.  from 
Cape-Haiteras-Shoal,  4  Ita^ues  difiant ;  there  is  a  gcQd  channel  one  mile  and 
a  quarter  from  the  light,  keeping  the  land  on  b»»ri. 


t\ 


;LOT, 

int,  more  erp«cia1Iy  y/hiri 
pits  or  flats  of  land  extend 
1  fuch  placfSt 


Lytin-HaVen-Bay,  to 


n  the  tall  of  the  Middle- 
rould  carry  yuu  on  the  tail 
he  Cape  on  any  hearing  be- 
ween  the  two  Shoals.  On 
hoe,  the  (hoalings  are  grad- 
f,.b.  S.  fteerN.  N.W.or 
ir  E.  b.  N.  you  are  then  to 
N.  W.orN.  W.b.  W. 
>e  ebb  fcts  (Irongout  of  the 
b  a  northerly  wind  and  ebb 
6  failioms  water.      When 

North,  and  Baik-Rivcr- 
(f  York-Spit,  in  3  fathonM 
It,  you  muft  not  come  any 
:r  the  river  above  the  mar(h« 

anchor  between  York  and 

^e'-Shoe  in  4^  or  5  fathoms, 
re  abread  of  the  entrance  of 
which  runs  dole  to  th« 
void  going  too  far  in,  and 
-Marjh.  When  you  have 
e  fhore  on  this  fide,  than  7 
other  fide,  you  fhould  not 
t,  than  10  or  11  fathoms  ; 
ofe  to  the  middle  of  it  there 
Iflands,  you  will  have  13 
he  lead,  you  will  be  afliore. 
come  any  nearer  to  the  flat 
m  the  North  (hore,  almoil 


,;  im,ii.i.m>i 


i. 


u 


jm  C apt- Henry  :  between 
In  the  former  there  ar>.  10 

dv  land)  a  light-hou/e  was 
■  bears  N.  N.  IV.  from 
good  channel  enemik  and 
i.      " 


AMERICAN  COAST  PIL0T. 


89 


feet  water,  and  in  the  latter  8  feet  w.iter.  Ab^ut  6\  leagues  N.  b.  E.  \  E. 
from  Capf-HalUriis,  lies  the  louth  fiid  of  a  b.mk  oti  wliicli  there  art;  5  .m;l 
4  fathon  s  water  ;  it  extends  north  and  louth  nearly  3  li;agiies,  and  is  ubout 
two  miles  and  a  hail  broad.  The  inner  edge  of  this  hank,  is  about  three  miks 
from  he  Ihbrc,  between  them  there  are  10  and  9  fathoms  water,  Clole 
to  the  loui^  end,  and  along  the  outer  or  eall.  fide,  there  are  7  fktthoms.  Abiut 
three  miles  K'.  b.  W.  from  the  north  end  of  this  bank,  at\d  three  miles  E.  b. 
S.  frim  the  n(.rlh  end  of  Hatteras-ijlaiul,  there  lie  Ibme  linall  knowls,  on 
V/hich  there  are  only  9  feet  at  low  water. 

Cnpe-ilutteras  Shoals  extend  10  ka^urs  E.  S.  E.  from  the  Cape,  and  are 
from  N.  N.  E.  to  S.  S.  W.  5  leagues  and  a  half  at  the  bioideft  part  ;  near 
to  them  on  the  north  fide,  there  are  froai  6  to  9  fathoms  ;  near  to  the  eafl 
end  there  are  9  and  io  fathoms,  and  near  to  them  on  the  fouth  fide  there  arc 
ao  fathoms.  I'here  is  a  channel  betwcon  the  cape  and  liie  fhoals,  in  which 
there  are  from  two  and  a  half  to  four  f.nhorns  water.  The  channel  or  fwalh 
lies  about  S.  W.  b.  S.  and  N.  E.  b  N .  In  going  through  it  you  will  pals 
yie  cape  at  a  diftance  of  four  miles  and  a  half;  as  the  fea  generally  breaks  on 
the  flioals  on  each  fide,  you  Vk'ill  ih'.  tli.-  fwalh;  Your  couife  from  Capf' 
Henry  to  the  outer  end  of  the  (hoals,  is  S.  S.  E.  J  E.  and  the  diftance  34 
leagues. 

Cape-Lookout  bears  9.  W.  j  W.  diflant  23  leagues  from  Cape-Halteras. 
About  (even  leagues  and  a  half  S.  W.  J  W.  from  Cape-Hatteras,  is  Occa- 
cbkt  inlet,  in  the  entrance  of  which  there  are  from  17  to  13  feet  water.  Be- 
tween the  two  capes  there  are  very  regular  foundings,  in  from  8  to  5  fath- 
oms water. 

Cap^- Lookout  Shoals  extend  four  leagues  and  a  half  S.b.  E.  \  E.  from  the 
Cape,  and  are  about  three  miles  acrols  ;  clofe  to  them  on  the  eaft  fide,  and 
off  the 'outer  end,  there  are  five  fathoms  water  ;  near  to  them  on  the  weft 
fide,  there  are  from  5  to  9  fathoms.  The  outer  part  of  thefe  (hoals  lie  25 
leagues  S.  W.  |  S.  fiom  Cape-Hatltras,  and  30  leagues  S.  W.  b.  W.  i  W. 
fmm  the  outermoft  part  of  Cape- Hatter  as  Shoals.  The  deepeft  water  be- 
tween them  is  about  30  fathoms. 

About  three  leagues  and  a  half  N.  W.  b.  W.  J  W.  from  Cape-Lookout 
is  the  enfrance  of  Cove-Sound,  in  which  there  are  three  fathoms  water.  The 
channel  lies  in,  firftj  N.  E.  b.  E,  and  then  gradually  alters  round  the  flat, 
which  extends  from  thft  Ifland  on  the  larboard  or  .weft  fide,  to  the  N.  N. 
W.  i  W.  You  will  have  3,  4,  and  3  fathoms  in  the  channel,  as  you  pro- 
ceed to  Beaufort,  where  you  may  anchor  at  low  water  in  3  fathoms. 

Cape-  Fear  lies  26  leagues  S.  W.  b.  W.  ^  W.  from  Cape-Lookout.  Be- 
tween the  two  Capei,  there  are  Iflands  lying  all  the  way  along  the  fhore, 
off  which,  about  two  leagues  diftant,  there  are  from  5  to  9  fathoms  water. 
About  ten  and  a  hnlf  leagues  to  the  weftward  of  Cove-Sovnd  is  the  entmnce 
of  New-River  ;  in  which  there  are  only  5  feet  at  low  vrater.  On  each  fide 
of  this  en'.rance,  there  are  two  inlets,  in  which  there  are  from  7  to  11  feet 
water. 

Cape- Fear  Shoals  extend  about  feven  and  a  half  leagues  S.  b.  E.  ^  E, 
fioii  the  Cape  ;  they  are  about  three  miles  broad.  On  the  inner  part  of 
the  flioals  there  are  6  feet  water  ;  and  on  the  middle  part  there  are  only  5 
feet  water  ;  near  to  them  every  where  there  are  5  or  6  fathoms.  About  4 
miles  to  the  fouthward  of  their  extrem'ty,  there  are  13  fathoms.  The  en- 
trance of  Cape- Fear  river  is  about  6  miles  to  the  weftward  of  the  Cape  j 
there  are  3  fathoms  in  it  at  low  water, 

M 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


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i-    I 


DireSliois /or  coming  in  from  fsa  for  the  Co  fl  (j^North-Carolini* 

When  you  are  Peering  in  for  th's  roaft,  you  (hould  endeavour  to  keep 
about  a  degree  to  tti  outhwrard  of  the  iaiUtide  of  11  e  place  which  you  intend 
to  make,  until  you  reckon  ydurielf  upot;  the  edf^-  of  the  Gulph  Stream, 
iind  then  your  own  judgment  will  dire£l  >vhat  courr  is  bed,  according  as 
you  find  ibe  v/'v  A  to  blow.  Do  not,  if  poiTible  to  prt..-rnt  it,  go  to  tho 
northward  of  33,  -n,  N.  latitude,  until  you  get  into  10  fathoi.ns  water  ;  in 
this  depth  yoi  will  be  within  the  li>uth  or  outer  -"nd  of  the  Fryingpi^n-Shoal ; 
it  liei  in  latitude  g^(,  30,  N.  In  approaching  the  coalt  in  35,  ao,  latitude, 
your  (ird  foundings  will  be  from  30  to  35  fathoms ;  in  this  depth  you  will 
oe  very  near  to  the  inner  edge  or  the  Gulph>Stream.  When  ^"ou  get  intf* 
17  fathomi  you  will  have  fine  grey  (und,  with  black  fpots  ;  in  this  depth  of 
water  there  ii  u  long  flat.  In  fleering  wed,  you  will,  for  the  fird  5  or  6 
leagues,  (boal  the  water  very  little ;  when  you  come  into  14  fathoms,  you 
will  (boal  your  water  quicker,  but  gradually.  In  10  fathoms  water  you 
Ivill  fee  the  land,  if  the  weather  be  clear  ;  and  you  may  then  be  fure  that 
you  are  within  the  frjiingpan.  From  the  oulfide  of  this  Ihoal,  you  can  lee 
no  land  bearing  to  tlie  weltward  of  northweft. 

In  order  to  go  over  Cape- Fear  bir,  you  mud  lake  care  not  to  bring  the 
pitch  of  the  Cape  to  the  eadward  of  £.  b.  N.  until  you  have  brought  *Bald' 
Head  to  bear  N.  \  E.  when  the  channel  over  the  bar  will  be  fairly  open  ;  and^ 
if  the  weather  be  to  bad  as  to  prevent  your  getting  a  pilot,  you  may  (leer  in 
N.  I  £•  without  being  apprehenfive  of  danger.  At  iuch  times,  the  middle 
ground  on  the  larboard  fide,  and  the  fingers  on  the  (larboard  fide,  will  fhew 
themfelves  v«ry  plain,  by  the  breakers.  As  the  lead  water  on  the  bar  is  J 
£uhoms,  you  may  venture  to  go  in  dt  half  flood. 

AGeorge-Towri  entrance  is  iS  leagues  S.  VV.  ;j  W.  from  Cape- Fear:  be- 
tween, lies  a  bank,  on  which  there  are  5  fathoms  water.  The  north  end 
of  this  bank  lies  about  five  and  a  half  leagues  S.  W.  b.  W.  from  Cape- 
Ftar ;  it  thence  extends  S.  W.  \  S.  eight  and  a  half  leagues.  Tlio 
inner  or  northwed  fide  of  this  bank  is  abt)ut  4  leagues  from  the  Ihore  } 
near  to  this  edge,  there  are  10,  9,  and  8  fathoms  w;iter ;  it  (hoals  grad-< 
ually^  as  you  advance  towards  the  (hore :  This  is  called  Long-Bay, 
Near  to  tlie  north  end  of  this  bank,  tliere  are  10  fiithoms  water  *,  along 
its  foutheafi  fide  there  are  8,  7,  and  6  fiillusms ;  to  the  (buthward  of 
this  bank  there  are  feveral  fboals. 

Cape-Roman  lies  about  five  and  a  half  leagues  S.  \V.  b.  S.  from 
George-Toum  entrance  :  between  them  lies  the  entrance  of  Santtt- Rivet* 
The  fbuth  entrance  is  two  >nd  a  half  leagues  from  the  entrance  of 
Georgetown  river,  and  three  leagues  from  Cape-ttoman.  Ships  that  fall 
in  with  the  (hoals  of  George-Town  entrance,  fbould  net  come  into  left 
than  4  fathoms  water;  you  are  then  about  ten  or  twelve  miles  from 
(he  land,  and  although  the  muddincis  of  the  water  i.s  apt  to  frighten 
{hangers,  there  is  no  real  danger  to  be  apprehended.     The  land   here  is 



*  Bald-Head,  at  the  mouth  of  Cape-Fear  river,  is  at  the  S.  IV.  end  of 
Smith's- Ifland,  and  with  Oak-Ifland/ormJ  the  main  entranre  into  the  river. 
The  lif^ht-houfe,  which  was  ereEled  in  December,  1794,  bears  N.  N.  IV.  from 
the  point  of  Capc-Fear,  and  24  miles  N.  W.  b.  N.from  (he  extremity  of 
the  Fryingpan-Shoal. 

+  There  is  a  lighthoiife  here  ef  an  oftagonal  form,  built  on  a  Jaintfj 
tecchy  and  alternately  painted  red  and  white. 


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houlii  endeavour  to  Veep 
e  place  which  you  intend 
^»  of  the  Gulph  Stream, 
ir\'  is  bed,  according  at 
to  pit.rnt  it,  go  to  the 
o  lo  fatho\.-is  water  ;  in 
)f  the  Fryingfi^^n-Shoal : 
Old  in  3},  ao,  latitude, 
;  in  this  depth  you  will 
I.  When  ^-ou  gel  int<* 
:  fpots ;  in  this  depth  of 
Aril!,  for  the  (ird  5  or  6 
le  into  14  fathoras,  you 
n  10  fathoms  water  you 
may  then  be  furc  that 
if  this  (ho9l,  )Ou  can  Ice 

ke  care  not  to  bring  the 
{0\x  have  biought  *Bald' 
will  be  fairly  open  ;  and^ 
a  pilot,  you  may  (leer  in 
,t  i'uch  times,  the  middle 
(larboard  fide,  will  (hew 
id  water  on  the  bar  is  | 

from  Cape- Fear':  be- 

water.     The  north  end 

W.  b.  W.  from  Cape. 

a  half  leagues.     Tlia 

cagues  from  vhe  (hore  } 

IS  w.iter  I  it  (hoals  grad-< 

is  called    Long-Bay, 

Fathoms  water  ;  along 

to  the  (buthward  of 

ics  S.  \V.  b.  S.  from 
itrance  of  Santee- Rivef^ 

from  the  entrance  of 
<loman.  Ships  that  fiill 
luld  net  come  into  lefs 

or  twelve  miles  from 
Iter  is  apt  to  frighteiv 
ded.     The  land   here  is 

,  is  at  the  X.  IK  end  of 
I  entranre  into  the  river. 
194,  bears  N.  N.  IV.  from 
S,from  the  extremity  oj 

form,  built  on   a  fan4j 


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tow,  and  appears,  when  viewed  at  a  didance,  in  hummiicks,  like  a  range 
of  lilandi. 

Cape  Roman  is  very  low  land;  it  has  neither  tre«  nor  bufli,  and  ap> 
pears,  wnen  leeii  at  a  didancc,  to  be  a  land  left  dry  by  the  tide.  All 
the  way  from  the  limth  entrance  of  the  Santee-River,  to  about  two 
miles  louthweft  of  Cape-Roman,  there  is  a  (lioal  which  extends  to  a 
cniiliderabledidance  from  the  land;  the  Ibuth-ead  point  of  it  lies  about 
4  leagues  S.  E.  ^  £.  from  the  Ibuth  point  of  George.Toun  entiance  ; 
and  the  Couth-welt  point  lies  about  three  leagues  S.  K.  b.  S.  from  Cape- 
Roman.  There  are  4  and  3  fathoms  clofe  to  this  dangerous  land  ;  the 
land  is  To  low,  that  you  cannot,  at  the  extremity  of  tlie  Ihoal,  fee  it 
from  the  deck.  On  Cape- Roman  is  a  windmill,  which  has  frequently 
bren  taken  for  CharUfton  light-houic. 

From  the  S.  W.  part  of  the  ihoal,  deer  W.  N.  W.  and  you  will 
foon  fee  the  lllaud  called  Racoan-Lays :  it  is  a  long  narrow  liland,  nnd 
lies  about  W.  b.  S.  fvom  Cape- Roman.  Wher\  you  lee  Racoon- La,-.>" 
JJland,  dcei  W.  '  W.  or  S.  W.  b,  W,  in  about  5  fathoms  wa't., 
As  there  is  a  (ho  <  runs  off  about  5  miles  S.  £.  b.  E.  from  the  rr<,th- 
"  ynu  (houid  take  care  to  avoid  it    in    p<  ^  <k)8'i 

nd  and  Bulfs-IJland  \\ts Service- Bay,     Asihere 
vx-(l  end  of  Ratoan-Lays,  you  (houlti  anchor  n^'ar 
1.,    loms  water. 

Fram  the  fhoal  oti  the  N  E.  end  at  BjiU'i-IJland  to  CharUJton-Bar^ 
your  courle  to  go  clear  of  ihe  Rattle-Snake,  is  S.  W.  b.  W.J  W.  and 
tiie  didance  7  leagues.  Between  Service-Bay  and  CharUJlon-Bay  there 
4re  four  1  (lands,  namely,  Bull's,  Spencer's,  Davis'  and  Long-IJlaiid. 
There  are  flats  extendmg  from  all  the  lllands,  along  which  the 
Ibundings  are  regular.  With  CharUJlon  churches  to  the  northward  of 
Sullivan's-Jfland,  you  will  be  in  five  and  a  half  fathoms  water  on  the 
edge  of  the  Rat  lie- Snake  i  and  when  the  churches  are  open  to  the^ 
ibuthward  of  Sullivan's- IJland,  you  are  clear  of  i\\K  Rattle-Snake,  You 
fhould  not  come  any  nearer  to  this  (hoal  than  5  fathoms  water. 


ead  end  of  B»' 
Between  Raca^ 
are  fhnals  lying 
to  Bull's- IJlavJ 


Direnions  for  faiUng  into  Charlefton  (South-Carolina.) 

THE  entrance  of  Ckarlefton  bar  lies  in  lat.  32,  45,  north.  Inrua- 
ning  in  for  Charlefto*  ^light-houfe,  which  may  be  leea  fi>me  didance  at 
(ca,  you  will  have  gradual  Ibundings.  When  you  come  near  the  bar 
you  may  lee  the  north  and  Ibuth  breakers,  between  which  is  the  en< 
trance  over  the  bar.  In  running  over  the  bar  you  muft  have  the  light- 
houfe  to  biar  W.  -J-  N.  or  W.  b.  N.  Continue  this  courfe  between 
the  two  breakers,  when  you  will  fi"d  from  \%  to  1 9  feet  of  water,  ac- 
cording as  the  tide  may  be.  Follow  the  above  courli;,  taking  care  that 
the  tide  of  flood  does  not  fet  you  on  the  north  breakersi,  till  you  come 
within  half  a  mile  of  the  light-houle,  when  you  may  anchor  in  4  or  5 


•  Charledon  light-houft  is  built  of  brick,  and  Jituated  on  an  IJland 
ri'liich  you  leave  on  your  larboard  hand  going  in,  on  low  fandy  land^ 
about  80  fitt  high,  the  lower  part  of  xuhidi  it  white^  and  the  upper- 
part  black. 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


are    in    genenl    place<l    on  ih-  hir, 


fjlhoin^  water,     nunyi 
watfr  at  low  Me. 

There  is  another  ihip  chanr\fl  to  the  fnutliward  of  this,  callcil  Lrru- 
ford's  Chan n/t,  where  you  will  have  fiotn  10  In  I  5  ffft,  according  as  ili? 
tide  may  he.  Ir.  going  into  tliil  channel,  the  louilc  is  N.  W.  b,  N.  j  N. 
Hring  tlie  church  a  little  open  to  the  northward  of  the  li(;ht-hiinle,  ntid  con- 
tin\ic  iho  courle  till  within  j  or  ^  of  a  mile  of  the  bc-acon,  when  you  inay 
anchor  as  aforel.iid.  ' 

This  aiuhoiage  is  called  Fivt-Fathom  ILU.  Fiom  then? e  your  courlo 
is  about  N.  b.  K.  thr«T  nilKs  and  an  half,  in  6  or  8  taiiioins  waitr,  which 
will  carry  you  abicalt  of  Cttmminii's-Point  j  when  this  point  bears  welt 
one  half  a  mile  dillant,  fteer  N.  N.  W.  for  the  S.  W.  part  of  SuUivnn's- 
IJliind  \  you  will  have  from  7  to  10  fiiiltoms  water,  Yfu  may  go  within 
a  quarter  of  a  mi\c  of  SuUivan't-JJluiiJ,  a%  it  is  bold.  "  >'■•  courli  from 
thence   to   CharU'fon  is  about  VV.  \  N.  and  the  uilbnct  jr  5  t  iV's. 

When  you  bring  Iloc-Jfland  to  bear  N.  and  Fort-Johnfin  to  lear  S.b.  W. 
you  are  up  with  the  ealk-rn  end  of  the  Middle-Ground,  which  y(  u  niuft 
not  go  nearer  to  than  3  fathoms.  You  may  then  fteer  nearly  well,  keeping 
in  4  or  5  fathoms  water,  which  will  carry  you  between  the  Marjh  or 
aiiutsFvlly,  anA  t\\t  MiddU-d round.  'I'his  channel  is  narrow,  not  being 
more  than  a  quarter  of  a  mile  broiid,  as  the  flats  lie  olf  from  6huts-Fi>l/y  one 
quarter  of  a  miie.  Ciaitinue  your  weft  courfe  till  you  come  up  to  the. 
town,  where  you  may  anchor  in  5  or  6  falhon  s  water.  In  running  up 
from  Sullivnn's-ljlaiui  ftand  no  nearer  to  the  (birliward  than  till  you  conic 
into  ihrec  f.itiionis,  for  fear  of  the  fpit,  a  Middk-Ground  that  lies  off  to  the 
N.  E.  anil  eaft  from  Fori'JohnJon\  Point,  as  far  as  Cumm  r",'!  Puint,  nor 
to  the  northward  nearer  than  ihrie  or  four  fathoms. 

After  l-iiling  from  Sidlivan's- I/land,  as  before  direfteC,  you  muft,  if 
Jbound  thiour,h  the  S.  \V.  channel,  or  by  Fort-Johnjon's  l'oin(,\>x\x\^  the 
4^p|^(>int  of  land  on  which  the  fort  is,  to  l)ear  S.  S.  V\'.  and  nm  direftly  for  it, 
v.herc  50J  will  have  from  4  to  6  f.ithoms.  M'het*  abrealV  of  this  point, 
il'iL'tl  vMur  courfe  about  N.  W.  by  W.  in  6  and  7  fathoms,  about  one  mile, 
or  till  you  bring  a  point  of  wtx)d  land  to  the  northward  cf  the  town  of 
Cooper's  River  to  hear  N.  N.  W.  when  you  may  run  N.  \V,  h.  K.  about 
ciie  mile,  which  will  carry  you  up  to  the  town,  and  anchor  as  above 
direfled. 

You  may  fee  CharUJlon  light-houfe,  in  clear  weather,  in  15  fathoms  wa- 
tcr.     Tlie  wind;,  on  Ibundings  govern  the  current. 

A  g^'i'ik-man  from  Newburyl>ort  bfing  bound  to  Charkjlon  in  January 
'797'  g<'t  foundfegs  in  lat.  32,  55  North,  had  65  fathoms,  when  he  run 
\V'.  b.  b.  32  riiiM^by  log  and  had  but  20  fathoms  water. 


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Fiom    Cha^cfton-Bar  to  *Port-Royal. 

FROM  five  fathoms  water  off  Charkjlon  bar  to  North-Eddi/lo-Iulet, 
the  courfe  is  S.  VV.  b.  VV,  ^  VV.  and  the  diftanre  5V  leagues  ;  this  court; 
As  ill  cany  you  clear  of  the   Shoals  which  lie  off  Stono-InUt,  which  lie  fur- 

*  Port-Kcyal  is  6  kagues  N.  K..^  E.  fromTyhev  lif]ht-honfe,  at  the  month 
o/"Savnnn,\U  nver,  and  lifts  a  /iark'HrJtiJ/uunt  to  contain  the  Urgeji  Jlcct  iii, 
the  uiorul,  , 


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lie  is  N,  W.  b.  N.  {  N. 
llif  light-hoiilf,  niid  con- 
e  beacon,  when  yoii  may 

Fiom  thenre  yoiir  tourlis 
8  laiiuiini  waiiT,  which 
en  this  point  bears  weft 
5.  W.  part  of  Sutltvan'.i- 
•r,  Ycu  may  go  within 
bold.  '  '  •  couilf  from 
uiQanct  n  5  i  \'^s. 

John/in  ii>  .ie.irS.b.  W, 
iround,  which  y<  u  muft 
[Irer  nearly  weft,  keeping 
u  between  (lie  Marfh  or 
iiel  is  narrow,  not  being 
:  oH'fiom  iihuts-t'olh  one 
till  you  come  iij»  to  ihe; 
s  water.  In  nii'.niiig  np 
1 1  ward  than  till  you  come 
rrouiid  that  lies  off  to  tiie 
•  as  Cum}n'r",'s  Point,  nvt 

c  direftet,  you  iiiufl:,  if 
7o/inJ't>n's  l\)in(,  bring  the 
V.  and  nm  direftly  for  it, 
I'hen  abieail  of  this  point, 
7  fathoms,  about  one  mile, 
orthward  cf  tiit;  town  of 
■run  N.  \V.  b.  N.  about 
vr.,  and  anchor  as  above 

:ather,  in  15  fathoms  wa- 

t. 

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15  fathoms,  when  he  run 

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Stono-Inlf.t,  which  lie  fur- 

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ihcr  ofF  than  any  that  arc  in  your  way  to  Eddifto.  Stono- Inlet  is  about  two 
leagues  from  the  South  Channel  of  CharUJlon  \  between  them  lie  two  Iflands, 
viz.  Morrit'-ljland,  on  which  the  Light-Houfe  ftands,  and  i he  Ifland  called 
the  Cogin- Ifland.  With  the  lipht-houle  open  of  the  Coffm-Land,  you  will 
go  clear  of  the  Stona-Sko^ils  in  6  talhoms  water  ;  but  if  you  fhut  the  Light- 
Houle  in  with  the  Coffin-Land,  you  will  not  have  more  than  hve  fathoms 
and  half  otF  Stono-Shoab ;  you  will  pals  clofe  to  the  breakers,  and  conle- 
quently  be  in  clanger  ;  the  breakers,  unlefs  the  fea  be  Imooth,  fliew  where 
tiie  fhoal  is.  In' Stono-Inlet  there  are  9  or  lO  feet  water  at  low  wa- 
ter, but  it  was  not  much  frequented,  until  CharUJlon  was  blocked  up,  in  the 
year  177,5. 

From  Stono-Inlet  to  North  Eiddijlo-Inkt,  the  courfe  is  S.  W.  b.  W.  | 
\V.  and  the  didiince  1 1  miles  :  between  them,  the  foundings  are  regular, 
and  the  fhoalings,  when  you  a.-e  coming  from  the  offing  towards  the  Ihorc, 
are  very  gradual ;  the  bar  of  North- Eddijlo,  and  the  fhoals  which  are  contig- 
uous to  it,  lie  off  about  4  or  5  miles  from  the  land.  Clofe  to  the  bar  and 
{hoals  there  arc  3  and  ^  fathoms  water ;  on  the  bar,  there  are  g  or  to  feet 
at  low  water.  Soiith-Eddi/lo  is  3  leaguw  W.  S.  W.  from  North- Eddijlo^ 
The  ihore  of  the  Iflands,  which  lie  between  them,  may  be  approached  with 
your  lead  without  danger.     The  fhoalings  toward  it  are  gradual. 


St.  Helena  Sound. 

THE  entrance  of  this  found  lies  between  South  EddiJio-IJland  and  th« 
porthernmoft  Hunting- Ifland  ;  it  is  about  two  leagues  wide.  This  place 
*\i  navigable  by  veilels  of  7  or  8  feet  water  only  ;  it  is  full  of  limd  banks^* 
■lany  of  which  are  dry  at  low  water.  Six  rivers  empty  themlelve^ 
into  this  found,  namely,  Soulh-Eddifto,  AJhappo,  Cumiahau,  Chehau,  True-: 
Blue  and  Carfaw.  Thefe  rivers  are  all  navigable  ;  fcrne  of  them  come  200 
miles  down  the  country,  but  few  of  them  can  be  navigated  by  veifels  of  fix 
feet  water,  for  more  than  38  or  40  miles  from  the  found.  From  the  entrance 
pfS^  Helena  Sound,  along  the  Hunting- Iflands,  to  the  entrance  of  Port- 
Royal,  the  courfe  is  S.  W.  \  S.  and  the  dilUnce  about  five  and  a  half 
leagues.     The  foundings  are  regular ;  you  will   have  5  or  6  iiathoms  water. 


DiieSious  for  Port-Royal  Harbow: 

WHEN  you  are  coming  in  from  fea  for  Port-Royal  harbour,  you 
■fhould  get  into  the  latitude  of  St.  Michael's  Head,  which  is  32,  6  north, 
then  fteei-  weft  for  the  Head,  and  when  )'ou  come  within  15  leagues  of  it, 
you  will  have  from  20  to  25  fathoms  water. — Continue  your,  weft  courfe 
until  you  make  the  land,  which  you  wjjl  do,  if  the  weather  be  clear,  at  a 
diftanceof  6  leagues,  in  12  fathoms'  \yater.  The  land  hereabouts  is  gen- 
erally low,  but  the  trees  are  iii|[h.  Port-Royal  entrance  is  known  by  a 
Imall  grove  of  trees,  wliich  (lands  on  the  north  fide  of  it  and  tower  up 
above  all  the  other  trees,  like  a  high  crowned  hat,  hence  thfs  grove  is  called 
the  Hat  oi  Port-Royal,     Continue  to  (leevjas  before,  keeping  your  lead 


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going,  until  you  get  into  8  fathoms  water,  when  you  will  be  about  threa 
leagues  from  St,  Michael's  Head.  You  may  then  fleer  a  point  to  the 
fouthward  of  the  weft,  until  you  get  into  5  fiithoms  water  :  then  fteer  more 
Ibutherly,  taking  care  not  to  bring  St,  Michael's  Head  to  the  northward  of 
N.  W.  b.  N.  until  you  fee  the  great  north-breaker,  called  Cole's-Care  : 
clofe  to  which  there  are  4  bthoms  water  ;  this  (hoal  tnuft  be  left  on  the 
(larboard  fide.  As  you  approach  this  breaker,  from  the  northward,  you 
will  fee  another  breaker  to  the  fiwthward^  called  Martin's-Indufirjf  ;  be- 
tween thefe  two  breakers  lies  tlje  entrance  of  the  channel  into  Port-Royal 
Jiavbour,  which  is  about  a  mile  wide.'  The  mark  to  go  clear  of  the  north, 
breaker  is,  a  parcel  of  high  trees  which  ftand  near  to  the  mouth  of  the  river 
May,  and  appear  like  an  ifland,  kept  juft  open  of  Elizabeth-Point,  Your 
courfe  through,  between  the  two  Ihoals,  is  W.  4  N.  or  W.  b.  N.  In  this 
channel  there  are  not  lefs  than  3  j'  or  4  fithoms  at  low  water.  Continue  to 
fleer  as  aforefaid,  between  the  two  breakers,  until  you  brinE  Phillip's-Point 
to  bear  N.  N.  W.  then  (leer  dire&ly  for  it,  and  you  will  nave  as  you  pro. 
ceed,  9,  8  and  7  fathoms  water.  When  you  are  abreaft  of  PhilUp's-point, 
give  it  a  fmall  tiirth,  and  fteer  up^I.  b.  W.  |  W.  in  6  and  5  iatnatns  wa- 
ter  ;  in  the  latter  depth  you  may  anchor  in  a  very  (afe  harbour. 

There  is  alfo  a  channel  between  Martin's-Indufiry  and  Gajkin-Bank^ 
called  the  South-channel,  in  which  there  are  not  lefs  than  xi  ket  at  low 
water.  In  order  to  go  in  through  this  channel,  yoii  mull,  when  in  7 
hthoms  water,  bring  Hilton's-Head  to  bear  N.  W.  b.  N.  and  then  fteer 
with  an  ebb  tide,  N.  W.  and  with  a  flood  tide,  N."  W.  b.  N.  until  Phillip's. 
.Point  bears  N.  b.  W.  \  W,  You  may  then  fteer  for  the  point,  and  pro- 
ceed as  before  direfled. 

About  3 1  miles  Sp  £•  from  Hilton's-Head,  and  4  miles  S.  b.  E.  from 
Phillip's-  Point,  lies  the^aft  end  of  the  Joiner's- Bank  :  it  thence  extends 
W.  N.  W.  about  i\  miles,  and  has  9|  fethoms  on  it  at  low  water.     Hit- 

n's-Head  is  on  the  fouth  fide  of  the  harbour,  and  is  a  higher  bluff  point 
if  land  than  any  thereabouts. 

Tybee-Inlet  lies  5  leagues  S.  W.  4  W.  from  the  entrance  of  Port-Royal 
South  Channel :  between  them  is  Hillon's-Head-lfiand  :  it  is  large,  fertile, 
«nd  well  inhabited.  From  this  ifland  the  Gajkin-Bank  extends  about  8 
miles  on  the  broadeft  part.  You  may  proceed  along  this  bank  in  5  fathoms 
water. 

Some,  when  bound  to  Port-Royal,  reckon  it  beft  to  make  the  land  about 
Tybee,  becaufe  tbttttght-houfe  makes  that  part  of  the  coaft  diftinguifhable 
from  any  other  part.  Tybee-Inlet  is  thie  entrance  of  Savannah- River, 
{ihips  which  draw  14  or  15  feet  water,  may  go  io  bt  T/b*.&i^nA  proceed 
through  land  to  SMu/iof^n  Port- Royal- IJland :  and  from  Beaufort  vef- 
lels  of  8  or  9  feet  water  may  go  through  land  to  Char(/^on.  From  Ckark/i 
ton  veflels  drawing  7  or  8  feet  water,  may  go  thix>ugh  land  to  thi  riVer 
Medway,  in  Georgia. 

On  this  coaft  it  is  obferved,  that  N.  E.  eafterly,  and  S.  E.  winds,  caufo 
highej:  tides  than  other  winds,  and  alio  foffiewhat  alter  their  Courie.  A^p 
P'^rt-Royal  entrance,  the  tide  flows  on  the  change  and  full  d^-s  o(  th« 
moon,  a  quarter  jjkft  8  o'clock.  About ''6' leagues  from  the  bnd,  in  la 
ftthonis  water,  the  flood  lets  ftrongiy  to  the  fouthward,  and  the  ebb  to  the 
northward ;  further  oflF  from  the  fliore,  there  is  no  tide  at  all.  Near  to  th^ 
entrance  of  the  harbour  there  is  a  ftrbng  indraught^  during  the  flood  tide» 
titd  an  Qutfet  with  an  ebb  tide. 


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,0T. 

'ou  will  be  about  threo 
en  lleer  a  point  to  tha 
(  water  :  then  ftecr  more 
tad  to  the  northward  of 
ker,  called  CoU'i-Care  : 
sal  tnuft  be  left  on  the 
om  the  northward,  you 
Martin' s-Indufirj/ ;  be- 
hannel  into  Port-Royal 
}  go  clear  of  the  north. 

0  the  mouth  of  the  river 
EUzaietk-Point.     Your 

.  or  W.  b.  N.  In  this 
>w  water.  Continue  to 
)u  bring  Phillip's- Point 
i  will  have  as  you  prot 
ireaftof  PhilUp's-point, 
in  6  and  5  fiithoms  wa« 
lafe  harbour. 
\ifiry  and  Gajkin-Bank^ 
lis  than  12  hfct  at  low 
you  mult,  when  in  7 
/.  b.  N.  ahd  then  fteer 
V.  b.  N.  until  PkiUip't. 
for  the  point,  and  pro- 
id  4  miles  S.  b.  E.  from 
ank  :  it  thence  extends 
n  it  at  low  water.  Hit- 
is  a  higher  bluff  point 

:  entrance  of  Port-Royal 
land  :  it  is  large,  fertile, 
-Bank  extends  about  8 
g  this  bank  in  5  fathoms 

b  to  make  the  land  about 
the  coaft  diftinguifhable 
ice  of  Savannah-River, 

1  bt  4^5<!C#aiul  proceed 
ind  fiom  Beaufort  vef* 
ir^OK.  From  Ckarlef- 
ux>ugh  land  to  th^  riVer 

and  S.  E.  winds,  caufo 
alter  their  Courie.  A^ 
{e  and  full  d«|-8  ol^  th« 
s  from  the  land,  in  la 
drd,  and  th6  ebb  to  the 
lide  at  all.  Near  to  th^ 
,  du'rii^g  the  flood  tide^ 


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toireEiions  for  failing  itito  *  Savannah,  ia  Gtfofgia, 


MARINERS  (ailing  into  this  port  will  obferve  the  following  markt 
and  buoys,  viz.  a  large  buoy  lies  on  tbe  outer  edge  of  the  bar,  in  tm  deep* 
eft  water,  having  all  the  leading  marks  on  the  beacon  and  light-houfe  in  one^ 
bearing  W.  |  N.  diftant  4  miles.  Another  buoy  lies  in  the  dime  dire£kion, 
one  mile  within  the  bar.  A  third  buoy  lies  one  mile  farther,  W.  b.  N* 
from  the  lecond.  A  fourth  buoy  lies  N.  W.  b.  W.  from  the  third  }  after  , 
palling  which  there  is  lafe  anchorage  fiar  a  large  fleet  in  4  or  5  fathoms  at  low 
Water,  the  light-houfe  bearing  S.  S.  W. 

The  buoys  lie  and  lead  in  the  deepeft  Water,  having  a  chanitel  half  a  mils 
to  the  northward,  and  otie  quarter  of  a  mile  to  the  Ibuthward  of  them,  (in 
the  narroWeft  place)  nearly  the  lame  depth  of  water,  and  there  are  30  feet  ort 
the  bar  at  lowed  tides. 

You  may  fail  either  (tde  of  the  buoys.  If  in  the  night,  and  you  are  to 
the  northward  of  Tybu^  be  careful  of  gdqg  nearer  the  Gafkin-Bank  than  j 
fiithoms.  MMtlin's-Induflry  is  a  bad  reef  lying  to  the  northward  of  the 
bar,  and  the  South  Breakers  to  the  (buthward.  In  frefh  winds,  you  take  t 
pilot  abreaft  of  the  light-houfe — >in  moderate  weather  without  the  bar.    ^ 

Forty  miles  fouth  v  Savannah  lies  Sunbury,  a  port  of  entry,  at  the  Wad 
of  St.  Catharine's  Sbund,  between  Medway  and  Newport  rivers,  about  tg 
miles  fouth  of  Ogeech-River.  There  is  a  bar  here,  but  the  harbour  is  capa- 
cious and  £ife,  and  has  water  fufficient  for  (hips  of  great  burdoi.  i; 


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H^tnds  and  H^eather  on  tbe  coafi  of  South-CwoHfia. 

WH^N  the  wind  blows  hard  in  the  N.  E.  quarter,  without  niit,  i« 
commonly  continues  to  blow  hard  for  ibme  time,  perhaps  for  3  or  i  days  \ 
but  if  fuch  winds  are  attended  with  rain«  they  generally  fluft  to  the  eaft, 
E.  S.  fi.  and  S.  E. 

South-caft  Wiiyls  blow  right  in  on  the  cdaft,  but  they  (eldooi  blew  dry,  or 
continue  lonc ;  in  6,  8,  or  to  hours  after  their  commenceitiQat,  the  (ky  be- 
gins to  look  dirty,  which  Ibon  producei  rain.  When  it  comes  to  blow  and 
rain  very  hard^.you  may  be  fure  that  the  wind  will  fly  round  to  the  nortli> 
Weft  quarter,  imd  blow  very  hard  for  so  or  30  hours,  with  a  clear  (ky< 
^  North-weft  winds  are  always  attended  wuh  clear  weather.  They  fane- 
tlih^  blow  very  hard,  But  feldom  do  To  longer  than  30  hours. 

Ijie  moft  lafthtg  winds  are  thoie  which  blow  from  the  S.  S.  W.  and  W. 
N.  W.  and  from  the  north  to  the  E.  N.  E.  When  the  wfaid  is  in  any  of 
thefe  quarters^  the  weather  is  the  moft  fettled. 

,  *  Thund»-gufts  are  very  common  on  this  cdaft  in  the  fulnmer  time  r  they 
always  cooIb  from  the  N.  W.  qj^er,  and  are  fbmetimes  fo  heavy  that  no 

*  Tybee-Ifland  lits  at  the  mouth  of  Savannah  river,  to  tkefouthuard  of 
the  bar.  It  is  very  p'Uafant,  wu/^a  beautiful  creek  to  the  tue^  oj^it,  tohere 
a  fhip  of  any  burthen  nof  Ue  fafe  at  anchor,  A  light-houfe  ^andi  on  the 
yiand  9ofeet  high,  is  fj  miles  £.  S.  E.  |  E^from  Savannah,  and  6  miles 
S.  W.  i  "W/from  Pore-Royal.  Warfcw-Sound  is  formed  by  thefouthern 
end  of  this  IfCand,     The  beacon  is  a  maft  ttith  a  Hack  cafi  on  it. 


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canvafj  can  witlifland  tlieir  fury :  they  come  on  fo  fudflenly,  that  the  great- 
eft  precivi'ior.s  an^neccffiry  to  guaril  af»airi(l  the  effefts  of  thefr  violence. 

From  Tybte-Inlft  to  St.  Simon's  Head  llie  courle  is  S.  b.  W.  |  W,  and 
the  diftance  16  leagues  ;  and  from  Tyhfe-Inlet  to  the  bar  on  the  entrtiice  of 
St.  Simon  the  couiTe  is  S.  b.W.  and  the  diftance,  19  leagueis.  Between 
them  are  the  following  (bunds,  namely,  Warfnu,  Hofaba^  St,  Catharine's, 
Sapello,  and  Little-Simon's.  In  proceeding  from  Tybee  for  St,  Simon's- 
Sound,  you  will  have  from  4  to  7  f.ithonis  water  :  the  Ilioreof  the  feveral 
fflands  which  lie  between  tiieni  u  Hat,  and  the  fl, o.dings  as  you  approach  are 
vvtadual. 

St.  Simon's  Bar  Ites  9  or  lo  rhile.i  from  St.  Simon's  Fort :  the  fort  is  on 
the  Ibuth  end  of  St.  Simon'sljlandf'ind  by  its  whi'e  appearancfe,  liiakes 
this,  place  remarkable.  About  a  mile  and  half  (o  the  fouthward  of  thft  fort, 
ii  tl\e  Ibuih  end  of  7^'^,^'-^<""'»  ^vhich  is  cafily  known  by  the  trees,  ap- 
pearing as  an  umbrella,  and  theiefore  called  the.  Umbrella  Treft.  In  order 
to  fail  over  the  bar,  bring  a  large  roimd  tree  which  ftands  to  the  weftwjR'd 
of  the  fbundl  right-on  with  the  middle  of  the  opening  between  St.  Simon's, 
and  Jfufiyl  r/lands  \  bring  alio  the  three  trees  wliich  ftjod  tMSt'i*''  'o  the 
weftward  oF  St.  5t//ww'i  for*,  jnft  oprn'to  the  iuuthward  onRie  fprt,  and 
tTieti'  fteer  Aveftj'until  you  are  over  t!ie  bar.  On  the  bat:  yqu  will^fiive,  at 
thr^quariers  flood;  about  19  feet  water.  The  width  of  the  bar  is  about 
thrll  quarters  of  a  mite  :  the  extreiniiies  of  tho  fands,''Hij^cach  fide,  jytieral- 
I^  IbfW  themlelves  by  the  breakers.  The  north  break  head  and  the  Ibuth 
I  br«ik  ^ciA  bear  of  each  other  S.  K.  b.  E,  and  N.  W.  b.  W.  Come  no 
■*ynearcr  to  the  north  break  head  than  half  a  cable's  length.  The  grourid  on 
the  bar  is  hard,  but  without  and  within  the  bar,  it  is  loft.  When  the  fouth 
end  of  jftji^t  IJland  bears- S.  W.  J^-W.  the  north.eaft  point  of  St,  Siimm'*^ 
Jfland,  called  St.  Simon's- Head,  N.  b.  \V.  and  the  round  tree,  which 
ftands  to  the  weftward  of  the  found,  is  on  with  the  middle  of  the  opening 
■'  between  Jekyl  Ifitnd,  and  that  of  St.  •Stint??),  you  areon  the  middle  of  the 
bar. 

When  you  come  into  foiwand  a  half  fathoms  water,  you  are  within  the 
w-  fcjir,  and  fhould  then  fteer  W.  b.  N.  ^  N;  There)  is,  a  ipi4i;y»-ground  ia. 
tlic  fair  way,  but  you  need  not  fear  it,  becaufe  there  a^e  always  three  ftet 
more  water  on  it  than  on  the  bar.  Give  the  fort,  in  palTing .itj  a  birth  of 
about  a  cable  and  an  half's  length,  and  anchor,  with,  tlia  fort  E.  b.'S,  in  3 
fathoms  water  ;  you  will  then  bs  about  3  quarters .of,a  mile  from  the  fort. 

The  tide  flows  oh,  the  change  and  full  days  of.  t^e  moon,  as  follows: 
namely,  in  the  found,  9  o'clock  ;  on  the  bar  half  paft  7  o'clo^,  and  in  the 
oiling,  three  quarters  nter '6,0/clock.  '$' 


The  Mual/j  of  *St.  Maiy's»River. 

ABOUT  feven  and  a/ hSif  leagues  S.  b.  W.  from  St.  Simon's  Bar,  » 
lies  tlie  bar  of  St.  Mary^  or  the  entrance  of  Printe  William's  Sound  :  be- 
tween them  you  will  have  5  or  6  fathoms  witer.  Run  to  the  fouthward, 
lifttil'  yojyj-bring  the  northernmoll  ?)f  the  three  fand  hills,  which  you  will  fee 
on  the  nbrth'end  of  Amelia- 1 jland,  half  i|.  cible's  length  to  the.  northward 
of  the  fouthemraoll  Umbrella-Trec  on  the  laid  iftand,  and  you  will  then 

«  *  This  river  forms  n  part  of  the  foul  hern  boundary  lint  of  the  United 
S||j;cs.     It  in  part  divides  Georgia  from  vEaft-FlcAlda,  and  is  very  crooked. 


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OT* 

fucldenly,  that  the  great- 
?fts  of  tlit-'ir  violence, 
is  S.  b.  W.  i  W.  and 
le  bar  on  the  cntrtnce  of 
!  19  leagues.  Between 
{ofaba^  St.  Catharine's, 
rybee  for  St.  Simon's- 
;  the  flwre  of  the  feveral 
iiigs  as  you  approach  are 

n's  Fort :  the  fort  is  on.  • 
fhi'e  appeararict,  makes 
e  fouthward  of  tht  Torr, 
[lown  by  the  trees,  ap- 
ibnlla-Tve's.     In  order 
1  (lands  to  ilie  wertwjffd 
ing  between  St.  Simon's, 
h  ftjnd  tJIKJhtr  to  the 
thward  orfhe  fprt,  andl 
he  hax  yqu  will,  li^^ve,  at 
ith  of  the  bar  IS  about 
Isj^each  Tide,  g^erieral- 
reak  bead  and  the  Ibuth 
:.  W.  b.  W.     Come  n» 
length.     The  ground  on' 
s  Ibft.     When  the  fouth 
caft  point-of  St.  SinMH-'*' 
the   round  tree,  which 
middle  of  the  opening 
an;,ati  the  middle  of  the 

ater,  you  are  "within  the 
!  is,  a  ml^-groiind  in. 
re  Me  always  three  feet 
in  parting  Jitj  a  birth  of 
h,  1  ha  fort  E.  b.  SVin  3 
of,a  mile  from  the  fort. 

the  mtxin,  as  follows: 
«{l  7  o'clo^,  and  in  the 


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'.  from  St.  Sitaon's  Btr,  ^ 
;e  IViUiam's  Sound  :  be- 
Run  to  the  fouthward, 
hills,  which  you  will  fee 
length  to  the,  northward 
bntl;  and  you  will  then 

ndary  line  of  the  United 
rida,  and  is  very  crooked. 


b»re  the  bar  open.  When  you  are  on  the  bar,  the  north  end  of  Amtlia- 
1/land  will  bear  W.  b.  N.  dillanr  three  and  an  half  miles,  and  the  fnuthern- 
moft  part  of  Cumberland- tjland  W.  N.  W.  J  W.  diftant  four  and  a  half 
ipiles.  Steer  W.  N.  W.  \  W.  The  north  breaker  generally  (hews  itfelf ; 
this  is  called  by  Ibme,  the  lAiddUbreaker,  On  the  b4r  there  are  not  leCi 
than  12  feet  at  low  water.  In  the  channel  between  the  bar  and  the  fouth 
end  of  Cumberland- IJlani,  there  are  4  and  5  fathoms  vrater  $  this  is  called 
the  South-Channel. 

There  is  anoJier  channel,  called  the  North-Channel ;  it  lies  near  to  thij^. 
ibuth-eid  point  of  Cumberland- IJland.     tiere  are   two  bars,  diftinguilhect;^' 
by  the  names  of  outer  and  inner  Bars ;  there  are  only  6  feet  on  them  at  lo«f/  * 
water.     In  order  to  go  over  in  the  heft  of  the  water,  bring  the  north-Wiffe 
point  of  Amelia- IJland  to  bear  S.  b.  W.  I  W.  and  then  fteer  for  it,   until 
you  have  pa{red  through  between  Cumberland-IJland  and  the  north  break* 
ers.     St.  Mary's-kiver  feparates  the  province  of  Georgia  from  Eafl-Bloridam 

St.Augu/iine  lies  S.b.E.  j.  E.  20  leagues  from 6'/.  Mary' s- Bar  :  between 
them  lies  Naffau  and  <S^  John's  rivers.     The  bar  or  entrance  of  Naffaut 
lies  5  leagues  to  the  fouthward  of  St.  Mary's:  between  them  there  are  5 
fathoms  water,"^  The  fands  at  the  enirance  of  Naffau,  lies  3  miles  oflT  from 
the  (buth-ead  point  of  Amelia- IJland,  and  from  the  north-ea(t  point  of 
bot-ljland.     The  entrance  of  St.  jfohn  lies  3  leagues  to  the   (outhMT 
that  of  Najfau.     Be'W^en  St.  John's  and  St,  Augujline,  the  (hore-tk 
ydi  will  have  5  or  6  Fathoms  within   half  a  mile  of  the  ihore. 
you  are  ahreaftof  Point-Carteel,  you  will  open  St.  Augujline's-Bay.    whem 
St.  Auguftine's-Fortf  which  is  large  and  white,  bears  W.  b.  N.  di(bint  8^ 
miles,  you  will   have  about   (even  and  a  half  fathoms  water.     Before  St, 
Augujline  lies  the  north  end  of  the  Iflind  St.  Anaftatia. 

St,  Auguftine*s-Bar  is  formed  by  the  extremity  of  a  narrow  land,  which 
extends  two  miles  E.  S.  E.  from  Point  Carteel,  and  the  point  of  anotheir 
fand  which  extends  half  a  mile  £.  b.  N.  frbn  the  nbrth-eaft  point  of,<S/* 
Ahaftatia-Ifland.  This  bar  is  a  little  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  mile  wride, 
with  a ihiall  flioal  lying  in  the  middle,  which  divides  it  into  tw)  channels, 
called  the  North  and  South  Bars  ;  there  are  not  more  than  1 2  feet  on  either 
of  them  at  high  water,  fpring  tides.  On  the  north  end  of  St.  Anajtatia's- 
Ifiand,  there  is  a  look-out>houfe,  which  appears  like  a  light-houfe; 

Matanza- inlet,  lies  S.  S.  E.  f  E.  about  6  leagues  from  St.  Augufline's- 
B0T.  This  inlet  isat  the  IbutH  end  of  St.  Anaftatia- IJland :  there  are  only 
eight  and  a  half  feet  on  the  (hoaleft  part  of  the  bar  at  high  water.  Velfels 
that  go  in  at  this  inlet,  may  proceed  between  St.  Anajiatia-'s- IJland  and  the 
main,  to  St.  Anfuftine:  on  the'foatib  end  of  this  ifland  there  is  alb  a  look- 
out-houle.  The  tide  flows,  at  both  ends  of  the  Ifland,  on  the  change  and 
full  day*  of  the  moon,  half  paft  7  o'clock. 

Cape-Canaveret  lies  S.  S.  E.  34  leagues  ttom  Mdtani^-InUt  ;  between 
them  \fes  ^ioftiito■  Inlet,  ox  New-Smyrna-Entrance  i  it  is  about  sileag^ues 
N.  N.  W,  I  W.  from  Cape-Canaverel.  The  .ftore  all  the  way  from  Ma- 
tama-inlet  to  the  Cape  isboldt  excepting  a  rocky  (hoal,  which  extends  a 
mile  and  a  half  front  tne  fhorc,  about  5  miles  to  the  fouthward  of  Matanza- 
Jnlet. 

From  Cape-Canav(rel  tomt  rocky  ikoals  tfxttod  eall  about  6  leagties ; 
their  breadth,  from  fouth  to  north,  is  about  five  and  a  half  leagues*  The 
north-eaft  extttmity  lies  ibi^r  and  a  half  leagues  H.  £.  4  E.  from  the  Cape  ; 
and  the  fouth-eafi  extremily  lies  S.  E.  b.  E.  |  £.  five  and  a  half  leagues. 
Near  to  them  on  the  fouth  fide^  there  are  4  iathona }  and  near  to  thtm  with< 
out,  or  on  the  eaft  ftde,  there  are  o  ^thomi. 

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The  northerntnoft  part  of  M aranilla- Reef  htir%  E.  b.  S.  from  Capt-Ca' 
fiaverd.  Near  to  thefe  (hoals  on  tlie  north  fide,  there  are  five  fathoms 
water,  bearitit;  S.  E.  b.  £.  dilbnt  a6  leagues.  Memory. RockheAXi  S.  S.  E. 
\  S.  didant  29  leagues  from  the  Cape,  and  25  leagues  S.  S.  £.  \  E.  from 
the  eaftcrnmoft  part  of  the  flioals  which  lie  off  the  Cape. 

About  J  6  leagues  S.  b.  E.  from  Cape-Canaverel  is  Ayts-Inltt,  now  call- 
ed HiltJbrrough-Inlet ;  the  land  between  them  is  curved  ;  near  to  the  ihore, 
in  the  bite,  there  are  fome  rocks.  Between  the  Cape  and  this  inlet,  there 
are  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  and  8  fiithoms  water.  From  Uilljhdrough' luUt  to  the 
fi)uth-ea(l  part  of  the  fhoals  which  lie  off  Cape-Canaverel,  your  coarfe  is 
N.  b.  E.  and  the  diffance  13  j  leagnes  ;  between  them  there  are  10  fiithoms 
\vater.     Memory. Rock  lies  16  leagues  E.  S.  E.  from  HillJborotighJnUt, 

From  Canaverel  to  Bi/caina.Ifte,  the  coaft  lies  nearly  louth ;  and  the  dif- 
tance  is  about  54.  leagues.  From  Bifcaina-IJle  to  Cape-Largo,  the  coaft 
tuns  fouth-wefterly  ;  and  fom  Cape-Largo  to  Capt-Florida,  it  runs  S.  b. 
W.  and  S.  S.  W. 

Maranilla-Reef  is  the  north  end  of  the  Liltle.Bakatna-Bank  :  as  the 
flood  tide  fets  in,  on  every  part  of  this  end  of  the  bank,  it  is  exceedingly 
dangeious. 

jut  13  leagues  S.b.  W.  from  Memory-Bank  lies  Seal-Key  :  this  key 
"the  north  end  of  the  Bahama-  IJland :  this  is  a  long  narrow  I  Hand, 
j»ing  about  S.  E.  b.  E.  and  N.  W.  b.  W.  »3  leagues }  it  is  rocky, 
frotOi^bfa  end  to  the  other. 


IVEST- INDIES. 
Dire^ons  for  failing  from  Montferrat  to  Hifpaniola  <w</ Jamai- 
ca ;  ivilh  DireiJma  for  coajimg  round  thofe  IJlands. 

[  *«*  Tht  Cturftt  btrt  are  thi  true  C'>yrfti )  alhwanu  nmfi  tUttftr*  hi  mtdejtr  f^arUitkw.2 

IN  failing  down  to  Jamaica,  or  the  Bay  of  Hondvrat,  go  to  th«  fouth- 
Wird  of  Montferrat,  and  ffeer  well  by  the  compafs  until  you  get  into  th< 
latitude  i^"  27'  N.  Keep  that  parallel ,  and  dio  not  go  to  the  northward 
of  it,  until  you  are  pad  Altavella  (hereafter  defcribed)  ]  for,  by  keeping  in 
that  latitude,  you  avoid  falling  into  a  deep  dangerous  bay,  called  Juliana 
or  Neyva  Bay,  on  the  fouth  fide  of  Hifpaniola,  into  which  a  ftrong  m" 
draught  ibmetiines  fets. 

South  fde  of  Htifin'to\t.  Attavetln  is  a  high  picked  rock,  and  is  the 
fou;hi:rnnio(t  part  of  Hifpaniola,  about  the  middle  of  the  Ifljlnd  down,  and» 
from  mofl  bearings,  m-jkes  the  reiemblance  of  a  bell.  It  lies  in  latitude  1 7* 
iy  N.  longitude  71"  32'  W.  from  Grtenwirh  i  and  S.  W.  b.  S.  from  the 
ifUnd  of  Beata  diRant  feven  and  a  half  miles  :  from  the  ifland  and  rocks 
csitied  the  Fra^h,  S.  S.  E.  dtftant  8  miles:  from  Cape  Lopez,  or  the  wefterri 
Falle  Cape,  'o  the  fouth-weft  point  of  Beata,  is  S.  E.  h.  S.  16  miles :  from 
t'e  latne  Cape  to  Altavella  is  S.  b.  E.  19- miles:  and  from  the  ikid  Falfe 
Cape  the  Frails  b  .ir  S.  *  E.  1 1  miles  dtitint :  ftom  Falfe  Cape  to  Samiay 
is  N.  N.  W.  northerly  19  miles.  The  two  Falfe  Capes  bear  tiom  each  oth- 
er jfc.  S.  E.  airid  W.  N.  W.  Between,  is  the  bay  called  BIucHqU,  Where 
itKreis|ond  i^fhing,  and  on  fhore  wild  bullocks  and  hogs. 

Wfien  off  the  well  end  of  Btmta,  bring  the  &^W.  point  S.  or  S.  b.  W. 
^ftancc  a,or3  milts. 

■  There  is  anchorage  in  »#<*•  n  fethoms,  tbe  north-weft"  point  bearing 
•bout  N.  N.  E.  At  the  laft-mefttidned  point  yoa  may  ancmr  ;  there  is  a 
ulell  which  at  times  has  frelh  water  in  it.     A  fmall  oiftance  N.  W.  frow 


ViMiii^ii  tiiifciKu       III  'iiiiri  V 


lifMrtrtltoii  ii  i^rlii  I      ffitilliii 


lOT. 

E.  b.  S.  from  Cape-Ca- 
there  are  five  fathoms 

mciry.Rock  bears  S.  S.  E. 

ues  S.  S.  £.  i  E.  from 

Tape. 

"  is  Ayes-  Inlet,  now  call- 
rvcd  ;  near  to  the  ftiore, 

ape  and  this  inlet,  there 

Hilljbo'rough-Iulet  to  the 

maverel,   your  courfe  is 

lem  thrre  are  lo  fathoms 
HillJboTotigh- Inlet. 

early  louth ;  and  the  dif- 
Cahe- Largo,  the  coaft 

ipi-ilorida,  it  runs  S.  b. 

.Bahama-Bank  :   as  ttri 
;  bank,  it  is  exceedingly 

I  lies  Seal-Key  :  this  key 

s  is  a  long  narrow  Ifiand, 

3  leagues ;  it  is  rocky, 


S. 

lifpantola  and  Jamai- 

nd  thofe  IJlands. 

birtfar*  bt  madefir  t^arMew.^ 

Hondvrai,  go  to  the  fouth- 
afs  until  you  get  into  th« 
I  not  go  to  the  northward 
ibed)  ]  for,  by  keeping  in 
rous  bay,  called  Juliana 
into  which  a  ftrong  in'> 


1  fucked  rock,  and  is  the 
«  of  the  Iflind  down,  and* 
II.  It  lies  in  latitude  i^f" 
ind  S.  W.  b.  S.  from  the 
from  the  ifland  and  rocks 
Cape  Loptz,  m  the  wefterri 
i.  E.  b.  S.  16  miles :  from 
:  and  from  the  iaid  Falfe 
torn  Falfe  Cape  to  Samiay 
Capes  bear  tiom  r^ch  oth- 
y  calkd  Blut-H9U,  trhere 
ind  hogs. 
^W.  point  S.  or  S.  b.  W. 

north-well  point  bearing 
ou  may  aiKfa^  ;  there  is  a 
[mall  aiftancc  N.  W.  iiom 


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AUavella  is  a  fmall  rock  ;  a  mile  and  a  half  farther  a  Hiallow  runs  out,  hav< 
ing  16  fathoms  water,  landy  giound. 

The  Frails  are  ileep  lOcks ;  )0a  may  fail  wiihin  a  quarter  nf  a  mile  of 
them  all  round. 

Within  Cape  Lopez,  or  the  weilern  Falfe  Cape,  you  may  anchor;  but 
the  foundings  are  within  a  mile  of  Ihore.  'i'he  whid  is  for  the  mod  part  oiT 
Ihori,  and  there  is  good  fifliing. 

C»()ing  into  Sarnhny,  you  may  keep  Altavella\\i^  open  with  Cape  Lopez. 
When  at  anchor  olf  the  mouth  of  5fljni<y,  Cape  Z.o/'cr  will  bear  S.  S.  E. 
ibutherly,  diftant  19  miles.  At  about  midway  between  the  lame  cape  and 
the  river,  you  come  upon  foundings  from  30  to  16  fathoms,  and  gradually 
down  to  6  or  7  fathoms,  at  about  a  mile  fioin  the  river,  all  gdod  ground. 

Above  the  river's  mouth  are  !W  >  Iquare  brown  places,  or  lavannahs,  which 
mav  guide  vou  in  anchcrmg.  1  he  river  Sambay  is  extremely  convenient 
for  a  fl;^et  to  wood  and  w.kit  in,  as  thete  is  generally  but  little  wind,  and 
that  otl  (bore  ;  fir  the  ('(.a-wuids  come  not  in  above  two  or  three  hours  in  a 
day.  In  the  bay  is  plenty  of  fifh.  At  times  you  may  meet  with  the  hunt- 
ers, who  have  huts  iur  curing  Wild  bullocks  an  1  hogs. 

I'hirteen  or  14  miles  to  the  weftward  of  Sambay  is  a  fmall  harbour  called 
Trim,  frequented  by  barks  wherein  the  hunters  carry  their  meat  to  inarket. 

jfacquemeL,  tlic  next  port  to  Trou,  is  a  fine  harbour,  with  funihc^tioM  at 
the  entrance,  and  is  diftinguiflied  by  the  ludden  cut  off  or  drop  of  •  hiUf 
iVen  over  another  long  hill,  at  the  upper  part  of  the  harbour  ;  by  tunning 
in  for  which  drop,  you  will  be  leddiredlly  in  for  the  harbour's  mouth. 

From  Jacquemel  to  Cape  Bennet  the  courfe  is  W.  S.  W.  dilbnce  four 
leagues.     It  is  very  remarkable  on  account  of  its  white  cliils. 

From  Cape  Bennet  to  the  eaft  end  of  the  Ifle  of  Avacke  or  AJh,  is  W.  f 
S.  didance  18  or  19  leagues.  When  you  arc  off  at  fta,  and  abreallof  Ava~ 
die,  the  middle  of  the  laddle-hill  over  Port-Louis  heura  N.  b.  E.  eafterly, 
and  then  the  eaft  end  of  Avache  is  between  you  and  it.  This  ifland  is  low, 
and  lies  lb  under  the  other  land  of  the  main,  that  you  muft  be  near  it  before 
you  will  be  able  10  diftinguilh  it  from  the  main.  From  the  didance  of  fix 
leagues  it  appears  like  a  cluder  of  Imall  illands  ;  and  the  water  towards  it 
gradually  (noals. 

The  hills  over  Port-Louis  are  the  fccond  high  land  from  the  weft  end  of 
Hifpaniela.  The  weftemmoft  is  the  higheft,  and  is  called  Grandtance.  It 
may  be  Icen  a  long  way  off  at  (ea,  on  both  fides  of  the  ifland  r  fo  that,  know- 
ing the  bearing,  you  may  be  fecure  of  a  good  guide  in  working  up  through 
the  Windward  Paffage. 

Thei^  is  a  rock,  called  the  Diamond,  bearing  E.  northerly  from  the  en- 
trance of  Port-Louis,  3  leagues,  a-  •  from  the  eaft  end  of  Avache  N.  E.  b.  N. 
5  leagues. 

The  Ackens  Keys  lie  a  little  to  th"  .aftward  of  it,  and  bear  from  the  eaft: 
end  of  Avache  N.  E.  northerly.  The  fouth  end  of  Avache  znd  Point  Abac- 
co,  when  in  one,  bear  E.  b.  N.  J  N.  and  W.  b.  S.  |  S.  a  or  3  leagues. 
There  is  a  reef  off  the  eaft  end  of  the  Ide  of  Aft,  about  a  mile,  which  muft 
be  avoided  when  going  into  Port  Louis. 

To  anchor  at  the  weft  end  of  Avache,  you  may  lail  within  a  mile  or  two 
of  the  weft  end  of  the  ifland,  fo  as  to  bring  the  afbrclaid  point  to  bear  S.  E. 
b.  S.  in  four  and  a  half  fathoms  water  ;  and  then  the  eafternmoft  white  cliff 
on  the  main  will  bear  N.  wefterly,  the  entrance  of  Port  Louis  N.  L.  and 
Point  Abacco  S.  W.  b.  S,  and  the  Grand  Cayes  N.  W.  b.  N.  All  herea- 
bouts is  good  ground. 

There  is  a  Imall  &ndy  key  which  lies  a  little  off  the  N.  W.  point  of 
Avache :  brinj  this  key  on  the  aforefidd  point,  and  at  about  a  mile  dift^ca 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


you  wilt  find  5  fathoms,  Ikndy  ground,  with  good  anchoring  and  fouQctingj 
a  lone  way  to  the  fouthward. 

All  along  the  eaft  fide  of  Point  Abacco '\s  i  rref  of  rocks,  about  a  mil? 
from  fhore,  to  which  you  fhould  be  attentive  when  coming  out  from  the 
Vrcd  end  of  Avache. 

If  bound  to  Jamaica.  Being  off  Point  Abacco,  in  a  fair  way,  fteer  wed 
for  the  eall  end  of  the  idind,  and  be  careful  in  not  running  too  far  in  the 
{light,  as  the  land  at  that  end  of  Jamaica  ii  very  law. 

IVtfi  and  north  fide  oj  tlilpaniola,  i3c.  The  courfe  from  Point  AbactQ 
to  Cape  ri^«ro«  is  W.  b.  N.  diftance  10  or  u  leagues.  Cape  TibtroA 
lies  in  lat.  18''  J'-/  N.  and  long.  74°  13'  W.  from  Grtentuich. 

To  anchor  in  Tiberon-Bay,  you  mutt  bring  the  eaftemmoft  point  to  bear 
S.  E.  b.  S.  didant  three  c^uaiters  of  a  mile ;  and  you  will  then  be  right 
fgaind  the  river  or  watering-place.  There  are  foundings  a  good  way  off 
from  the  bay,  and  touiid  the  cape  as  far  as  Cape  Donna  Maria. 

From  Cape  Tiberon  10  the  fmall  iftand  Nava/a  is  1 1  leagues  W.  |  N.  by 
compafs.  This  ifland  is  of  moderate  height  and  bold  10:  it  lies  m  lat. 
xS*  aj'/  N.  lo  ig.  7  i"  56'  W.  from  Grttnwick.  Under  the  N.  W.  point 
is  anchorage  in  12  to  17  fathoms,  (iindy  ground,  but  there  is  a  great  lwell« 
wjtbftroiig  lea-breezes. 

Ptibm  Cape  Tiberon  to  Irijk-Bay  Point  is  N.  N.  W.  4  miles,  and  froai 
l^fiienceto  Donna  Maria  N.  N.  £. 

T6  anclior  in  Donna-Maria  Bay,  you  rtiufl.  bring  the  White  Cliff  in  the 
\ny  10  bear  £.  b.  S.  in  5  fatlion;is  water.  The  Ibundings,  as  you  come  into, 
the  bay,  are  gradual ;  wherefore  keep  your  lead  going. 

From  Navafa  to  Cape  Donna  Maria,  the  courk  is  N.  E.  b.  £•  diftant 
l^i  leagues. 

From  Cape  Donna  Maria  to  C»Tp€  Rofa,  or    Roxa,   the  di,dance  is  6, 
leagues :  between,  are  three  I'mall  bays,  having  barcadiers  for  inyall  velfels. 
From  Cape  Ro/a  to  the  Great  Caymite  thp  courfe  i«  E.  b.  N.  f  N.  dift. 
la  leagues.  '         ' 

The  north  point  of  the  Great  Caymite  and  the  weft  end  of  the  Granive 
bear  from  each  other  S.  W.  b.  W.  and  N.  E.  b.  E.  dift.  9  leagues. 

Fnim  the  weft  end  of  the  Granive  to  a  reef  of  rocks  which  lies  between, 
the  Granive  and  the  main,  when  they  are  in  one,  the  bearing  is  N.  N.  W. 
and  S.  S.  £.  did.  4  or  5  leagues,  This  reef  is.  dry  for  about  100  yards. 
S.  W.  and  N.  £.  aiid  has  gradual  fqutidings  to  the  rocks.  The  flat  of  the 
reef  runs  a  Umg  way  to  the  N-.  £.  and  the  bed  working  is  between  the  ree(' 
and  tbe  main,  becaufe  the.  main  is  bold,  and  continues  io  all  the  way  up  t(*, 
Lewiga^n  or  Leogane-Road  ;  but,  in  ftanding  over  to  the  G.ranive,  you  will 
meet  with  overfalls  of  1 3.  11,9  and  7.  fathoms  water. 

To.  anchor  in  Lewigan- Road,  give  the  Fort-Point  a,  good  birth  of  about  a 
niile.  You  will  lee  the  white  water,  it  being  very  rocky  about  the  forN 
Point.  For  (;oming  to  anchoi;,  bring  the  Fort-Point  E.  N.  E.  or  N.  E.  b. 
N.  did.  2  miles,  and  you  will  ha,ve  muddy  ground  in  18  fa'homs  water, 
with  the  fort  N.  £.  4  N.  dift.  1  mile  ;  then  the  ead  end  of  the  Great  Gra,- 
nive  will  bear  N.  W.  b.  N.  and  the  wed  end  W.  N.  W.  northerly,  and  the 
jLittle-Granive  N.  W.  {  N.  did.  about  6. leagues. 

Abput  4  miles  to  the  northward  of  the  point  of  ^ewigafit  you  come  tp 
the  over-falls,  in  10  fathoms,  and  fo  to  13,  lO,  7  and  11. 

The  Triangles  and  the  S.  E.  point  otihe  Little  Grai\ivebax  from  each. 
pther  N.  E.  eaderly,  and  S.  W.  wederly,  dift.  5  leagues. 

From  the  Triangles  10  St.  Mark's  Point  is  N,  W.  b.  W.  dift.  g  league}. 
By  the  Triangles  there  is  good  anchoring  in  13  fathoms  yraier,  coarie  iafid^ 
wdftiells.      *- .     r 


DT. 

nchoring  and  fouQciingj 

of  rorksi  about  a  mite 
coming  out  from  the 

n  a  fair  way,  Acer  weft 

running  too  far  in  tlie 

V. 

jrfe  from  Point  Abacco 

eagues.     Cape   Tiber  on 

'reertwich, 

ifternmoft  point  to  bear 

ou  will  then   be  right 

ndings  a  good  way  off 

ma  Maria. 

1 1  league*  W.  |  N.  by 

i  bold  10 :  it  lies  in  lat. 

Jnder  the  N.  W.  point 

ut  there  is  a  great  lwell« 

,  W.  4  miles,  and  from 

I  the  White  Cliff  in  the 
idings,  as  you  come  mUO, 

ig. 

i  is  N.  E.  b>  £•  diftant 

!oxa,  the  di,(lance  is  6, 
adiers  for  iipall  veifels. 
fcUE.  b.  N.t  N.dift, 

;eft  end  of  the  Granive 
did.  9  leagues, 
ocks  which  lies  between 
he  bearing  is  N.  N.  W. 
ry  for  about  loo  yards, 
i  rocks.  The  flat  of  the 
:king  is  between  the  reef 
ies  lo  all  the  way  up  ti> 
to  the  Cranivc,  you  will 
cr. 

it  a.  good  birth  of  about  a 
rocky  about  the  Fori- 
It  E.N.  E.  or  N.  E.  b. 
nd  in  1 8  fa>  horns  water, 
I  end  of  the  Great  Gra,- 
[.  W.  northerly>  and  the. 

'  ^ewigaftt  you  come  t^ 
d  II. 

Grai\ivehax  from  each. 
sagues. 

f.  b.  W.  dift.  5  league}, 
thoau  yraier,  coarie  iafitji^ 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


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St,  Mark's  Point  and  theeaft  end  of  the  Granive,  vr]\en  in  6ne,  bear  S. 
b,  E.  and  N.  b.  W.  dift.  about  5  leagues. 

From  St.  Mark's  Point  to  Arthahenitt  or  Artribonitt  Point,  the  bearing 
is  N.  N.  W.  dift.  about  3  leagues.  Here  is  good  yradual  founding  all  tita 
way,  to  and  1 1  fatlo  ns,  aitd  lo  up  in  the  bite,  where  is  St.  Mark's  Towrif 
with  a  good  road  for  Ihipping,  well  fecured  fiy  fort.s. 

From  Cape  Donna  Maria  to  Cape  Nicolas,  the  courfe  is  N.  E.  b.  £. 
dift.  33  leagues. 

Fium  Cape  Nicolas  to  the  ifland  of  Great  Caymite,  the  courfe  is  S.  dift. 
%i  leagues. 

From  the  platform  of  Cape  Nicolas  to  the  weft  end  of  the  Great  Granive 
is  S.  S.  £.  15  leagues. 

From  the  lame  platform  to  Arlhabenite- Point  is  S.  E.  b.  £.  dift.  13 
leagues. 

From  Cape  Nieolas  to  the  Mole- Land  Point  is  N.  N.  E.  3  or  4  miles  ; 
between,  is  the  Mole  itielf,  where,  in  a  wet  feafon,  you  may  get  water  at  the 
the  head  three  or  four  miles  up  ;  which  may  likewife  be  had  after  rains  at 
the  platform  ;  but,  in  dry  feafons,  neither  afford  any. 

From  the  Mole-Land  Point  to  the  weft  end  of  the  ifland  of  Tortugas,  or 
Turtle- JJIand,  the  courfe  is  l*>f.  E.  b.  E.  dift.  13  leagues.  In  order  to  an< 
chor  at  the  weft  end  of  this  iiland,  in  five  and  a  naif  fathoms,  Tandy  ground, 
you  muft  bring  that  end  N.  W.  b,  N.  dift.  3  miles,  the  S.  W.  end  of  the 
fame  S.  S,  E.  and  a  fmall  iTef  in  the  bay  N.  N.  E.  diftant  three  quarters  of 
a  mile.  There  is  a  reef  all  along  the  iulide  of  the  iHand  ;  otherwile  there  is 
b  good  working  channel  between  the  jlland  and  the  main.  The  weft  end 
of  Tortugas  lies  in  lat.  ao"  5^  N.  and  long.  73"  1'  W.  from  ^Greenwich, 
It  i>  5  or  6  leagues  long,  and  llretches  E.  b.  S.  and  W.  b.  N. 

Port  Paix,  which  lies  within  the  iiland  of  Tortugas,  is  a  place  for  large 
(hips :  when  the  high  hill  which  is  feen  over  Port  Paix  bears  S.  W.  b.  S. 
then  the  eaft  end  of  the  ifland  is  between  you  and  it. 

From  the  eaft  end  of  the  ifland  of  Tortugas  to  Cape  Francois,  the  courfe 
is  S.  £.  b.  £.  dift.  ;o  or  11  leagues. 

From  ditto  to  Monta-Chr\Jla,  gr  Monle-Chrifti,  or  the  Grange,  £.  b.  S*  . 
llift.  2t  leagues.  ' 

To  the  weftward  of  this  mount  is  a  large  flat,  with  feveral  keys  and  (hoaU 
upon  it.  When  the  northemmoft  key  or  flioal  is  in  one  with  the  mount, 
they  bear  E.  Iii  19  fiithoms  water,  you  are  about  a  mile  from  the  fhoal, 
Cape  Francois  bearing  S.  W.  |  W.  and  the  dry  key  in  one  with  the  high- 
land within  the  mount.  To  the  fouthward  of  the  dry  flioaU  is  a  long  fla| 
of  10  or  11  fathoms,  which  reaches  as  far  as  Port  Dauphin,and  fo  all  along 
the  out  fide  of  the  reef  which  forms  the  harbour  of  Cape- Francois  :  the  lead- 
ing mark  into  this  harbour  is,  the  eaft  end  of  Tortugas  kept  open  of  the  , 
point  of  the  Cape-land. 

On  the  outfide  of  the  Cape-land  is  a  little  haibour  called  Little-Cape- 
francois :  to  the  weftward  of  the  fame  Cape-land  is  a  fandy  bay  with  a  bar, 
6t  only  for  boats  ;  5  miles  to  the  weflward  of  which  is  a  good  anchorage  and 
watering-place,  named  Cumberland-Bay.  You  may  anchor  in  7  fathoms*^ 
bringing  the  point  N.  N.  E.  and  the  river  where  the  cafks  may  be  filled 
E.  S.  E.  three  quarters  of  a  mile  diftant.  A  little  to  the  weftward  of  thi» 
is  a  moft  pleafant  iiland,  where  the  gentry  of  Cape-Francois  often  regale 
themfelves. 

Weftward  of  Monta-Chrijiaaie  gradual  foundings  from  It  to  5  fathoms., 
In  order  to^nchor,  bring  the  S.  E.  end  of  the  little  key  to  bear  N.  b.  E. 
^^d  between  that  atyl  a  dry  ftioal  lying  to  the  W.  S.  W.  of  the  little  kcya 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


(ht;re  ii!  fmoorh  riding  and  gcx^l  grouiNl.     At  the  town  of  MonlaCKriJIa  ia 
a  river  i>r  frcHi  w»tcr,  aiwl  t  fort  wl'itli  wai  built  by  tht  Sfnntards. 

Tu  the  cj'lwjrd  nf  tlie  ninunt  you  may  anchor  in  what  Urpili  you  plcafc, 
from  13  to  3  fathoms,  within  a  reef,  whete  you  will  be  (helined  hum  the 
N.  E.  witid^.  This  is  »  gcxKl  place  m  look  out  hn  nii|i»  coming  fiom  the 
*«nwjrd;  for,  ) ou  are  lo  mucli  iiiid.r  the  mount,  thai  b«ioie  they  tome 
veiy  near  thry  cannot  ehftinguifli  you. 

'I'he  ll'ejf  Cortois  Kai  being  low,  (land  to  the  fouthward  in  the  day,  but 
kecpoii  totlie  northward  with  little  litil  dunng  night.  1-nmi  the  main-lop 
ihe  keys  upon  the  ll'e/l  Corccis  may  be  fceu  from  the  diftc  ^e  of  about  lour 
leagues,  wiien  a  or  3  miles  to  the  wedward  of  the  ntnil  in  key  of  Turkt- 
Jjland.  In  pafTing  the  fir fl  gt eat  key,  the  velTcls  .  .u.ihor  may  be  iceri 
while  keeping  a  S.  S.  W, courlir.  From  the  Cori,i,K,.y  S.b.  I'.,  ti  Irague* 
difUnt,  the  high  land  to  the  cadward  of  Munta  Lnrijta  may  Lc  Ivcii,  bear* 
ing  S.  b.  W. 

In  running  over  from  Monta-Chrifla  to  the  Corcois  bank,  the  diftanct 
»  ao  or  ai  leagues-,  whence  ii  is  inferred  that  the  louth  hde  of  Cortois 
bank  lies  utiat.  2j*  5'  N.  Upon  the  edge  of  the  rei  f  :iie  icveml  diy  ja'ih- 
cs  of  rocks  ;  but  the  key  is  a  good  way  in  upon  the  lai.k  ;  and,  when  voii 
come  pafl  the  faid  patches  of  rocks,  the  bank  uicluus  to  ihr  N  and  N.  N. 
W.  diftance  8  or  9  leagues.  Then  you  pals  by  a  kev,  which  is  raher  held 
|o,  but  joined  to  the  main  key  by  a  reef,  the  north  tide  of  which  'i  nt  the  en- 
trance  of  the  fouth  harbour.  This  key  l^  lalkd  the  Little  Corcois  Kry, 
and  lies  in  lat.  21"  33^  N.  from  which  you  haul  up  N.  N.  E.  and  then  run 
along  by  a  narmw  key  5  or  6  leaj^ucs,  whence  it  rounds  up  more  to  the  eafl- 
Watd  ;  here  is  a  place  for  anchoriu]^,  and  iiuall  craft  can  go  in  :  V'Ut  the 
norihertimoil  part  of  the  hank  and  uef  vui  s  up  as  far  as  lainude  2a"  5'  N. 
J-'rom  Conoii  Key  to  Maja^itana  the  courleis  N.  W.b.  VV.  uiitancc  ao 
leagues. 

Trom  ditto  to  ths  eaft  end  of  Jftaneaf^o  is  W.  dif^.  15  or  16  leagues. 
From  Corcoii  Kry  to  Cape  Iramois  is  S.  b.  E.  36  leaf^ues. 
In  coming  thiougli  between  the  Corcois  Key  and  ihanca^o,  loih  may  be 
fccn  from  the  maft-head. 

At  the  eaft  end  of  Jteanengt  lliere  is  a  remarkable  lock  :  when  it  bears 
K.  W.  i  W.  did.  about  a  lca;;'ji'.,  the  giound  may  be  lecn  with  no  more 
\hm  three  and  a  half  fathoms  water.  Haul  out  S.  b.  E.  amd  keep  the  lead 
going  till  yo^  have  from  thiee  and  ahalf  to  four,  four  and  a  half,lcven, 
tight,  ten  fathoms,  and  ll\en  no  {ground.  Wher  .he  afoiclaid  rock  bears 
N.  N.  W.  did.  4  or  5  leaRiifs,  ilien  the  cad  end  of  Little  Htnnea^u  beats 
K.  W.  b.  W.  }  W.  did.  4  Ifsgues.     Latitude  obfci  ved  31°  2/  N. 

Hcanta^o  dreiches  about  W.  S.  W.  and  E.  N.  E.  being  in  length  about 
1301  14  leagues.  It  is  environed  with  a  reef,  and  about  midway  there  is  a 
remarkable  white  rock  jiid  within  the  reef.  The  highed  pan  of  the  key 
js  about  live  oj;  ii.x  miles  to  tlie  eadward  of  the  S.  W,  point ;  being  the 
frd  land  yoti  fee  when  you  come  from  the  fouthward ;  but  the  S.  W» 
is  low  and  landy,  lying  in  lat.  jo"  57'  N.  If  you  would  water  at  the  pond, 
it  lies  about  ^^or  5  miles  to  the  northward  of  the  S.  W.  point,  when  yOi» 
wUl  bring  the  weftemmoft  point  to  bear  N.  W.  b.  N.  did.  a  <>r  3  miles, 
vrhsre  you  may  anchor  in  10  fathoms,   taking  care  to  look  out  loi   a  good 

Elacc  to  let  go  your  ancltor  ;  for,  the  water  being  clear,  you  may  lee  the 
ottom.  The  watering-pjace  is  in  over  the  bank,  and  in  rainv  times  yoa 
jjiay  luve  water  out  of  the  pond,  but  none  in  dry  weather.  The  wedern- 
Uiod  point  is  about  the  middle  of  the  wed  end  of  the  ifland,  and  from  it  the 
N.  W.  point  bears  N.  ^  E.  6  or  8  miles  ;  between,  is  a  Ihallow  bay,  wilb 
x^cefs  ia  it.    'J^Kc  fouth- weft  and  ijorth-wed  ^oiuts  w  low  and  faudys 


own  (>r  Monta  Chrijla  !• 

y  the  Spitntards. 

I  what  lirpll)  you  plcafc, 

'ill  be  thelieied  hunt  the 
fliips  coming  fium  (lie 
thai  bcioic  thvy  coiue 

buthwanl  in  the  clay,  but 
^ht.  l•l^>nl  the  nuin-top 
he  dift  I  .1  e  of  about  lour 
e  ni  ;il  lu  key  of  Turks- 
u.dior  n).iy  br  ken 
h,y  S.b.  K.  II  Wanue* 
nrijta  may   be  l«ii,  bear- 

ircois  bank,  the  diOanc* 
the  liiuih  (tile  of  Conoit 
rei  f  :iie  Icveinl  diy  ji'ih- 
he  bai.k  ;  and,  when  vou 
us  to  ihe  N  and  N.  H. 
1  key,  which  is  raher  held 
lide  of  which  '.»  at  the  en- 
1  ttie  LitUe  Cvrcois  Kry, 
ip  N.  N.  £.  niid  then  run 
L>iinds  up  more  to  the  eafl- 
craft  can  go  in  ;  but  the 
IS  far  as  lainude  aa"  5'  N. 
N.  W.b.  VV.  Uiitancc  ao 

dirt.  15  or  J 6  leagues. 

!.  36  leagues. 

iQ  ihanta^o,  lo.h  may  be 

kable  lock  :  wl.en  it  bears 
may  be  letn  With  no  irore 
».  S.  E.  aind  keep  the  lead 
ir,  four  and  a  half,  kven, 
.he  afoiclaid    rock  bears 
1  o^  LittU  H<nn(a^o  bear* 
bfcivedai'a/  N. 
>J.  E.  being  in  length  about 
nd  about  midway  there  is  a 
le  hipheft  pan  of  the  kry 
le  S.  W.  pt)int ;  being  the 
Ibuthward;  but  the  S.  W. 
3U  would  water  at  the  pond, 
e  S.  W.  point,  when  you 
r.  b.  N.  (lift,   a  or  3  miles, 
jre  to  look  out  ioi   a  goixl 
ng  clear,  you  may   lee  the 
k,  and  in  rainv  limes  you 
ry  weather.     The  weftern- 
oi  the  ifland,  and  from  it  ihfi 
een,  is  a  Ihallow  bay,  wilb 
US  aiielow  and  bud)|^ 


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10  j 


fxrm  the  S.  W.  end  of  Grtat  Heanea^o  10  Ackltn's  Kfy,  N.  N.  W.  \  W. 
{14  leagues. 

From  the  wrft  end  of  ditto  to  the  French  Kfyt,  N.  h,  E.  30  l>'agues. 

From  the  fr;nch  Ktyito  Atwnod'i  Kfy,  N.  N.  W.  ji  KjM,iir.s. 

From  dido  fo  ihe  S.  W.  point  of  Maya^uana,  K.  S.  K.  8  leagues. 

From  the  well  end  of  Mnyaguana  to  the  wed  Corcots,  S.  £.  b.  E.  SO 
leaeues. 

From  the  weft  Cnrcois  Key  to  Cape  Francos,  S.  b.  E.  36  lenguci. 


Jamaica,  Wr. 

THE  direft  coiirfe  fiom  Atlavetla  (defci'^-d  in  the  foregoing  direc- 
tions)  to  Point  Ah.nfo,  on  St.  Domingo,  is  W.  b.  N.  dill.  4a  leagues.  The 
couric  and  dillance  IVnm  Altavella  to  Cape  Tiberon,  the  louih-weflcrnmolt 
point  of  St.  Domin/fo,  is  VV,  N.  w.  15  leagues;  and  iVorn  Cape- 
Tiberon  to  the  eall  point  of  Jamaica,  it  is  VV.  b.  S.  |  S.  ,'}4  league*. 
As  the  eaftem  pan  of  Jamaica  is  very  low,  i'.  is  unlafe  to  run  lor  ir  irt  the 
night.  The  latitude  of  the  eaft  point  is  17"  58'  N.  long.  76°  3'  W.  f^rom 
Creenruifk, 

The  Ibuthemmoll  high  land  of  Jamaica  is  Yallih't  Hill,  which  is  a 
very  remarkable  one.  When  the  fall  ot  > his  hill  bears  W.  b.  N.  fteering 
W.  {.  S.  it  will  carry  a  veffel  a  league  or  mor"  to  the  (Jiuthward  of  the  eait 
end  of  the  ifland.  The  latitude  will  be  a  guide  for  Yalluh's  Hill ;  in  1  7* 
50'  or  fj*  51'  it  bears  W.  b.  N.  Should  you  t.iJixC  this  land,  bearing  W. 
b.  S.  4  ^-  9  Of  >o  leagues  didam,  Iviul  up  to  the  (buth-weftward,  ton  to 
clear  the  eaft  point,  making  allo.v.inju  for  a  current  which  frequently  feti 
to  the  northwkrd. 

VTeffels,  bound  for  Port  Royal  from  off  the  eaft  point  of  Jamaica,  ftiourj 
fteer  at  the  diftance  of  3  or  4  miles  fnini  Ihore  until  you  are  paft  idorant- 
Bay,  to  avoid  a  reef  which  extends  two  miles  from  fliore  to  the  Ibuthward 
of  Roiky.Point,  The  coafl  thence  to  the  entrance  of  Port-Morant  is  rocky 
for  about  a  mile  from  fhore,  and  from  Port-Morant  to  Morant-Day  it  is  the 
liime.  From  Morant  Bay  to  near  ihe  while  cliff's  called  the  White- Horje.t, 
the  cooft  is  clear  ',  but  from  thofe  clifls  are  Ibme  rocks  extending  nearly  half 
a  mile  from  ftiore. 

YaUah's  Point  may  be  approached  within  one  third  of  a  mile ;  from  this 
point  to  Cow'fiay  Point  is  clear.  1  he  latter  point  is  low,  and  it  is,  with 
the  coaft  to  the  weftwsrd  of  Plum- Point,  b  )ld-;o. 

Thecourfe  from  Cow-Bay  Point  to  Plum- Point  is  "W.  J  N.  diftance  8 
miles. 

South  Jide  of  Jamaica.  Veffels  may  run  bold  in  with  Plum-Point  : 
when  you  bring  Rock-Fort  N.  b.  E.  you  w  II  come  over  a  crols-ledge  about 
8  fathoms,  juft  as  you  are  out,  and  in  with  the  leading  mark,  which  is  the 
magazine  of  Port'Royalon  the  higheft  ptii  of  StUt- Pond  Hill,  on  the  Nab, 
or  the  north  part  of  the  Apofiles -Battery,  on  the  well  fide  of  Port-Royal 
harbour,  in  a  line  with  the  magazine  of  Fort-Charles,  Stetr  with  the  bit 
mark  on  until  abieaft  of  Lime-Key.,  and  then  a  little  fouthward  towards 
Rachham's-Key,  giving  Lime- Key  a  s>ood  birth,  until  Pott-Royal  Point  ap- 
pears open  between  Gun-Key  and  Rackham's-Key  :  fteer  between  the  twii 
keys  in  mid-channel ;  and,  having  patTed  them,  fteer  direft' y  for  Porl-Ro'yul 
Point,  until  the  fall  of  Yallah's-IIill  is  brought  on  the  centre  of  Gun-Key  i 


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this  will  leaJ  between  the  Point-Knowl  (a  hard  coral  bank  having  but  ^wd 
and  a  half  fathoms  on  it)  and  the  point  of  Port-Royal.  The  channel,  al- 
though but  a  cabled  length  wide,  is  (afe. 

The  flioal  you  firft.  come  to  is  the  Middle  Ground^  which  lies  S.  S.  W. 
off  Plum-Point.  The  eaftern  channel  is  between  Plum-Point  and  the  Mid- 
die  Ground  :  this  is  the  bed  channel,  keep  well  in  (hore  till  the  leadings 
inark  is  on,  ns  aforclaid  ;  then  you  may  go  on  in  fafety. ' 

Off  the  Fort-Point,  wedward  of  Gun-Key,  arc  three  knowls,  called  the 
Point-Knoiiil,  the  Harbour- Knowl,  and  the  South  Channel  Middtt  Knowl.—' 
The  bed  channel  is  between  the  fort  and  the  firll  knowl :  clofe  to  tlie  fort 
the  water  is  deepeft.  A  leading-mark  for  this  clunnel  is,  to  keep  Gun-Key 
a  (hip's  length  open  of  Yallak's- Point  ;  the  breaft-tnark  is,  tlie  church  on 
the  lecond  embralure  of  the  fort. 

The  ffarbotir-Knowl  of  3  fathoms  lies  about  ijo  fathoms  to  the  well* 
Ward  of  the  point.  It  is  avoided  by  keeping  wiiiun  half  a  cable's  length 
fiom  (hore.  When  paft  the  point,  fteer  northward  until  the  Admiral' sPenn, 
appears  to  the  northward  of  Gallows-Point,  which  will  lead  clear  of  Old- 
Fort- Royal  and  to  the  anchorage  off  the  dock-yard. 

The  beft  anchorage  for  (hips  bound  to  li;a  from  Port-Royal  harbour  is  in 
9  fathoms  :  the  mark  is,  a  notch  on  the  eafl  iide  of  the  high  mountain,(called 
the  Leading- Notch)  open  a  little  to  the  eaflv^ard  of  Fort-AuguJIa,  bearing 
nearly  north  by  cbmpais,  and  Rarkham's-Key  on  with  Fort-Royal- Point. 

The  channel  mod  uled  h;,- yellels  bound  outwards  is  that  called  the  South 
Channel.  You  ihould  weigh  anchor  early  in  the  morning,  as  at  that  time 
the  current  generally  fets  to  the  eaftward.  The  leading-mark  is  theLeading-. 
Notch  above-mentioned  in  one  with  the  magazine  of  Fort-AuguJla,  the  eaft- 
emmofl  building  of  the  fort.  This  mark  will  lea.l  (hips  drawing  16  or  17 
feet  water  clear  through  :  larger  (hips  fliould  keep  tJie  notch  a  very  little 
eaftward  of  the  magazine,  until  the  hummock  of  Heljhire  appears  open  of 
Fort  Small.  This  will  lead  clear  of  the  South  Channel  Middle  Knowl,  of 
20  feet  water.  After  Heljhire-  Hummuck  is  open  of  Fort-Small^  the  Leading- 
I^'otch  kept  a  little  to  the  eaftward  of  the  magazine  will  lead  clear  between 
Drunken  Man's  {ho»l  and  the  SoulhKnowls,  which  are  two  fmall  knowlt 
of  23  feet  water  :  when  you  are  to  the  ibuthwardprtheie  knowls,  Maiden- 
Key  will  appear  a  (hip's  length  open  of  Drunken- Man's- Key.  Then  bring 
and  keep  the  leading-mark  on  as  firft  dire6led  till  Portland  appears  like  an 
ifland,  when  you  will  hi  clear  of  all  the  (hoals. 

Should  the  land-breeze  fail  before  you  are  out  of  the  channel,  you  muft 
Anchor  :  the  beft  mark  for  this  purpofe  is,  the  Leading- Notch  a  little  open 
to  the  eaftward  of  Fort-AuguJla  magazine,  and  about  a  mile  S.  W.  by  S.  of 
Drnnhn-Man's-Key. 

The  mark,  when  on-ftiore  on  the  eaft-fide  of  the  Turtle-Heads  and  Thrtt' 
Fathom- Bank,  is,  the  church-fteepls  upon  the  magazine  of  the  fort^  and 
Spdnijh-Town  land  juft  open. 

From  Port  Royal  to  Portland"  is  S.W.  dift.  10  leagues  :  but  you  muft 
keep  farther  to  avoid  Wreck- Reef  and  the  key.  There  is  founding  fo  fee 
out  as  to  bring  the  eafternmoft  land  of  Heljhire  to  bear  N.  by  E.  and  Rock- 
Point,  or  the  fouthemmoft  land  of  Portland,  to  bear  N.  W.  by  N.-r-<or,  at 
that  bearing  are  from  17  to  33  fathoms,  and  the  next  caft  no  ground  with 
80  fathoms  line,  though  not  a  (hip's  length  from  the  firft  to  the^ft.  l/pon 
this  flat  are  feveralVeys,  and  going  into  Old-Harbour  from  PfUland-Point 
£.  dift.  3  and  4  miles,  are  tWo  keys,  and  Negto- Head- Rock  ;/and  K.  E.  are 
the  other  keys. 

Right  ofTfiom  Portland  there  u  a  gradual  (bunding  for  8  or  9  miles. 


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3T. 

al  bank  Iiaving  but  twd 
yal.    The  channel,  aU 

which  lies  S.  S.  W. 
um- Point  and  the  Mid- 
n  fhore  till  the  leadings 

\rea  knowls,  called  the 
annel  Middle  Knoml.—' 
owl :  clofe  to  the  fort 
lel  is,  to  keep  Gun-Key 
mark  is,  tlie  church  on 

o  fathoms  to  the  wed* 
niu  half  a  cable's  length 
intil  the  Admiral' sPentt 
will   lead  clear  of  Old' 

*ort- Royal  harbour  is  in 
le  high  mountain,(called 

Fort-Au^ujla,  bearing 
ih  Fort-Royal- Point, 

is  that  called  the  Soutb 
lorning,  as  at  that  time 
ing-inark  is  thiLeading' 
Fort-Augufia,  the  eaft- 
(hips  drawing  16  or  17 

tiie  notch  a  very  little 
Heljhire  appears  open  of 
annel  Middle  Knoiul,  of 
Fort-SmaUf  the  Leading- 

will  lead  clear  between 
ch  are  two  fmall  knowls 
rthde  knowls,  Maiden^ 
iat:  'i  ■  Key.  Then  bring 
Portland  appears  like  an 

the  channel,  you  tnuft 
iing- Notch  a  tittle  open 
t  a  mile  S.  W.  by  S.  of 

Turtle-ffeads  and  fhrei- 
lagazine  of  the  forti  and 

leagues  ;  but  you  mui^ 
rhere  is  founding  fo  bt 
ear  N. by  E.  and  Rock- 
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:xt  caft  no  ground  with 
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From  Portland  S.  dift.  15  or  14  leagues,  lies  Portland-Rock. 

To  fail  into  Withy-Wood  Road,  you  muft  keep  to  the  weftward  till  you 
~bring  a  little  round  hill  in  the  bay  to  bear  N.  or  N.  by  W.  (taking  care  in 
coming  from  the  eadWard  to  keep  oft  fhore  fo  as  to  avoid  Rock-Point)  apd 
keep  the  fame  bearing  as  you  run  in  for  it,  which  will  bring  you  in  fight  of 
the  Old- Fort  ;  then  between  you  and  the  hill,  in  thefe  depths,  io,  8,  7,  6* 
5*  4>  i\  fathoms  ;  then  you  will  be  within  a  mile  and  a  half  of  the  fhore. 
The  fort  N.  S.  is  the  befl  birth,  as  the  boats  can  fail  both  on-fhore  and  on- 
board, and  then  Rock- Point  will  be  on  with  the  fouthemmofl  pobt  of  yort' 
land,  bearing  £.  S.  E. 

From  Portland  to  Pedro- Point  is  W,  b.  N.  dill.  10  leagues;  between 
which  is  Milk-River,  i  little  to  the  weftward  of  Withy-Wood,ind  the  going 
in  is  much  the  lame. 

&ety/ten  Great- Point- fiidro  and  Little- Point- Pedro  is  Alligator- P mid 
Reef(  a  dry  key  e  or  3  miles  long.  On  the  infide  is  3  fathoms  water,  and 
good  founaings  ;  off  here  and  off  Point-Pedro,  for  4  o*'  5  miles,  is  ao  &tb> 
oms,  Tandy  ground,  and  the  edg^  of  the  foundings  runs  L.  S.  E. 

I'o  iail  into  Black-River  coming  from  the  eaftward,  you  are  to  keep  P«- 
dro  Point  open  of  the  Parrattee  Point,  till  you  bring  the  church  N.  N.  £. 
eaderly,  or  the  church  oxi  with  the  gap  in  the  high  land,  and  that  will  carry 
you  in  the  befl  of  the  channel.     It  is  full  of  heads  of  coral  rocks. 

To  anchor  in  Blucfield's-Bay,  coming  from  the  eaflward,  you  muft  keep 
down  by  the  outfide  of  the  reef,  or  keep  the  land  to  the  eaflward  open  of 
the  point,  till  you  bring  the  leading  mark,  which  is  the  overfeer's  noufet 
•nd  the  tavern,  in  one,  bearing  N.  E.  b.  E.  ;  andj  for  your  anchoring* 
bring  the  eaflernmofl  point  to  bear  S.  E.  b.  S. 

^atfdnnaA'/aAf^r  bears  about  W.  b.  N.  -i  N.  from  BUefields.  The 
coaft  between  is  rocky  to  nearly  two  miles  from  fhore  in  fome  places.  The 
leading  mark  for  going  in  thete  is,  to  bring  the  fort  norths  keeping  your 
lead  going,  which  will  lead  you  in  the  channel. 

Wejl  end  of  Jamaica.  All  round  the  Wed  end  of  Jamaica  it  is  flat  off 
with  good  founding  for  a  long  way.  And  between  the  N.  W.  point  and 
St.  Lucea  is  Orange-Bay,  Greea-Ifland,  and  Davis'-Covc.  Thefe  are  places 
which  are  feldom  ufed  but  by  thole  who  go  thither  on  purpofe  to  load)  and 
have  pilots  on  board. 

The  way  of  going  into  St.  Lucea  harbour,  coming  from  the  eadward,  is* 
to  open  the  harbour,  and  deer  right  in,  giving  the  Fort-Point  a  little  birth  ; 
for  there  is  a  finall  reef  which  runs  off  from  it,  and  in  the  middle  of  the  har< 
bour  is  a  finall  rock,  deep  all  round. 

North  ftde  0/ Jima'iCi.  Montego-Bay.  In  going  into  this  bay  from  the 
eadward,  you  mud  give  the  point  a  good  birth  pf  j  or  6  miles  as  you  come 
down,  Oil  account  of  the  reef  which  runs  off,  till  you  open  the  town,  and 
bring  the  Gun-Tavern  to  bear  S.  £.  then  ftand  in  for  It,  which  will  carry 
you  clear  off  the  reef  to  the  wedward,  and  thus  run  in  till  you  fhut  in  the 
point  to  the  northward  of  the  fort :  and  then  you  will  come  in  upon  fbund- 
itigs  in  the  bay.  To  anchor,  bring  the  fort  to  bear  N.  b.  £.  and  the  Gun» 
Tavern,  £.  b.  S.  then  you  will  have  9,  10,  or  li  fathoms  water. 

In  >.  ''king  hence  10  windward,  when  Cuba  in  clear  weather  is  vif\b1e« 
you  may  difcern  a  remarkable  hill,  the  highed  on  Cuba,  called  the  Copper- 
Hill,  bearing  from  Montego  Point.  N.  E.  did.  34  leagues,  and  from  the 
ead  end  of  Jamaica  N.N.  W.  by  which  you  may  jiidge  how  ffir  you  are 
to  windward  at  any  other  bearings, 

N.  £.  fide  of  Jamaica.  To  fail  into  Port  Antonio,  coming  from  fea,  bring 
the  eaftem  part  of  the  Blue- Mountains  to  bear  S.  S.  W.  and  fleer  in  that 


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courrc,  which  will  bring  you  in  fight  of  the  Commtx^ore's  houfe  upoil  Nd* 
vy-tjlarld.  Keep  that  on  your  ftarboard  fide,  keeping  about  tnid-chinp"i 
between  Navy-ljland  antl  the  eaft  point.  There  is  a  reef  in  the  middle  o: 
the  eafternmdfl  harbour,  of  lo  feet  water,  which  you  may  anchor  without, 
or  go  within  it.  If  you  choole  the  latter,  you  muft  keep  over  to  the  fort 
flde  till  you  open  a  great  cotton-tree  with  a  houfe  on  the  eaft  fhote ;  then 
you  may  haul  up,  and  come  to  anchor  in  7  fathoms  Water,  good  hdlding 
groukid  both  here  and  without  ;  indeed,  it  is  dilRcult  to  get  the  anchors 
out  of  the  ground. 

To  go  into  the  weflem  harbour,  you  muft  open  the  ftore-houfe  with  thef 
■point  of  I^avy- IJland,  or  a  houfe  upon  the  hill,  clear  of  the  point  where 
the  King's  wharf  was ;  fteer  in  for  that,  which  will  lead  you  mto  the  har- 
bour, where  you  may  anchor  in  what  place  you  pleafe.  This  channel  is  no 
itadte  than  70  feet  wide,  with  1,5  or  16  fathoms'water  in  the  middle. 

In  order  to  foil  into  Aratto-Bay^  from  the  eaftward,  fteer  down  for  Oreert 
Cafilt  Wind-mill,  until  you  bring  Old  Shaw's  houle  (in  the  middle  df  the 
bay)  fouth  of  you  :  then  fteer  in  direftly  for  the  faid  houfe,  wKieh  will 
carry  you  clear  to  the  tveftward  of  the  School-MaJicrSf  the  only  Ihoal  in  the 
baV.  As  the  bank  is  ftecp  and  narrow,  the  firft  founding  is  g  or  10  fathi 
cms  water  ;  wherefore  you  fhould  have  your  anchors  clear,  and  anchor  in 
6  or  7.  fathoms  water,  When  you  will  be  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  thd 
(here. 

To  fail  into  Pofta-Maria,  from  the  eaftward,  the  high  ifland,  which  you 
will  fee,  muft  be  kept  a  little  to  the  larboard  bow,  fo  as  to  give  the  north 
flirt  of  the  iHand  a  birth  of  a  pidol-lhot  :  then  lulf  right  in,  and  anchor 
clofe  under  the  ifland  in  4  or  5  fathoms,  within  a  cable's  length  of  the  ifland, 
tfndpn6anda  half  of  the  main:  fmal!  velFels,  drawing  lo  feet  wzter,  may 
anchor  between  the  Ifland  and  main.— A^o<e  .•  Veficls  that  lie  any  time  here 
rtiuft  buoy  their  cables,  becaufe  (hips  are  too  often  apt  to  heave  their  ballad 
over-boird  and  fpoil  the  ground. — If  you  are  to  fail  from  the  eaftward  into 
Orocobaca,  you  muft  go  in  by  the  weft  of  Galana  m  Galirta  Point ;  but  if 
you  are  off  at  ita,  and  want  to  go  in  for  Galana  Point,  you  muft  bring  the 
Weftemnioft  high  land  of  the  Blue- Mountains  S.  b.  E.  |  E.  and  keep  h  fo, 
which  will  lead  you  in  with  it :  but  to  anchor  a»  aforclaid,  bring  the  eaft- 
crnmoft  point  of  the  reef  N.  E.  b.  N.  dift.  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile,  and  a 
houfe  upftn  the  hill  on  the  larboard  fide  S.  E.  b.  S.  the  guard-hctufe  on  the 
weft  fide  of  the  river  S.  W.  b.  S.  diftance  half  a  mile,  and  the  weftemmoft 
bluff-point  W.b.  K.  then  you  will  have  five  and  a  half  fathoms  wat^r,iandy 
ground  :  you  may  alio  anchor  farther  in  under  the  Red  Cliff,  bearing  W, 
S.  W.  in  deeper  water. 

trota  Orocobaca  8  or  9  miles  to  the  weftward  is  Oche-Rees  or  OchoreraS' 
Bay,  to  anchdr  in  which  you  may  fail  by  the  reef  to  the  weftward.  This 
roef  fpits  off  from  the  eaft.  fide  of  the  bay  ;  fo  haul  lip  and  bring  the  weft- 
ernmoft  part  of  the  reef  N.  N.  W.  or  N.  Wj  in  7  fathoms.  There  is  an- 
other reef  to  the  fcitthward ;  but,  as  the  water  is  very  clear,  your  eye  may 
he  vouf  guide,  as  in  moii  places  where  the  water  is  fo. 

Eight  miles  to  the  weftward  from  Oche-Rees  is  St.  Anne's  harbour.    "Tlis 

tifual  methctd  of  going  in  here,  as  the  Water  is  clear,  is  to  go  clofe  to  the 

wefternmoft  reef,  leaving  it  on  the  ft^irboard  fide.     Here  is  a]\\>ays  a  pilot. 

Eleven  miles  from  St.  Anne's  is  Dry^Marhur,  a  good   place  for  Imall 

Veflels ;  but  fh  •  channel  is  narrow,  and  has  but  16  feet  water. 

From  Dry. Harbour  4  or  5  miles  weftward  is  Ria-Bona,  where  a  fhip 
inav  lie  and  bring  the  point  N .  N.Wj  in  8  or  9  fathoms.     The  bank  is  ftecp. 
From  Rio  Bona  to  the  weltwjrrd  is  Martha  Brae,  a  bar- hai hour  wliere 
■veUUs  load.     The  depth  ia  the  channel  is  1601'  17  feet. 


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ng  about  mia-chinp"! 
1  reef  in  the  middle  or 
I  may  anchor  without, 
keep  over  to  the  fort 
1  the  caft  Ihote ;  then 
Water,  good  hdlding 
lit  to  get  the  anchors 

ic  ftore-houre  with  th«f 
ar  of  the  poirtt  where 
lead  you  into  the  har- 
:.  This  channel  is  no 
r  in  the  middle. 
1,  fteer  down  for  Orurt 
(in  the  middlp  df  the 
aid  houle,  wHieh  will 
*,  the  only  Ihoal  in  the 
unding  is  g  or  i  o  fath' 
i-s  clear,  and  anchor  in 
irter  of  a  mile  from  thd 

high  ifland,  which  you 
fo  as  to  give  the  north 
r  right  in,  and  anchor 
Ic's  length  of  the  iiland, 
zing  to  feet  water,  may 
s  that  lie  any  time  here! 
pt  to  heave  their  ballad 
i  from  the  eaftward  into 
JT  Galiria  Point ;  but  if 
It,  you  mud  bring  th6 
E.  I  E.  and  keep  it  fo, 
foreiaid,  bring  the  eaft- 
quarter  of  a  mile,  and  a 

the  guard-IiOufe  on  the 
ile,  and  the  weftemmoft 
lalf  fathoms  ^mt^T,(mdy 

Red  Cliff,  bearing  W. 

Oche-Rees  or  Ochoreras-' 
to  the  weftward.  This 
I  Up  and  bring  the  ,vcft- 
\  fathoms.  There  is  an- 
ery  clear^  your  eye  may 
fo. 

't.  Anne'i  h:trbour.    Tlw 

ir,  is  to  go  clofe  to  the 

Here  is  al>\'ays  a  pilot. 

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feet  water. 

Rio-Bona,  where  a  fhip 
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From  Martha  Brae  to  MonUgo-Point  is  6  or  7  leagues. 

From  Porl-Morant  Harbour  (on  the  fouth  fide  of  Jamaica)  S.  E.  b.  S. 
dillant  la  or  13  leagues,  are  Port-Morant  Keys,  or  Carrion-Crow  Hill, 
N.  N.  W.  \  W.  being  the  fir  ft  rifing  hill  of  the  Blue  Mountains  to  the 
caftward.  The  keys  lie  from  lat.  17°  23'  to  17°  jo'  N.  The  eafternmoft 
key  ftretches  S.  |-  E  and  N.  \  W.  being  in  length  2950  feet.  There  are 
three  keys :  from  the  Ibuth  end  of  the  eaflernmoll  key  to  the  louthernmoft, 
it  S.  S.  W.  and  from  the  weflernmoft  key  S.  W.  \  S.  from  the  north  end 
of  the  eafternmoft  key  to  llie  fouthem  key  S.  b.  W.  and  to  the  weftern 
keys.  S.  W.  4W. 

With  Morant-Keys  S.  W.  dift.  4  miles,  on  founding,  there  were 
found  {8  fathoms  water,  ftony  ground,  mixed  with  fine  red  Ipeckcd  gravel ; 
with  the  kevs  S.  W.  b.  S  dift.  4  miles,  i6  fathoms  water ;  and  with  them 
S,  S.  W.  \  W.  dift.  6  miles,  23  fathoms,  and  the  fame  ground. 

To  anchor,  coming  from  the  eaftward,  borrow  no  nearer  the  reef  than  6 
^thorns.  This  reef  runs  down  by  the  north  fide  of  the  eafternmoft  key, 
qnd  may  generally  be  feen.  Steer  down  to  the  weftward  by  it,  until  you 
bring  the  wefternmoft  key  to  bear  S.  S..  £.  or  S.  E.  b.  S.  then  haul  in  for 
it,  and  you  may  anchor  in  what  water  you  choole,  from  i2  to  ti,  9,  8,  7 
fathoms,  white  Tandy  ground,  and  at  what  diftance  ydu  will  from  the  weft- 
ernmoft key.  Tl>ere  is  an  over-fall  which  bears,  Horn  the  caft  end  of  Ja- 
maica, £.  b.  S.  dift.  16  or  17  leagues,  having  so  fathoms  water  on  it ;  but 
it  is  (eldpm  met  with,  being  a  narrow  one. 

.  Thj^re  is  a  dangerous  fhoal,  10  miles  long,  and  6  broad,  called  the  Formi- 
gos,  lying  in  an  f..  N.  E.  diredton,  with  its  eaftern  part  N.  E.  b.  N.  40 
miles  from  the  caft  point  of  Jamaica,  and  its  weftern  part  N.  N.  E.  35  miles 
from  the  fame  point.  From  the  N.  E.  end  of  Jumaica  the  body  of  the 
ihoal  bears  N.  £>b.  E.  about  40  miles  diftant.  The  eaftern  p.ui  is  the 
fhoaleft,  having  nut,  in  fome  places,  more  than  14  feet  water.  A  mile  to 
the  weftward  from  the  eaftern  edge,  is  from  four  and  a  half  to  five  fathoms^ 
increafing  its  depth  thence  weft  ward  to  fix  and  a  half  fathoms,  where  velfels. 
may  anchor  in  landy  ground;  thence  fuddenly  it  increafcs  to  lo^  13,  15, 
and  eo  fathoms.  The  N.\£.  part  is  in  lat.  18''  ^^\'  N.  long,  from  Green. 
V«ch,  75*  flS'  W.  and  the  S.  W.  part  is  in  lat.  18°  a8^  N,  long.  75"  48'  W, 

From  the  eaft  end  of  Jamaica  N.  N.  W.  are  the  Copper  Hills  on  Cuba, 
being  the  higheft  land  on  that  part  of  the  ifland.  They  have  been  feen  and 
the  eaft  end  of  Jamaica  at  the  lame  time.  They  bear  from  Montego-point 
N.'34°  £.  dift,  34  leagues ;  whence  by  their  bearings,  when  they  can  be 
{eca,  ym  may  khuw  yrhat  places  you  are  abreaft  of  on  the  north  fide  of  Ja* 
maica. 

From  the  eaft  end  of  Jamaica  to  5/.  Jago  is  N.  6"  E.  38  leagues. 

From  ditto  to  Cumberland-Harbomr,  N.  N.  £.  47  leagues. 

From. ditto  to  Hooka  or  Spinck's-Bay,  N.  35"  E.  gt  leagues. 

From  ditto-to  Navafa,  £.  N.  £^|-  N.  2,%  leagues. 

From  ditto  to  Cape  Donna-Uaria,  E.  K.  £.  3a  leagues. 

From  Navafa  to  Cape  Tiberon,  caft-loutherlyy  1 3  leagues. 

From  ditto  to  Cape  Donna-Maria,  N.  £.  b.  £.  i»  leagues. 

From  Cape  Donna-Maria  to  Cape  Nicolas,  N.  E.  b.  E.  32  leagues.' 

From  Cape  Nicolas  to  the  S.  W.  end  of  Heantago,  N.  ^  W.  ao  leagues. 

From  the  S.  W.  end  of  Heaneago,  to  the  Hog-flies,  N.  N.  W.  12  leagues. 

The  Hog-Jlies  are  three  patches  of  dry,  low,  landy  keys,  under  the  mid- 
dle one  of  which  you  may  anchor.  They  ftretch  nwth  and  fouth,  and  the 
caft  fide  is  encompalTed  with  a  reef. 

Trom  the  Ho^-fiiei  to  tlie  fouth  ^art  of  Aihlin's  Key  is  N.  il°  W.  dift. 


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45  miles.  The  firft  land  ufually  feen  is  that  upon  the  main  key  ;  the  fcuth, 
ernmoft  part  making  like  a  key  by  itlelf,  though  it  is  joined  to  the  main  by 
a  low  fandy  bank  and  reef.  This  fouthem:Tioft  point  lies  in  lat.  %%'  i  j'  N, 
The  reef  runs  about  the  point  to  the  ea  ft  ward,  hut  the  weft  fide  is  fteep-to, 
being  a  bold  (hore  all  the  way  to  the  northward,  as  far  as  a  point  on  which 
fbtnd  fome  trees,  v^hereas  all  the  other  parts  have  none.  From  this  point 
the  bank  runs  N.  W.  and  N.  W.  b.  W.  till  it  meets  y^o  fmall  keys  lying 
to  the  eaftward  oF  the  Ibuth  end  of  the  Long  Key,  but  all  upon  the  lame 
bank. 

From  the  fouth  end  of  Acklin's  Key  lie  the  Mireporvois.  Tbefe  zn  a 
parcel  of  rocks,  fome  of  them  a  good  height  above  water,  and  may  be  feen 
three  leagues  off.  There  are  foundings  to  the  N.  E.  about  two  c*  threa 
miles  from  them. 

From  the  (buth  point  of  Acklin's  Key  to  the  fouth  part  of  the  Lang  Key^ 
the  courfe  is  W.  |  N.  dift.  9  leagues.  This  key  is  Iwld-to,  fo  that  you 
may  go  within  piftol-fliol  all  the  way  on  the  weft  fide  ;  but,  as  you  <!om« 
to  the  north  end,  you  will  fee  two  keys  and  openings  :  here  the  bank  fall^ 
out,  and  there  are  feveral  heads  of  rocks,  which  you  muft  be  careful  of,  ii> 
going  ih  to  yraier  at  the  w«lU  of  Crooked- IJland. 

The  courfe  from  the  point  of  the  Long  Key  to  the  wells  is  N.  N.  E.  To 
know  exaftly  where  they  are,  pals  the  atoreiaid  two  openings,  ;  ou  will 

fee  a  lovy  point  ftretching  out  to  the  fouthward  fr<»m  Crooked- JJiamd  :  on 
this  point  arc  the  wells,  four  or  five  in  number.  It  will  be  proper  to  run, 
in  by  the  opjening  between  this  point  and  the  fmall  key  which  is  to  ihe 
jbuth^nrd  of  it,  ard  there  look  out  for  a  birth  for  anchorage,  the  water  heri 
being  very  clear. 

When  at  anchor,  the  weftcmmoft  !and  pf  Crookett-IJldnd  \t\\l  bear 
W.  N.  W.  All  this  north  Ihore  muft  Be  avoided,  as  it  is  very  rocky. 
There  is  a  fmall  key  at  (bme  diftancc  on  the  bank,  vriihin  the  jJoint  where 
^he  wells  are,  which  will  be  ^pen  of  the  poiat,  and  bear  E.  b.  N.  at  'j^our 
anchorage. 

From  the  fouth  end  of  the  Long  Key  to  the  Bird  Rock,  •whiA  u  within 
a  mile  of  the  weft  end  of  Crooked- IJland,  is  N.  dift.  8  kagues.  Thif  rocH 
lies  in  lat.  tj"  3'  N.  and  has  a  reef  which  runs  from  the  north  pjrt  of  itj 
about  2  or  t  miles  to  the  northiprd,  and  fo  to  the  eafti^rard,  rdtind  Craoktdz 
JJlanduA  Acklin's  iCey. 


BheSliotts  for  failing  from  Jamaica  through  the  Gulf  of  Florida, 
with  direSliens  for  the  coafts  cf  Florida  and  Cuba ;  alfo  re- 
marks on  the  Tortugas^  9n  the  Florida  Keys  and  Reef,  and 
on  the  BahamarlfUnds, 

AS  you  &il  out  of  Port-Royal\n  the  morning  with  land-winds,  whea 
you  weigh  anchor,  keep  well  to  the  weftwardof  the  Middle  Gfoitnd,obfcrv. 
ing  the  direfticns  before  given  for  P««-,/?ojr«i;  or  be  careful  that  you  d<^ 
not  biiDg  tlie  church-fteeple  over  the  corner  of  the  wall  where  the  embra. 
fures  are,  before  yo>»  bring  Yallah's  Hill  in  one  with  Lime  Key  :  in 
fafe  you  fliould  not  fee  Yallah's  fliU  or  Point,  there  is,  on  Helfiire,  a 


i^Miw  '■■i»,hii?pmi<i..)an»i»f...*ff 


r. 

!  main  key  ;  the  feuth-i 
joined  to  the  main  by 
lies  tnUt.  3i°  i^'  N^ 
le  weft  fide  is  fteep-to, 
ir  as  a  point  on  which 
ne.  From  this  point 
s  ti^o  fmall  keys  lying 
>ut  all  upon  the  lame 

•porvois,  Thefe  ara  a 
fater.  and  raay  he  fcen 
L  about  two  oir  tbteoi 

part  of  the  Lang  Key^ 

is  hold-to,  fo  that  you 

de  ;  but,  as  you  come 

i :  here  the  bank  fallii 

mud  be  careful  of^  i(^ 


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wells  is  N.  N.  E.  Ta 
spellings,  ;  ou  vrill 

Om  Ctookcd-ljlani :  on 
t  will  be  proper  to  run, 
I  key  which  ia  to  ihe 
chorage,  the  water  herfti 

ooked^IJldnd  ytWl  bear 
i,  as  it  is  very  rocky, 
within  the  jjoint  where 
bear  E.  b.  N.  at  ^^our 

i  Rpck,>M\i\A  is  witUn 
.  8  kagues.  ThifrocH. 
n  the  north  pjirt  of  it^ 
ail^rard,  round  Craoktd- 


tbe  Gulf  of  Florida, 

I  and  Cuba ;  a/fo  re- 

Keys  and  Reef,  and 


I  with  land**winds,  whea 
!  Middle  G,ToiLnd,<Mav. 
be  careful  that  you  d(^ 
wall  where  the  einbra« 
e  with  Lime  Key  :  in 
there  is,  on  Helfiire,  a 


mount,  which,  when  open  of  Salt- Pond  Hill,  Ihews  that  you  arc  to  th« 
fouthward  of  the  fouth  Middle  Ground.  An  out-and<in  leading-mark,  be- 
fides  that  beforementioned,  is  the  fecond  embniure  (counting  fiOin  the  weft- 
ward)  in  one  with  thr  church-ftoeple. 

You  may  next  haul  up,  in  order  to  avoid  the  Turlle-Heads,  fo  as  to  bring 
the  church-fteeple  to  the  eaftemmuft  part  of  tiie  fojt,  and  keep  that  mart 
on  till  you  bring  the  louthern  key  on  wiih  YaUait's  Point,  which  will  car- 
ry you  clear  of  the  Three-Falhovis  Bank  and  Wreck-Reef.  But  if  yoa 
ihould  fall  (b  far  to  leeward  as  to  bring  the  church-fteeple  near  the  comer  ot 
the  fort,  you  muft  either  cnme  to  anchp|>  or  tack,  and  ftand  in. 

From  Port-Royal  Keys  to  Portland  ngS.  W.  but  you  muft  keep  farther 
to  the  Ibuthward  to  avoid  WrukRetf,  and  the  keys  and  fhoals  which  lie  off 
Old-Harbour.  To  the  Ibuthward  ot  thole  keys  is  good  founding  in  16,  18,' 
or  so  fathoms.  When  the  eafternmoft  point  of  Heljkire  bears  N.  b.  £.  an<l 
the  outermoft  land  in  fight  of  Portland  bears  N.  W.  b.  N.  on  (bunding,  you 
will  have  17  and  2%  fathoms,  md  th  nt\t  caft  no  ground  with  80  fathoms 
of  line,  though  not  a  fhip's  length  h    ween  the  tirft  and  laft  caft. 

From  Portland  E.  dift.  3  or  4  m..es,  are  two  keys.  Negro-Mead  Roct 
and  the  other  keys  lie  in  N.  E.  by  which  is  the  going  into  the  Old-Har- 
bour.    Right  off  from  Portland  is  gradual  founding  for  8  or  9  miles. 

To  the  weftward  of  Portland  Point  is  a  reef  and  a  point  called  Rocky* 
Point.  As  you  (ail  to  the  weftward,  you  muft  give  it  a  good  birth  of  3  or  4 
miles  ;  and,  fhduld  you  want  to  go  into  Withy -Wood,  you  muft  keep  lb  far 
to  the  weftward  as  to  bring  a  little  round  hill  in  the  bay  to  bear  N.  or  N.b, 
W.  and  ftcer  in  for  it,  which  will  bring  you  in  fight  of  the  Old  Forti 
which  will  then  be  between  you  and  the  laid  little  hill,  and  you  will  meet 
with  thefe  depths  of  water,  xo,  8,  7,  6,  5,  4,  and  3I  fathoms,  when  you 
will  be  about  one  and  a  half  mile  from  the  ihore.  The  fort  N.  N.  E.  is 
the  beft  plac«  to  anchor  in  for  loading,  as  your  boats  can  lail  on-fhore  or 
on>baaitl,  with  the  fea-windt,  and  then  Rocky  Point  will  bear  E.  S.  £.  and 
b.'  in  one  with  the  land  off  Portland. 

To  anchor  off  ^  tilk  river,  you  muft  a£k  as  for  Withy  Wood  :  betwem.  this 
and  PtdrOi  Point  is  Alligator- Pond  Reef,  and  Sandy  Key,  within  which  is 

3  bthoms  water,  and  gooc*.  foundings  for  a  long  way  without  it. 

From  Portland  Point  to  Great  Pedro  Point,  is  W.  b.  N.  dift.  19  leagues. 

From  Pedro  Point  S.  7"  E.  dift.  14  leagues,  is  the  eafternmoft  Pedr» 
Keys.  To  anchor  in  q  ^thorns  water,  hard  ground,  you  may  bring  the 
eaftenunqft  key  £  .^  S.  dift.  4  or  5  miles,  the  middle  key  S.  E.  {■  S.  and 
the  weftern  !-,ey,  or  Savannah  Key,  S.  b.  £.  4  E,  there  is  founding  for  3  or 

4  '  -agues  to  the  weftward  in  the  following  depths,  9^  to  f,  and  then  to  iQ 
fathoms,  hard  ground. 

From  Pedro  Key  S.  30"  W.  dift.  ^7  leagues,  is  Boxa-Nova  ;  the  weft  end 
of  Jamaica  bears  from  Boxa-Nova  N .  b.  E.  dift.  50  leagues  ;  the  difference 
of  longitude  between  is  39  miles. 

To  anchoi*  at  Boxa-Nova,  bring  the  eafternmoft  point  of  the  reef  E.  N.  E. 
(  or  7  miles  diftani,  and  a  (malt  fandy  key  E.  S.  E.  3  or  4  miles,  and  the 
weftemmoft  breakers  in  fight  from  the  deck  of  a  90  gun  (hip  bearing  S.  S. 
W.  and  you  will  have  hard  fandy  ground,  in  lat.  15'  57'  N.  The  found- 
ings from  a  ihip  in  this  fituatip:)  S.  b.  W.  j^  cables'  length  diftant,  were  lo 
fathoms;  at  3  cables',  8  fathoms;  at  a  mile,  7^  fathoms ;  all  coarfe  iiindy 
ground.  In  founding,  a  rock  was  found  whh  7  fi^t  water  upon  it.  The 
ftiip  bore  frf«n  the  rock  N.  b.  W.  i  W.  dift.  two  and  a  half  miles,  and  the 
key  E.  N.  E.  two  and  a  half  miles.  S.  b.  £.  |  £.  from  the  ro^k  at  the 
^nowl,  at  the  diftance  of  a  quarter  of  a  mile,  there  is  another  kr.Qwl  with 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


4,  feci  water.  Both  of  them  are  fteep-to,  and  not  bigger  than  t  boat.  TIic 
(liundinj^s  from  the  key  to  the  {hip  one  third  of  the  way,  5  fathoms,  half 
of  the  way,  7},  and  three  fourths  of  the  way,  8[. 

The  key  is  about  two  cables  length  long,  and  about  one  third  broad,  and 
(Iretches  £.  b.  N.  and  W.  b.  S.  It  is  a  good  (lation  for  (hips  in  a  Spanijft 
war  }  for  moll  ihips  come  this  way  from  the  Spanift  Main,  going  to  the 
Jiavannah.   . 

As  there  is  founding  off  Portland  for  8  or  9  miles,  fo  there  is  off  Pedra 
for  5  or  6  miles.     The  edge  of  the  founding  runs  E.  S.  li.  and  W.  N.  W. 

bliould  you  want  to  go  into  B^k-River,  you  muft  keep  Point  Pedro 
open  of  Parrattte  Point,  and  t)4l  will  lead  you  the  outlide  of  the  reef. 
Keep  on  till  you  bring  the  church  to  bear  N.  N.  I£.  eaderly,  or  the  church 
Qlt  with  the  g.ip  in  the  high  land  ;  then  (leer  right  in  for  the  church,  and 
^at  will  carry  you  into  the  bell  of  the  chjintKl.  It  is  full  of  heads  of  coral 
TOck$. 

The  founding  comes  but  narrow  at  Bluffields  Point  -,  but  you  may  iail 
down  by  it,  I'rt.'ping  the  land  to  the  eallward  in  fight  open  of  the  point,  un* 
til  you  open  the  leading-mark,  which  is  a  little  houle  upon  a  ihiall  hill,  in 
on^  with  the  tavern  by  the  water  and  the  riverS  iide,  they  bearing  when  in 
one,  N,  £.  b.  E.  then  ilcer  in  for  them  till  you  bring  the  eailernmod  point 
of  the.biy  to  bear  S.  E.  b,  E.  and  then  you  will  have  4  or  5  iathomi  water. 
.  Point  Pedro  and  the  S.  W.  point  of  Jamaica  bear  W.  N.  W  dift.  20 
leagues. 

Savannah.la-Mcr  bears  from  BlueJif.Us  Point  W.  b.  N,  |  N.  dift.  8  or 
9  miles.  The  leading-mark  is  to  bung  the  fort  north,  and  keep  it  lo,  which 
will  carry  you  in  the  beft.  channel. 

All  round  the  welt  end  of  Jamaica  are  good  regular  .foundings.     The 

5.  W.  or  South  Neurit  Point  lies  in  latitude  i8'  16'  N.  long.  78^  33'  W. 
iVpm  Greenwich. 

From,  the  S.  W.  end  of  Jamaica  to  the  Grand  Cominas,  or  Cajmaut 
the  courie  is  W.  b.  N.  |  N.  dill.  56  leagues.        . 

F|:oQi  the  S.  W.  end  of  Jamaica.  10  the  Littk  Cominas,  or  Cayman^  .is 
JJ.  W.i  N.  dift.. 35  leagues.  , 

The  Cominirack,  or  Caymankrack,  bears  from  the  LiuU  Cominas  E.  N. 
$.  di(l.  9  ot  3  leagu^^:  between  is  a  good  chatmel,  but  the  Caymanbrack 
is  the  boldeft  ;  for,  off  the  ead  end  of  the  LittU  Cominas  is  a  reef  of  a  mile 
or  two.     The  latitude  of  the  Caymanbrack  is  19°  56'  N. 

From  the  />{(</£  Cominas  to  the  Great  Cominas  is  W.  S.  W.  diftance  18 
leagues. 

The  Great  Cominat  is  to  leagues  long,  and  4  or  5  broad.  The  fouth. 
fide  lies  in  lat.  19"  21'  N.  and  the  N.  W.  point  in  lat.  19"  87'  N.  From 
the  eaft  end  of  the.  ifland,  for  half  way  down,  the  (bore  (Iretcnes  W.  b.  S. 
and  the  otlwr  half  W,  b.  N.  Off  the  S.  W.  point  there  is  a  reef  of  rocks, 
for  9  or  3  miles,  to  which  a  birth  mud  be  given.  From  the.  S.  W.  point 
to  the  N.  W.  point  is  N.  N.  W.  dift.  4  leagites  ;  betw<ren  is  a  place  called 
the  ffogjlies,  where  there  are  feveral  houfes,  off  which  you  may  anchor^ 
bringing  the  foi(thernii)oft  houle  to  bear  £.  S.  C.  diftance  a  mile  from  the 
{hore.  The  bottom  is  rocky,  but  you  may  fo9  it  wheiv  you  let  go  your 
anchor. 

From  the  eaft  end  of  the  Grand  Cominas  to  the  fouth  ftde  of  the  JJle  cf 
Fines,  is  N.  W.  J  W.  52  leagues  ;  but  from  the  S.  E.  lide  ofthe  IJle  of 
Pines  there  is  a  great  bank  and  reef,  ftietching  £.  b.  S.  22  league*  fiom  (1m 
idand.  There  are  leveral  keys  upon  this  batik  ;  but  the  bank  being  very 
it^w,and  the  r^ef  which  envit'ous  it  but  juft  above  watery  it  is  very  dan^ecotUW 


—  "'iinwiwi n  I miiiiij I «[ui(ii.ii mx*i*t.i'-m' -— 


,OT. 

bigger  than  a  boat.  Tlic 
the  way,  5  fathoms,  half 

>out  one  third  broad,  and 
ion  for  (hips  in  a  Spanijh 
inijli  Main,  going  to  the 

iilc»,  fo  thevc  is  off  Pedra 
E.  S.  E.  and  W.N.  W. 
I  muft  keep  Point  Pedra 
u  the  outlide  of  the  reef. 
[£.  eafterly,  or  the  church 
he  in  for  tlie  church,  and 
It  is  full  of  beads  of  coial 

Point ;  but  you  may  fail 
ght  open  of  the  point,  un- 
oule  upon  a  imall  hill,  in 
icie,  they  bearing  when  in 
ring  the  eafternmod  point 
uve  4  or  5  tatliomi  water. 
bear  W.   N.  W  dift.   20 

V.  b.  N,  i  N.  dift.  8  or 
urth,  and  keep  it  b,  which 

regular  .foundings.     The 
i6' N.  long.  78V33' W. 

md  Cominas,  or  Caymaut 

Cominas,  or  Cayman^  .is 

the  LiltU  Cominas  E.  U» 
el,  but  the  Cuymaniritfk 
Cominas  is  a  reef  of  a  mile 

56'  N. 

is  W.  S.  W.  diftance  18 


lil 


or  5  broad.  The  fouth. 
in  lat.  19°  »7'  N.  From 
e  Ibore  ftretcnes  W.  b.  S. 
lint  there  is  a  reef  of  rocks. 
Erom  thcS.  W.  point 
:  between  is  a  place  called 

which  you  may  anchor^ 
.  diftance  a  mile  from  the 
:  where  you  let  go  your 

be  fouth  fide  of  the  JJU  of 
le  S.  E.  hde  of  the  Ip  of 
,  b.  S.  32  leagues  ftom  tlw 
but  the  bank  being  very 
veatefj  it  is  very  dang^cgwdt 


AMURICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


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t'he  keys  all  together  are  called  the  Jordans.     The  ifland  itfelf  is  pretty 
bold  all  the  way  to  the  (buthward  and  S.  W.  fides. 

From  the  N.  W.  end  of  the  Grand  Cominas  to  the  fouth  fide  of  the  IJle 
of  Pines,  is  N.  W.  J  W.  dift.  48  leagues. 

From  the  weft  end  of  tlie  Grand  Cominas  to  Cape  Corttas,  or  Corientet% 
the  courfe  is  N.  W.  \  W.  dift.  76  leagues.     The  cape  is  in  ht.  31'  54'  N,' 

The  fouth  fide  of  the  tjl^.  of  Pinet  lies  in  lat.  ai'  31  N.  and  the  hills  in' 
tt"  57'.  With  the  hills  Ii.  N.  E.  is  the  going  in  between  you  and  them  ; 
fo  that,  when  you  come  in  between  the  Little  Key  and  Key  Blanco,  the 
dift:ance  between  them' is  4  leagues.  In  working  in,  you  muft  keep  in 
mid-chaimel  ;  the  depth  ot  water  is  three  or  three  and  a  half  fathoms  :  but 
you  (hould  keep  your  lead  going  for  about  a  mile  to  the  northward  of  the 
Little-Key,  becaufe  there  i.i  a  fpit  of  1 3  feet  water.  When  you  have  wrought 
up  a  good  way  in  the  bay,  the  depth  will  increafe  to  5  or  6  fathoms  ;  but 
you  may  go  within  one  and  a  half  mile  of  the  north  ftiore,  and  there  anchor 
in  four  and  a  half,  three  and  a  half,  or  3  fathoms.  There  is  plenty  of  fifti 
and  turtle  in  feafon  to  be  had  here  :  there  is  alfo  a  running  river  of  frelh 
water.  If  you  afcend  the  hills  to  take  a  view  of  the  iHand  and  adjacent 
lands,  you  will  crol's  over  three  little  rivers,  and  pafs  feveral  fprings. 

To  the  weftward  of  this  hay  is  Pkilippa-Bay,  with  gradual  foundings  on 
theoutftdeof  the  Sandy  Keys,  they  making  feveral  inlets.  At  the  weft 
end  of  this  bay  is  Cape  Gunnati,  which  is  a  bluff-point,  and  off  it  is  a  reef 
of  rocks  for  4  or  5  miles.  Three  leagues  to  the  weftward  of  this  cape,  be- 
ing within  a  mile  of  the  fhore,  we  fet  the  weftemmoft  part  of  the  high  land 
of  Cape  Bonivafia,  or  Bonavijla,  which  bore  N.  Being  then  at  the  maft- 
head,  we  (aw  over  the  land  next  us,  and  about  three  or  4  miles  on  the  infidc  ; 
nothing  could  be  feen  but  a  fand  for  3  or  4  leagues  more,  as  if  the  fea  had 
been  there  ;  and  beyond  that  a  low  barren  land  as  far  as  the  high  land,  the 
neareftof  which  was  judged  to  be  15  or  16  miles  off. 

Judging  ourfelves  fo  many  miles  iouthward  of  thofe  hills,  we  reckoned 
the  courle  and  di(bnce  to  Cape  Corentas,  or  Corientes  ;  but,  before  we  got 
there,  the  hills  came  en  a  line  each  over  the  other ;  and  then  they  bore  N. 
N.  E.  from  us. 

Off  Cape  Corentas  is  a  flat  reef  ftretching  from  the  point  for  3  or  4  miles. 
You  may  come  to  anchor  for  watering,  by  bringing  the  point  or  cape  to  S. 
£.  b.  S.  in  5  fathoms.  One  and  a  half  or  two  miles  diftant.  There  are  fev- 
eral wells  of  tolerable  good  water,  and  there  is  alfo  a  good  roUing^way  from 
the  well.  This  is  right  on-(hore,  a  little  within  the  point.  But,  for  wood- 
ing, go  farther  up  in  the  bay,  where  there  are  falt-water  ponds. 

Whilft  you  lie  there,  you  may  look  over  the  land  from  themaft-head,  and 
fee  whatever  is  coming  from  the  eaftward  ;  whence  a  judgment  may  be  form- 
td  of  the  height  of  the  land. 

And  now  to  work  the  diftance  from  Cip^Corentas  to  Cape  Antonio,  and 
thence  N.  N.  W.  dift.  5  leagues,  where  there  were  15  fathoms  water ;  the 
high  land  of  Bonavijla  bearing  from  us, by  account,  E.  \  N.  dift.  33  leagues. 
From  the  main>top-gallant-maft-head  of  a  30  gun  fhip,  may  be  (een  the  top  of 
three  finall  hills,  bearing  as  before;  and  Cape  Antonio,  bearing  S.  S.  E. 
dift.  5  leagues.  Going  to  England  with  a  fleet  of  merchantmen,  we  kept 
Working  off  the  weft  end  of  the  Colarados  with  the  wind  northerly, 
and  we  came  4n  !<>  as  to  bring  t\x  Little  Dry. Key  on  the  Colarados  to  bear 
E.  northerly,  dift.  6 or  8  miles,  and  from  the  reef  2  miles,  being  then  in  lat- 
itude 23°  %^  N.  As  the  wind  was  northerly  we  flood  to  the  weftward, 
and  nude  up  the  diftance  from  the  Colarados  14  miles  before  we  lowered 
the  view  of  the  hilll  of  Cape  Bonavijta  to  the  £im«  tefemblaiice  we  had  fe eri 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT, 


before.  Thus  we  found  that  the  Colarados-Retf  wu  L  u'  to  the  eallward 
of  our  (ird  fUtion,  or  9  miles  eaflnf  Cape  AntOHto. 

Being  io  nex,\  the  Colaradot-Ree/-',  I  went  to  the  mad-head  and  made  my 
obfervations  -,  at  Ibme  diliance  on  the  inftdc  I  faw  clear  water  (as  we  call  it 
in  the  lyejl-  Imlies)  and  obferved,  to  the  bed  of  my  judgment,  that  the  Ibuth- 
cmmod  end  terminated  in  a  point.  To  be  iure  of  which,  we  ilood  in  to  the 
luuthward  of  the  reef,  lb  f;ir  as  to  bring  the  iupiiortd  point  north  of  us,  and 
the  key  N.N.  E.  and,  wiien  we  i-ime  upon  ioundings,  (which  continued 
all  the  way  round  from  Cape- Land  to  the  Colarados-Reef,)  the  fouthemmod 
p.)int  of  the  reef  bore  about  W.  b.  N.  from  the  liDuthernmod  part  of  the 
high  land  of  C;ipe  Bonnvijla.  Knowing  how  far  this  high  land  is  to  the 
wedwird,  and  alio  the  latitude  of  the  reef,  you  may  thence  make  out  your 
Kcount  for  tailing  all  that  way. 

An  important  remavlc  to  be  made,  when  coming  from  the  Havannah,  is, 
that,  when  you  are  but  a  littlt  way  nortli  of  the  MorcCaftU,  you  can  but 
juft  lite  ihe  lop  of  the  SadtiU-Hill  ;  and,  when  ib  tar  to  ihe  wedward  as  to 
bring  the  SaadU-Hdl  fouth-eaderly,  to  the  like  height  as  before,  in  latitude 
aj"  ,56'  >J.  lieing  20  leagues  tlifK;rence  of  latitude  troni  the  foot  of  the  iSdu^. 
dU-HilL  and  coming  along  fhnre  to  the  w^dward,  the  top  of  it  may  be  leen 
the  lame  height,  over  the  long  flit  hill,  nearly  as  before,  it  bearing  £.  north- 
crly,  when  within  two  miles  of  the  reef ;  then  the  wedernmod  high  land  of 
Cape  Bo'iavifla  bears  fouth-eadcrly  ;  in  that,  krepir.g  the  Saddle- Hill  optn 
of  the  land  to  the  wcdward,  or  the  Notch  of  the  Lockf'-Combs  open,  )ou 
will  be  iure  n>  keep  clear  of  the  Colarados-Rf.ef.  Theic  remarks,  with  the 
b<?arings  of  ilie  ieveral  appearances,  will  at  all  times  Ihew  you  how  far  you 
aie  to  the  ead  or  wcdwaid. 

Key  Lavifa  bears  from  the  Notch  of  the  Cocks'  Combs  W.  N.  W. 

Next  to  the  Cocki'  Combs  is  Manitee-Head  ;  eadward  of  them  4  leagues, 
and  N.  W.  from  ihis  point,  is  Key-Grande,  or  the  Angular-Key  ;  from  it, 
wedward,  the  keys  or  reefs  drctch  W.  S.  W.  or  S.  W.  and  eadward  of  it 
they  dretch  £.  b.  N.  and  E. 

You  come  next  to  the  Saddle- Hill,  which  when  it  bears  S.  |  E.  then  is 
Hio-Porka  between  you  and  it,  the  entrance  tif  which  liver  is  didinguiflia> 
ble  by  two  fmall  bluff-keys.  'I'his  river  is  4  Itragues  to  the  wedward  of  the 
Bay  oiHunda.  firing  the  Saddle-Hill  S.  Vv^  b.  W.  and  keeping  that  bear- 
ing will  le^d  you  into  the  harbour,  for  it  is  improperly  called  a  bay,  the  going 
in  being  (carce  half  a  mile  broad,  though,  within,  a  nun>I>er  of  fliips  may  lie. 
There  ua  frefli  water  river  called  the  river  Hunda,  S.  £.  ftaai  the  little 
ifland  in  the  middle  of  the  harbour,  on  which  little  ifland  there  is  alio 
a  fredi  well,  yielding  about  10  or  la  tons  of  water  before  it  is  ex- 
handed,  and  ibon  HUing  again. 

From  Hunda-Bay  to  Porta-Cavanna  is  4  leagues,  and  thence  to  the 
Havannah  18  leagues  more,  with  Ieveral  inlets  between,  but  unknown 
to  us.  The  land  is  very  remarkable  for  5  leagues.  To  the  wedward 
of  the  Havannah  is  a  table-land  called  'Jable-Marial ;  and  the  two  lit- 
tle hills,  called  Maiden- Paps,  art  alio  remarkable.  Bring  thefe  Paps  S. 
b.  £.  the  Mora  Caftlt  being  between  you  and  it,  and  you  may  run  in- 
to the  Havannah.  The  Moro-CtLfiU  is  no  left  remarkable,  and  clofe 
by  its  foot  are  13  fathoms  water. 

From  the  Havannah  to  the  reef  of  the  Tortugas-Bank,  is  N.  b.  W. 
did.  about  37  leagues  ;  and  from  the  Havannah  to  the  place  where 
the  Englid)  ihip  Looe  was  cad  away,'  fmce  called  Looe-Key,  is 
N.  £.  b.  N.  did.  ja  leagues,  which  key  lies  io  latitude  a4''  $af  N. 
pad  the  bank  and  key  dretch  wefk-ftooa  it. 


='ii:?-,?S:-*J»8S«»5' 


.OT. 

ma  fu  ur  to  the  eallward 

nia(l-hewl  and  made  my 
-.[ear  water  (as  we  call  it 
jad^ment,  that  the  Ibuttt- 
which,  we  (loodin  to  the 
d  point  north  of  us,  and 
idin^s,  (which  continued 
ts.Reef,)  the  fouthemmod 
outhernmoil  part  of  the 
this  high  land  is  to  the 
ay  thence  make  out  your 

g  from  the  Havannah,  is, 

.UorcCtiftU,  you  can  but 

tar  t(>  ihe  wedward  as  to 

:ight  as  before,  in  latitude 

trciTi  the  foot  of  the  Sa<i- 

the  top  of  it  may  be  ieen 

lefore,  it  bearing  £.  north- 

:  weilernmoft  high  land  of 

>ir.g  the  Saddle-Hill  open 

Corkt'-Combs  open,  )Ou 

Theic  remarks,  with  the 

les  Ihew  you  bow  far  you 

•  Comhs  W.  N.  W. 
ladward  of  them  4  leagues, 
he  An^tilar-Key  ;  from  it, 

S.  \V.  and  eallward  of  it 

:n  it  bears  S.  |  E.  then  is 
vhich  liver  is  diftinguiflia- 
lies  to  the  weftward  of  the 
W.  and  keeping  that  bear- 
lei  I  y  called  a  bay,  the  going 
a  nuniber  of  (hips  may  lie. 
nda,  S.  £.  from  the  little 
i  little  ifland  thcr;  is  alio 
if   water  before   it  is   ex- 

eagues,  and  thence  to  tfao 
ts  beiwcen,  but  unknown 
agues.  To  the  weftward 
Marial ;  and  the  two  Ut- 
ile. Bring  thefe  Fapt  S. 
it,  and  you  may  run  in« 
ik   remarkable,   and   clofi: 

tugas-Bank,  is  N.  b.  W. 
mah  to  the  place  where 
ince  called  LooC'Rey,  is 
s  in  latitude  t^"  jo'  N. 


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From  the  Havannah  to  the  Matanxts  is  aa  or  aj  leagues,  and  the  land 
between  tticni  is  remarkable.  The  coaft  lies  almoll  eall  and  weft.  The 
Hcvannali  and  the  bay  of  Matanzts  lie  bnili  nearly  in  lat.  at"  14'  N, 

From  the  Matitnzrs  to  Loot- Key  is  north- wefterly,  35  leagues. 

From  the  Matanzcs  to  the  North-key  of  Ciil/a  is  eaft,  ao  leagues  ;  froia 
the  lame  North-iey  to  the  weft  end  of  Key-Sd,  loith,  a  leagues. 

From  Key-Jel  to  the  Double-headed  Shut,  upon  the  fame  bank, is  N.  N.  W, 
4  or  5  leagues. 

From  Kty-fel  to  the  Matanzes,  W.  S.  W.  aa  leagues. 

From  the  Double-headed  Shot  to  Cape  tlorida  Reef,  N,  W.  by  N.  ig 
or  19  leagues. 

From  ditto  to  Cat-key,  N.  E.  by  N.  24.  lingues. 

Coming  round  Cape  Antonio,  do  not  com.:  too  near  the  Colarados,  be. 
caule  the  current  is  like  a  tides-way,  or  •<«  one  of  the  points  of  the  river 
Thames.  If  you  prelumi;  to  go  dole  by  tin-  point,  it  is  a  hundred  to  one 
if  you  are  not  caught  in  the  eddy.  When  i  hi  liigh  land  of  Cape  Bonavijia. 
was  ken  from  the  mafthead  bearing  eaft,  tho  current  was  tried,  and  found 
10  let  N.  W.  at  the  rate  of  one  mile  an  huuf,  and  trying  it  two  or  three 
miles  oil  the  Colarados,  it  went  S.  S.  W.  at  the  rate  of  i4  mile  an  hour  : 
lb  that,  coming  from  Cape  Antonio,  it  is  bcfl  to  fteer  north  (allowing  for 
the  reefs  to  the  N.  N.  W.  of  it)  till  you  get  into  latitude  of  23"  and  the* 
to  the  eaftwaid  ;  for,  were  you  to  keep  in  Ihote  you  would  have  the  S.W, 
current  as  far  as  the  eaftcrnmoft  part  of  the  Cock's  Combs  land. 

IJut,  wlieii  you  get  fo  far  as  Key-Grande  to  the  weftward,  you  will  get 
on  fafter,  and  Hnd  the  current  part  :  when  we  brought  the  notch  of  thfc 
CoCki'  Combs  E.  S.  E.  and  by  Key  Letvi/a,  we  faw  a  turtle  crawl,  and  fent 
our  biat  on  Ihore,  and,  though  not  gone  four  hours,  we  were  driven  from 
Iter  6  or  7  miles  to  the  weftward,  notwithftanding  we  ftrove  to  keep  near- 
er, but  could  not.  So  that  it  is  not  the  beft  way  to  keep  in  fliore,  till  you 
are  got  to  the  eallward  of  Key-Grande. 

If  you  would  go  into  the  Bay  of  Hunda,  you  are  to  keep  in  by  the  reef 
that  runs  oft  the  eaft  point,  by  your  lead,  and  haul  up  fouth,  or  S.  by  E. 
and  fo  keep  up  the  eaft  ftiore  till  you  come  to  a  low  point,  from  which  runs 
a  fpit  or  fhallow  water.  Give  this  a  birth,  then  haul  up  to  the  eaft,  and 
anchor  in  6  or  7  f*thoms,  where  the  little  ifland  wi'l  bjar  S.  or  S.  S.  W. 

As  you  are  working  up  to  go  through  the  Gulph,  be  fure  that  you  get  fo 
far  to  the  eaftward  as  to  bring  the  Pan  of  Matanzes  to  bear  S.  or  S.  by  E. 
before  you  put  over  for  the  Gulph,  and  then  'he  moft  common  courfe  is 
N.  N.  £. 


Remarks  on  the  Dry  Tortugas,  coaft  of  Florida,  t^c. 

The  Tortugas  confift  of  ten  fmall  iflands  or  keys,  extending  E.  N.  E.  and 
W.  S.  W.  for  10  or  II  miles,  at  the  diftance  of  about  30  leagues  from  the 
neareft  part  of  the  coaft  of  Florida,  40  fixim  the  ifland  of  Cuba,  14  from  the 
wefternmoft  of  the  Florida-keys.  They  are  all  very  low,  but  fome  of  them, 
covered  with  mangrove-bufties,  may  be  feen  at  4  leagues  diftance. 

The  fouth- wefternmoft  key  (which»  in  going  from  Penfacola,  MoUte,  or 
the  Mijijippi,  is  the  comer  to  be  turned,  and  coming  from  Cape  Antonio^ 
the  pomt  to  be  avoided)  lies  in  24"  ja'  Nt  latitude,  and  about  83'  50^  W, 


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longitudr,  from  the  loyal  ohlervatory  at  GretniDuh,  The  variatlnn  of  (he 
comnaii,  by  a  nietliiim  of  loveral  ohIcrvHrions,  is  7  degrees  call.  A  rtef  of 
coral-rocks  runs  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  8.  VV.  from  thin  key,  the  water 
of  which  is  «lircoloured  ;  atul,  in  general,  wherever  there  is  danger,  it  may 
eafily  be  feen  from  the  maft-head  in  the  day-time.  There  i*  a  large  bank  of 
brown  coral  ro'.k",  intrrmixnl  with  white  patches  of  find,  nbout  5  or  6 
miles  to  the  weftward  of  the  Tortugat,  with  very  irrejjular  foundings,  fioin 
fix  to  twelve  fathoms.  The  bottom  appears  very  plainly,  and,  though  it 
may  be  alarming  to  ftrangers,  yet  there  is  no  danger.  You  will  find  from 
jj  to  17  fathoms  between  this  bank  and  the  Tortu^ax. 

If  you  are  b<iund  to  the  ealhvard,  and  meet  with  a  (Irong  eafterly  gale, 
which  is  fre(]iient  there  in  fummer,  you  may  laf:ly  come  to  an  anchor  in  5 
t>r  6  fathoms,  under  the  lee  of  the  loMg  tiindy  iflancl  to  the  northward  of  the 
b.  W.  key,  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  off  fhore. 

The  bank  of  Ibunuings  extends  only  about  5  or  6  leagues  to  the  fouth' 
■ward  of  the  Tortu^as,  but  much  farther  to  the  weltward,  and  all  the  way 
to  the  northward  along  the  Florida  fhore  :  this  is  a  favourable  circumftance 
for  the  lifety  of  navigation  in  thofe  parts,  as  caution  in  founding  may  pre- 
vent anv  dai  Jfr  in  the  night  ;  for,  the  Ibundin^s  are  extremely  regular  all 
along  this  bank  to  the  northward,  alnioft  to  Cape  St.  Btaizt,  in  lat.  agT 
4a'  ;  lb  that,  by  tlie  latitude  and  depth  of  water,  we  may  generally  know 
how  far  Wi  are  to  the  raftward  or  weftward.  From  the  depths  of  so  to  ,^9 
fathoms,  is  a  (pace  of  feveral  leagues  ;  but  from  50  or  60  it  deepens  quick- 
ly to  70,  80,  and  (bon  after  no  ground. 

From  the  bar -of  Penfacola  to  the  D-y  Turiui^at  the  true  courfe  is  S.  ^0' 
E.  dillance  13,}  leagues,  and  therefore  S.  E.  b.  S.  by  the  conipalk  will  cany 
you  clear  of  them  to  the  weftward  ;  but  it  will  be  both  prudent  and  necef- 
iary  to  found  frequently  when  you  get  into  the  latitude  of  26"  and  as", 
and  never  ftand  into  lels  than  30  fathoms  in  the  night  till  you  arc  paft  the 
latitude  of  24"  30',  when  you  muft  haul  up  S.  E.  b.  E.  or  E.  S.  £.  which 
will  carry  you  near  to  the  JIavanna/i. 

There  is  a  braid  channel  over  the  bank,  to  the  eaflward  of  the  TortugaSf 
of  10  or  i-j  fathoms,  which,  in  going  to  and  from  the  coaft  of  JVefi  FtoridOf 
&c,  might  occafionally  cut  off  a  great  deal  of  the  diibnce  ;  but  that  paffage 
is  by  no  means  to  be  attempted,  unlefs  you  can  fee  the  Tortugas  diftindlyf 
and  keep  within  two  or  three  leagues  of  the  eaftemmoft  of  themt  as  there 
is  a  coral  bank  of  only  twelve  feet  at  the  diftance  of  5  leagues  ;  and  farther 
on  towards  Cnvo  Marques,  the  wefternmoft  of  the  Florida-keys,  there  is  a 
very  datigerous  and  extenftve  bank  of  quick-land,  on  many  parts  of  which 
there  is  no  more  than  4  or  5  feet  water.  It  is  of  a  remarkable  white  colour, 
and  may  be  eafily  Icen  and  avoided  by  day-time. 

Penlacola,  with  the  coajl  adjacent.  From  Cape  Antonio,  the  weft  end  of 
Cuba,  make  your  courfe  good  N.  b.  W.  \  W.  and  you  will  fall  in  with 
fome  part  of  Rofe-IJiand  ;  but,  from  extraordinary  currents,  and  fuddenly 
changing,  you  may  fall  in  many  leagues  to  the  eaftward  or  weftward  of  that 
illand  ;  therefore  it  will  be  neceilary  to  oblerve  the  following  direftions. 

A  current  has  been  found  to  fet  from  S.  E.  to  E.  b.  S.  for  at  Ifeaft  70 
leagues  from  the  coaft  ;  but,  as  you  approach  the  land,  you  will  find  the 
cunent  to  let  a  point  or  two  off  fliore  :  if  you  fliould  fall  in  to  the  eaftward 
of  Cape  St. Btaize,  ydu  will  have  10  or  la  fathoms,  coral  rocks,  and  no  fight  of 
land ;  bit, if  on  the  meridian  of  Cape  St. Maize,  you  will  Ihoal  from  16  to  7  in 
a  quarter  of  ji  mile,  and  then  the  land  Will  bs  juft  in  fight  a  or  3  ratlings  up. 
The  land  about  CapeSf.  Blaizeh%XM\y  in  fight  from  the  deck,  in  clear  w-'ather, 
are  i^anv  Ihoals  and  (ifMng  riplings  ;  but  generally  not  lefs  than  4  ^thorns  on 
them,  'i'o  the  wcAwardkire  gradual  luuiidings  dole  to  ibe  beach,  if  you  bXi  t^ 


mtii^gffffgg^ju^tf0 }  II  jiiiiTH^ 


\V 


The  variation  of  iTse 
et^ren  call.  A  reef  of 
)in  thiii  key,  the  water 
there  is  danger,  it  may 
iiere  i*  a  large  bank  of 
of  Tind,  about  5  or  6 
(•i',\il.ir  foundings,  fioin 
laii.ly,  and,  though  it 
You  will  find  from 
J. 

h  a  Arnng  eaflerly  gale, 
:oine  to  an  anchor  in  5 

0  the  northward  ot  the 

6  leagues  to  the  fouth* 
Iward,  and  all  the  way 
"avourable  circumftance 

1  in  founding  may  pre- 
rc  extremely  regular  all 

St.  Btaize,  in  lat.  29* 
we  may  generally  know 

the  depths  of  20  to  ,(,9 
or  60  it  deepens  quick* 

le  true  courfe  is  S.  30* 
y  the  conipalk  will  carry 
both  prudent  and  necef- 
atitude  of  26"  and  2^% 
ight  till  you  are  pad  the 
b.  E.  or  E.  S.E.. which 

ftward  of  the  TorlugaSf 
le  coo  ft  of  IVeJl  Florida^ 
(hnce  ;  but  that  palTage 
the  Tortugai  diftindly, 
imoft  of  them>  as  there 
)f  5  leagues  ;  and  farther 
Florida- key Sf  there  is  a 
on  many  parts  of  which 
remarkable  white  colour, 

Antonio,  the  weft  end  of 
i  you   will   fall  in  with 

currents,  and  fuddenly 
vard  or  weftward  of  that 

following  direflions. 
I  E.  b.  S.  for  at  Ifeaft  70 
land,  you  will  find  the 
lid  fall  in  to  the  eaftward 
oral  rocks, and  no  fight  of 
will  Ihoal  from  16  to  7  in 
I  fight  2  or  3  ratlings  up, 
the  deck,  in  clear  wsather, 
lot  lets  than  4  fathoms  on 
}  the  beach,  ifyou&ilto* 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


U5 


tlie  weftward  of  Cape  St.  Blaitt,  and  to  the  eaftw.ird  of  Pfnjtuota,  the 
land  is  dilo  iitablc  hy  the  trenching  of  the  cuaft,  and  by  numhcis  of  while 
iand-hills,  like  iiiow  drifted  among  the  bufhcs,  and  in  fome  places  tdwered 
up  like  hou[ei. 

Ro/t-IJlund  is  to  be  known  by  ftanding  info  9  or  10  fathoms;  then 
from  the  maft-head  you  will  dilcover  a  narrow  ft  rand  of  fand,  moftly 
without  rices,  and  the  water  over  the  illand. 

Should  you  fall  into  the  weflwaid  of  Peiifacola,  you  will  find  the  coaft 
trenching  away,  and  a  linooth  even  beach,  witli  the  woodland  rlofe  to  the 
watcr-fide,  oblerving  that  the  foundings  farther  to  the  wedward  lie  not 
above  10  or  15  leagues  from  fliore,  and  inclinable  to  the  clay  or  Ibft  muddy 
ground  ;  but  abreaft  of  Cape  St.  Blaize  is  (mail  landy  ground,  and  lu  the 
eaftward  aie  coral  rocks,  ftoncs,  and  cairft-  gravel. 

The  Chandeliers,  I/orn- IJland,  and  l)auphin'.f-IJland,ha\f  likewife  a 
fmooth  beach  and  gradual  loundings  clofe  to  the  fhorc.  Two  miles  within 
the  weft  end  of  7?(//t;-/y?rtR(/  are  many  fti.iggling  trees,  and  a  fort,  where 
they  (ire  a  gun  at  the  approach  of  any  ftiip  :  the  eaft  end  is  woody  for  two 
liiilcs. 

There  is  a  ftronger  current  in  the  wintcr-time  than  in  fummer,  occafion- 
ed  by  prevailing  N.  W.  and  N.  N.  W.  winds,  which  immediately  caufe  a 
general  ebb  fiom  all  the  bays  and  inlets  on  the  coaft,  and  kt  to  the  eaftward 
a  point  or  two  oft  O^ore  ;  at  which  (ealbn  a  foutherly  wind,  which  is  a  dead 
wind  on  that  coaft,  is  a  forerunner  of  a  N.  W.  wind  in  a  few  hours;  fo 
that  no  one,  knowing  themli-lves  to  be  to  tin'  wedward  of  Cape  St.  Blaize^ 
flwuld  haul  from  the  land  exceeding  17  or  16  fathoms  water,  left  they 
fliould  not  be  able  to  get  the  land  on  board  again  fur  the  above  current  and 
N.  W.  winds. 

There  ik  no  houfe  along  ftiorc  from  .Cape  St.  Blaize  lo  Mobile  Point ; 
but  to  the  weftward  in  every  inlet  are  houles,  and  Ibme  people  of  confid- 
erable  property.  To  the  eaftward  of  ii^ejl  Belloxi,  on  the  coaft,  is  fit  only 
for  niiting  ftock  ;  but  to  the  weftward  is  as  rich  foil  as  any  in  the  world. 

The  river  Ibbcrvillt  is  choaked  with  wood,  but  great  pains  are  taking  i(x 
dear  it. 


Remarks  for  the  Florida-Keys  and  the  Reef  contiguous. 

CAYO-M  ARQUES,  which  is  the  wefternmoft  of  the  range  of  Ftor-. 
ida-ieys,  lies  about  E.  ^  S.  1 7  leagued  from  the  S.  W.  key  of  the  TortugaSf 
in  lat.  24°  28'.  There  is  a  clufter  of  8  or  9  mangrove  iflands  that  go  un- 
der that  nam6,  the  northenimoft  of  which  is  the  largeft,  being  near  two 
leagues  in  extent  from  weft  to  eaft  :  to  the  weftward  and  north-weftward 
of  Cayo-Marques  there  is  a  large  bank  of  quick-land  extending  about  fix 
leagues  ;  and,  nearly  due  fouth  from  the  weftem  extiemity  of  this  bank, 
lies  the  weft  end  of  the  General  Florida  Reef,  in  ht.  24°  20',  being  the 
(buthemmoft  part  of  the  whole. 

There  is  a  channel  between  the  reef  and  the  above-mentioned  bank,  and 
likewife  all  along  between  it  and  the  keys,  in  many  places  upwards  of  4. 
miles  broad.  The  reef  at  the  weft  end  is  about  3  miles  broad,  but  the  leaft 
water  on  it  is  5  fathoms,  with  irregular  foundings  to  7  and  8  ibthoms  ;  it 
is  all  difcoldured  water,  white  and  brown  patches  of  [and  and  coral  rocks, 
and  the  bottom  plainly  appears.  The  reef,  in  general,  is  very  deep  on  the 
fouth  fide,  there  being  from  20  to  30  fathoms,  muddy  bottom^  within  ahouti 
a  mile  or  two  of  it. 


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TIjere  is  from  7  to  lO  f»lhom»  in  the  channel,  to  the  weft  ward  of  Cayo 
Marques,  ind  3|  fathoms  is  the  Icifi  water  on  the  reef.  Abrrafl  of  Cd^o 
Alarquet  •j\  fiithunis,  foft  mud,  is  the  dee pe ft  water  m  the  chantirl,  and  ;){ 
the  Icaft  water  on  the  reef. 

Juft  to  the  caftward  of  Ctyo  Marqun,  there  is  a  Urge  ojjeniiig,  called  hy 
the  Spaniards  Boca  Grande,  wliuh  \s  upw^irds  ot  two  leugurs  in  bnadti, 
and  has  1  channel  through  to  tiic  northward  uf  9  or  10  I'eei,  htit.  it  i«  itot 
to  be  recommended  to  ftrangrrs. 

Cayo  Iluejfi)  is  the  firft  illand  of  any  tonli'HUfnce  to  the  eartward  of  Cityo 
Marijuet,  at  the  diftancc  of  9  )fu);uc.i.  '1  heie  is  a  pnel  of  li.itiertd  man- 
grove illands  between  Boca  (irande  a(id  it  ;  the  three  (oulhrriiiivi'l  of 
which  have  white  landy  beaches.  Cayo  Jlitfjfo  (or  Key  ll'e/l,  as  it  is  cor- 
ruptly called  by  the  iCnglifh)  is  7  milc»  in  lengtli,  and  has  a  l.indy  i^each  on 
tlie  foulh  fide  ;  the  trees  are  very  thick  unon  it,  i'l[jecialiy  at  the  wift  end, 
round  which  there  is  a  lafe  and  convenient  hiibour,  with  a  channel  of  4 
fathoms  into  it.  You  muft  keep  within  lets  thin  a  cable's  length  of  the 
N.  W.  point,  which  is  renarkable  for  a  finglc  b.ifhy  liee  aitd  a  turtle- 
crawl  ;  and  come  to  an  anchor  in  3}  or  3  J  tathonis,  about  half  way  between 
it  and  a  fmall  mangrove  illand  which  Via,  alxvut  a  mile  10  the  northward  uf 
it.  The  beft  anchoring  ground  is  ne.ir  the  eaft  b^nk  ;  for,  there  is  loiue 
fmall  coral  near  the  middle  and  weft  pait  of  the  liai^Mxir.  Thiit  harbour  is 
frequented  by  the  turtlers  and  wreckers  from  Provideme,  and  likcwile  the 
fiftiingcraft  from  the  JIavan>iah,  who  find  it  convenient  on  account  of  a 
channel  through  the  bank  to  the  northward,  in  their  way  to  the  cuaft  of 
Florida. 

The  S.  W.  point  of  Cayo  Ilue/o^ii  in  lat.  i^°  29'  N.  and  long.  8a'  33' 
W.  from  the  Royal  Obiirrvatory  at  Greenuiih,  and  lies  nearly  due  north 
from  the  Havannah,  about  27  leagues. 

The  wedernrtoft  fandy  key  on  the  reef  lies  '^rce  leagues  S.  S.  W.  from 
Ca^o  Hurjfii,  in  lat.  Z4'*  23'.  A  large  pole  is  erettcd  ujon  it  to  make  it 
more  conluicuous.  There  is  a  dry  paich  of  rocks  on  the  reef,aboul  4  miles 
to  the  WL'ftward  ;  and  another  about  2  miles  to  tlie  eaftward  ;  thence  you 
have  3  and  3  fathoms  on  the  reef  for  about  5  miles  to  the  eaftward  of  the 
key  ;  but,  when  you  bring  the  weft  end  of  Cayo  Huejfo  to  bear  about  N. 
N.  W.  or  N.  b.  W.  |  W.  there  is  a  fair  channel  of  4^^  or  5  fathonA  over 
the  reef ;  and,  when  you  get  into  6  and  7  fatiioms  loft  mud  within  the  reef, 
keep  more  to  the  weftward,  obferving  to  give  the  S.  W.  point  of  Cayo 
Hue£o  a  birth  of  about  three  quarters  uf  a  mile,  on  account  of  a  rocky  Ipit 
that  runs  off  from  ir.  , 

The  chlhnel  within  the  reef  between  Boca  Grande  and  Cayo  Hueffo  is  in 

J;eneral  about  3  miles  broad,  and  the  decpeft  water  is  6  and  7  fathoms',  line 
and  and  clay  :  there  are  two  or  three  patches  of  coral  rocks  with  2^  and 
g  fathoms  water,  nearly  in  roid-chaimel,  lying  about  S.  S.  £.  from  the  weft 
end  of  Cayo  Hurjfo, 

At  the  eaft  cud  of  Cayo  ^luejfa  there  is  a  fmall  opening  called  Bocha 
Chica,  which  leads  to  an  inhnite  number  of  i'mall  mangrove  iflands,  but 
nothing  except  a  canoe  can  pafs  quite  over  through  the  ftioals. 

About  7  miles  S.  S.  E.  from  Bocha  Chica,  there  are  three  fmall  fandy 
keys  on  the  reef ;  between  the  wefternmoft  and  middle  one,  there  is  a  chan- 
nel of  4  fathoms  over  the  reif,  and  another  of  2^  fathoms  between  the  mid- 
dle and  eafternmoft  key  ;  but  for  10  miles  to  the  eaftward  of  thefe  keys^ 
the  reef  is  broad  and  dangerous,  there  being  in  Ibme  places  dry  rocks,  and  in 
general  it  is  full  of  funken  rocks  4  or  6  feet  under  water,  with  crooked 
channels  of  4,  6,  and  7  fathcms  bfiween  them. 

Seven  milts  to  the  eaftward  of  Bocha  Chica  there  is  a  finall  ifland  with  a 


lie  weftwanl  of  Cayo 
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rge  opening,  called  by 
'o  leagues  in  bnaditi, 
10  feel,  bill  it  w  itot 

>  ihe  eaflward  oi  Cayo 
ic°el  of  k.itteri'd  inan- 
ihree  (oiiiber'nno'l  of 
Key  If'e/l,  as  it  is  tor- 
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:ially  at  the  will  end, 
r,  with  a  channel  of  i^ 
cable's  length  of  the 
hy  lice  ainl  a  tiiitlc- 
uiut  half  way  between 
:  10  the  northward  of 
k  ;  for,  there  i»  Ibnie 
our.  This  harbour  is 
'erne,  and  likcwile  the 
ciiieui  on  account  of  a 
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N.  and  long.  82*  33' 
lies  nearly  due  north 

leagues  S.  S.  W.  from 
d  u^  on  it  to  make  it 
I  the  reef,  about  4  miles 
eaflward ;  thence  you 
o  the  eaftward  of  the 
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4^  or  5  fathonA  over 
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S.  W.  point  of  Cayo 
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and  Cayo  Hiicjfo  is  in 
;  6  and  7  fathoms',  fine 
al  rocks  with  2^  and 
S.  S.  £.  from  the  weft 

opening  called  Bocha 
mangrove  iflands,  but 
he  {hoals. 

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le  one,  there  is  a  cban- 
)ms  between  the  mid- 
aftward  of  thefe  keys, 
>laces  dry  rocks,  and  in 
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remarkable  high  blufTof  tree^,  which  in  mofl  views  appeari  in  the  fliape  of 
a  faddle.  It  has  an  opening  at  each  ''nd  into  «  lar^  (hallow  bay,  border- 
ed with  innumerable  mangiove  itlandi  to  the  noithwanl.  Th»"  general 
com  "f  the  chain  of  illjiids  turn\  gradually  to  the  nnithM||-d  of  call  from 
Cayo  iJuffo. 

At  the  difhnce  of  7  leagues  from  tlie  weft  end  of  Cayn  lliujfo,  there  are 
Icvful  large  illaia!?  covered  with  piiie-rrees,  which  cmtinue  all  the  way 
to  Baliia  Honda,  for  th.  fpare  of  4  leagues  farther  on  to  the  cadward  ;  but 
llpfe  pine-ifliiul'  are  borderei!  with  mangrove  keys  on  the  ibuth,  ami  there 
arc  ''eral  openu  g-.  'J"'"?  through  to  the  northward,  but  they  are  lo  IhaU 
ItiW  as  lo  be  oidy  palf.iblc  in  boau  and  canoes. 

Loot-key  (lo  called  ftom  the  Mrififh  fhip  Lcnr  bein;?  caO  awav  there)  is  a 
fmall  landy  ill.ind  on  the  nef,  9  le.iguis  fidin  the  well  cn<l  of  Cayo  Iluejfo, 
18  from  Cnyo  Marqufi,  and  35  le.i^jue^  to  the  eaOward  of  the  Tortiif^as, 
It  lies  in  the  latitude  of  24"  30'  N.  and  long.  8a"  1 1'  W.  The  rocks  run 
bat  a  very  little  out  from  it,  and  there  is  no  kind  of  danger  but  what  may, 
be  avoided  in  the  day-tiine.  The  reef  is  very  deep  on  the  South  fide,  for 
you  have  20  fathoms  within  a  mile  of  the  kcv,  jnd  lOO  fathoms  about  two 
leagues  to  the  Ibuthward  of  it.  There  is  a  channel  of  4  and  5  fathoms  over 
the  reef,  about  a  mile  to  the  weflward  of  the  key  ;  but  to  the  eaftward  of 
it,  for  a  or  3  miles,  you  tal^l.of  depend  on  cnrrvinR  more  than  15  or  16 
feet,  though  farther  on  to  the  eaftward,  for  the  diftance  of  4  or  5  leagues, 
you  will  have  3  j,  and,  in  many  places,  4  and  5  fathoms,  the  leaft  water  on 
the  reef. 

There  is  liktwife  a  large  pole  ertfted  on  Looek'y,  which  tr.ay  be  feen  at 
a  coni'iderable  diltance. 

About  4  miles  due  north  from  I.one  kfy  there  is  a  fmall  harbour,  called 
by  ihe  Providence  people  New-fnund  Harbour,  and  by  the  Spaniards  Cag^ 
viimos  or  Cayovamo  ;  but  it  is  ht  for  nothing  bu»  i'mali  craft,  as  only  7  or  8 
fiet  at  mod  can  be  carried  into  if. 

Bakia  Honda  lies  about  10  miles  N.  K.  from  Loot  hey,  in  lat.  34°  35', 
It  has  a  large  entrance  and  a  fair  chaniwl  of  ^  and  5  fathoms,  but  when  you 
are  in  the  harbour  it  Hioals  to  3  J,  3,  i\,  and  al  fathoms  ;  and  the  bottom 
in  general  is  rather  hard  rough  ground.  This  place  may  be  eafily  known 
by  :hrec  fmall  iflands  on  the  weft  fide  of  the  entrance,  and  a  large  ifland  on 
the  eaft  fide,  a  mile  long,  with  a  fandy  beach,  r?hiarkab.e  for  a  number  of 
tall  palmetto  cabbage-trees,  the  firft  of  the  kind  you  fall  in  with  coming 
from  the  weftward. 

From  Dahia  Honda  to  the  weft  end  of  Cayo  Vaccas  (the  next  confider- 
able  ifland  in  proceeding  to  the  eaftward)  the  diftance  is  4  leagues,  and  the 
direftion  of  the  coaft  turns  Uill  more  to  the  northward.  There  are  only  a 
few  fmall  keys  between  them,  the  body  or  thick  duller  of  iflands  ending 
about  Bahia  Honda,  which  makes  this  almoft  vacant  fpace  the  more  re- 
markable. 

About  5  miles  *buth  from  the  weft  end  of  Cayo  Varcat,  there  is  a  fmall 
fandy  key  on  the  reef,  called  by  the  Spaniards  Cayo  Sombrero,  in  latitude 
24°  34'  and  81°  55'  W.  longitude  :  this  is  the  eaftemmoft  key  on  the  reef. 
Ttiere  are  in  all  fix  keys  on  the  reef  ;  and,  as  they  may  ferve  as  femany 
good  land-marks  to  know  exaftly  where  you  are,  in  cafe  of  falling  in  with 
any  of  them,  it  will  not  be  improper  in  this  place  to  recapitulate  the  fttu- 
aiion  of  each  of  them,  beginning  at  the  w^fternmoft,  which  lies  3  leagues  S. 
S.  W.  from  Cayo  Huefy.  in  lat.  24°  23'  and  long.  82'  39'  W. ;  the  three 
fmali  keys  oH  Bochfi  Chira,  in  lat.  24°  24'  and  long.  8a"  85'.  Looe-ieyin 
84''  30'  N.  lat.  Sa'*  11'  W.  lo.ig.  and  Cuyo  Sombrero  jxxh  now  mentioned. 


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As  we  have  thus  far  given  a  general  account  of  the  reef  and  the  chain  of 
iflancls  as  far  as  Cayo  Vaccas^  it  is  now  time  to  return  to  the  channel  between 
them.  It  was  oWervcd  before,  that  there  were  two  or  three  Ihiall  coral 
patches  with  ai  or  3  fathoms  water,  lying  about  a|^  or  3  miles  S.  S.  E. 
from  the  weft  ena  of  Cayo  Hueffo,  with  5  and  6  faihoms  all  round  them, 
being  near  the  middle  of  tlie  channel,  which  is  there  about  5  miles  broad. — 
It  continues  to  be  upwards  of  4  miles  in  breadth  till  you  are  pad  tlie  three 
keys  on  the  reef  off  Bocha  Chicu  ;  when  the  reef  grows  broader  and  the 
channel  narrower,  with  4  or  5  fathoms  the  deepeft  water.  In  the  narrowed 
part,  which  is  about  5  or  6  miles  to  the  weftward  of  Looekry,  the  channel 
IS  only  a  mile  and  a  half  broad,  and  3^  lathoms  the  deeped  water.  But,  as 
you  approach  Looekey,  the  channel  grows  broader  again,  and  deepens  to  5, 
6  and  7  fathoms,  mud  and  clay.  Abreaft  of  Bahia  Honda^  the  channel  is 
about  3  miles  broad  with  the  lame  foundings,  and  continues  about  the  fame 
breadth  as  far  as  Cayo  Vaccas.  There  arc  two  general  remarks  concerning 
this  channel  to  the  weilward  of  Cayo  Vaccas,  namely,  that  you  will  have  3 
fathoms  all  the  way  within  a  mile  of  the  keys,  and  that  you  will  always 
find  the  deepeft  water  neaiell  the  reef. 

Cayo  Vaccas,  or  rather  the  thick  range  of  idands  that  go  by  that  name, 
extends  about  N.  E.  by  E.  for  the  Ipace  of  5  leagues,  the  eaftemmoft  of 
•which  iflands  is  called  Duck-key. 

From  Duck-key  to  Key  Bivoras,  the  diftance  is  about  ,5  miles,  and  there 
arc  three  fmall  mangrove  iflands  between  them.  Jiey  Bivoras  is  5  milea 
long,  with  a  white  iandy  beach,  and  is  remarkable  for  a  high  hummock  of 
trees  at  the  weft  end. 

From  the  eift  end  of  Bivoras  to  the  weft  end  of  Old  Matacumhc  the  dif- 
tance is  3I  miles.  Matacumbe  is  4  miles  long,  in  a  N.  E.  direftion.  The 
tre«$  at  the  north  end  are  very  high  and  level  at  the  top,  appearing  at  a  dil". 
tanctf  like  table-land.  It  lies  in  latitude  24"  49'  and  longitude  81°  jc/. — 
There  is  a  fafe  harbour  near  the  north  end  ot  Matacumbe,  where  veffcls  not 
drawing  above  7  or  8  feet  may  go  in,  and  anchor  in  3  fathoms,  fecure  from 
all  winds  ;  but  you  muft  go  round  the  eaft  fide  of  a  imall  ifland,  called  In- 
dian-key or  Metance,  keeping  about  a  cable's  length  off  O\ore,  where  you 
will  have  9  and  lo  feet  for  Ibmc  diftance,  till  you  get  into  a  and  3  fathomii 
in  a  broad  channel  which  runs  round  towards  the  north  end  of  Matacumbe, 
where  there  is  a  large  turtle-crawl.  The  channel  plainly  (hews  iifelf  by  the 
white  (hallow  banks  on  each  fide,  where  there  is  only  2  or  3  feet  water. — 
Indian-key  lies  about  a  miie  to  the  eaftward  of  Matacumbe,  and  it  is  all  a 
fhoal  between  them.  To  the  N.  W.  and  northward  of  Matacumbe  the 
mangrove  iflands  begin  sgain,  and  continue  to  the  main  land,  about  6  or  7. 
leagues  diftant,  arid  all  the  way  to  the  eaftward  within  Cayo  Lar^o,  &c.  but 
that  large  fpace  is  almoft  one  continued  flat,  with  fome  Imall  channels  of  5 
or  6  feet  water. 

The  reef  from  Cayo  Sombrero  is  in  general  very  broken  ground  as  far  as 
the  weft  end  of  Matacumbe  ;  there  being  many  patches  of  coral  rocks,  with 
6  or  8  feet  water,  and  others  where  the  rucks  rife  to  the  furface,  particularly 
lome  fpots  off  the  eaft  end  of  Cayo  Vaccas,  about  7  or  8  miles  off  Ihore. 
There  are  likewife  fome  large  patches  of  8  or  9  feet  off  the  middle  of  Key 
Bivoras,  and  another  large  rocky  fhoal  of  8  or  10  feet  off  the  weft  end  of 
Matacumbe,  at  the  difbnce  of  about  5  miles  ;  but  there  are  channels  of  at 
leaft  3  fathoms  over  feveval  parts  of  the  reef  between  them. 

There  are  likewife  fome  dangerous  fhoals  of  coral  rocks  in  the  channel  be- 
tween the  reef  and  the  S.  W.  part  of  Cayo  Vaccas,  the  largeft.  of  whic^»l 
only  4  feet  water  on  it,  and  lies  4  miles  N.  E.  from  Cayo  Sombrero^^ 


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f  the  reef  and  the  chain  of 
Lum  to  the  channel  between 
re  two  or  three  limall  coral 
Jilt  2\  or  3  miles  S.  S.  E. 
6  fathoms  all  round  them, 
ere  about  5  miles  broad. — 
I  till  you  are  pad  the  three 
sf  grows  broader  and  the 
(l  water.  In  the  narrowell 
d  of  Looekty,  the  channel 
le  deeped  water.  But,  as 
er  again,  and  deeperts  to  5, 
%ia  Hondat  the  channel  is 
continues  about  the  fame 
general  remarks  concerning 
nely,  that  you  will  have  3 
and  that  you  will  always 

nds  that  go  by  that  name, 
uagues,  the  eademmoft  of 

s  about  5  miles,  and  there 
Key  liivoras  is  5  milea 
ble  for  a  high  hummock  of 

of  Old  Matacumbe  the  dif- 
n  a  N.  K.  direftion.  The 
le  top,  appearing  at  a  dil- 
'  and  longitude  81°  30'. — 
tacumbt,  where  veffcls  not 
r  in  3  fathoms,  fecure  from 
>f  a  imall  idand,  called  /n- 
ngth  off  Oiore,  where  you 
lu  get  into  a  and  3  fathomii 
le  north  end  of  MatacumbCf 
I  plainly  thews  iifelf  by  the 
s  only  2  or  3  feet  water. — 
Matacumbe,  and  it  is  all  a 
hward  of  Matacumbe  the 
[le  main  land,  about  6  or  7. 
vilhin  Cayo  Lar^o,  &c.  but 
h  fome  Imall  channels  of  5 

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Mtches  of  coral  rocks,  with 
to  the  furface,  particularly 
out  7  or  8  miles  off  (hore, 
feet  off  the  middle  of  Ke)f 
10  feet  off  the  weft  end  of 
It  there  are  channels  of  at 
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■bout  a  miles  off  Key  Yuccas.  There  are  feveral  other  Tmall  patches  of  5 
and  6  feet  to  the  N.  E.  of  it ;  but  in  the  day-time  all  thefe  flioals  appear 
very  plainly  at  a  diftance,  being  of  a  brown  colour  ;  and,  as  it  is  unfafe  run- 
ning m  the  night,  it  is  always  necellary  to  come  to  anchor,  through  the 
whole  extent  of  the  channel. 

From  Cayo  Vaccas'  fhoals,  the  channel  ftill  continues  to  be  3  or  3  miles 
broad  to  the  eaftward  of  Matacumbe  ;  4  fathoms  is  the  deeped  water,  but 
two  and  a  half  and  three  fathoms  is  the  general  depth  along  Key-Bivoras,  at 
two  or  three  miles  didance. 

We  have  hitherto  purpofely  omitted  mentioning  where  frefh  water  may 
be  found  among  thole  keys,  to  avoid  confufion,  and  to  bring  into  one  point 
of  view  lb  necelfary  an  article  for  thofe  who  may  have  the  misfortune  to  be 
diipwrccked,  or  otherwilc  be  in  want  of  it.  There  is  no  drinkable  water 
on  the  Tortugas,  nor  any  where  till  you  come  to  the  weft  end  of  Cayo  Hu- 
tj'o,  where  there  are  feveral  wells  dug  in  the  fond.  The  water  is  pretty 
good,  efpccially  after  rain  ;  but  fomettmes  you  will  find  it  a  little  brackifh, 
in  which  cali;  the*  bed  wiy  is  to  dig  a  new  well,  which  is  foon  done,  and 
you  will  find  the  water  much  better  than  what  has  been  ftanding  in  the  old 
wells.  At  Bahia  Honda  there  is  very  good  frefh  water  to  be  got  in  the 
fame  manner,  and  on  the  Ibuth  fide  of  Cayo  Vaccas,  about  8  miles  from  the 
wed  end,  there  are  likcwiie  frefh  water  wells,  on  the  eaft  fide  of  a  narrow 
opening,  with  a  fandy  beach  on  each  fide  of  it. 

Theie  are  the  only  places  among  the  keys  (at  lead  as  far  as  we  know) 
where  frefh  water  is  to  bs  got  by  wells ;  but  there  are  feveral  fredi-watet 
fwamps  and  natural  refeivoirs  among  the  rocks;  particularly  a  large  one  on 
the  north  fide  of  Key-Vaccas,  about  6  miles  from  the  weft  end,  where  the 
water  never  fails.  It  lies  in  a  valley  about  100  yards  from  the  beach,  a  lit- 
tle to  the  weftward  of  three  mangrove  idands.  There  is  likewife  frefli  water 
to  be  got  fbmetimes  among  the  rocks  at  the  weft  end  of  Key-Vaccas,  and  the 
fmall  iflands  to  the  weftward  of  it,  befides  at  the  weft  end  of  Duck-key,  and 
feveral  other  places.  In  general,  wherever  there  is  a  rocky  foundation,  there 
is  a  chance  of  finding  frefh  water,  efpecially  after  rain. 

But  the  principal  watering-place  is  at  the  north  end  of  Old  Matacumbe, 
where  there  is  a  natural  well  in  a  rock,  about  4  feet  deep,  which  is  conftant* 
ly  full  of  excellent  water,  being  a  kind  of  fpring.  On  this  account  Mata- 
cumie  is  much  frequented  by  the  wreckers  and  turtlers,  as  there  is  no  freih 
water  for  ihany  leagues  to  the  eaftward. 

Neta  Matacumbe  lies  upwards  of  2  miles  to  the  north-eaftward  of  Old 
Matacumbe,  and  is  4  miles  long  in  a  N.  £.  dire&ion.  It  is  covered  with 
thick  tall  trees.  At  the  eaft  end  of  it  there  is  an  opening  about  half  a  mile 
wide,  with  a  fmall  mangrove  idand  in  the  middle  ;  then  a  mangrove  ifland 
near  2  miles  long,  which  is  feparated  by  a  narrow  channel  from  a  large 
idand  near  7  miles  in  length,  covered  with  high  trees  of  various  kinUs. 
This  ifland  has  no  name,  either  by  the  Spaniards  or  Providence  people,  biit 
goes  under  the  general  appellation  of  Cayo  Largo,  though  it  is  feparated 
from  it  by  a  narrow  channel. 

Key-Tavtrnier  (or  Cayo  Tavano,  as  it  is  called  by  the  Spaniards)  is  a 
fmall  ifland  about  two  miles  from  tlie  S.  W.  end  of  Cayo  Largo,  and  five 
leagues  N.  E.  from  Old  Matacumbe.  There  is  very  good  anchorage,  a  little 
to  the  northward  of  it,  for  fuch  vedels  as  frequent  the  coaft. 

Cayo  Rodrigues,  a  pretty  large  mangmve  Ifland,  without  any  firm  ground, 
(the  roots  of  the  trees  being  condantly  overflowed.)  likewife  lies  off  Cayo 
Lafgo,  at  the  didance  of  5  miles  N.  E.  b.  N.  \  N.  from  Tavemier,  It  is 
in  lat.  25°  N,  and  long.  81°  15'  W,     From  hence,  the  coaft  of  Cayo  Lar- 


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go,  which  here  appears  like  main  land,  turns  quickly  N.  N.  E.  and  N.b.  E. 
to  north,  for  which  reafou  Cape  Florida  ought  to  be  reckoned  Ibmewhere 
hereab  at,  though  there  is  no  particular  point  of  land  known  by  th&t  name 
to  the  people  of  Providence,  who  feem  to  be  bed  acquainted  with  thofe 
|>arts. 

There  are  no  Oioals  on  the  reef  oppofite  to  Old  Matacumbe,  except  that 
off  the  S.  W.  end  above  mentioned  ;  hut  there  is  a  large  patch  of  coral 
rocks  bearing  £.  S.  £.  6  or  7  miles  from  the  north  end  of  OLl  Matacumbe, 
on  which  there  is  only  four  o.  iifre  feet  water.  The  reef  comes  within  lels 
than  three  niles  of  Radrigues,  where  you  have  only  7  and  8  feet,  attd  3 
lathoms  is  generally  the  deepefb  water  in  the  channel  all  along. 

From  this  large  (heal  oH  Rodrigues,  wliich  forms  a  kind  of  elbow,  the 

Satches  of  contl  rocks  are  faid  to  increal'e  in  number  and  dimenftons,  forming 
ouble  and  treble  reefs,  with.fmall  channels  of  deep  water  through  them  ; 
but,  as  I  can  add  nothing  farther  from  my  own  knowledge,  I  (hall  leave  the 
iubjed:  for  the  prelent. 


Defcription  of  the  Harbours,  Shoals,  ^c.  of  the  Eaft  End  of  the" 
IJland  of  Cub  I ;  vAth  Remarks,  hiftruciious,  i^c. 

CAPE-CRUZ  bears  from  the  weft  end  of  Jamaica  N.  b.  E.  j  E. 
dift.  27  leagues,  in  the  latitude  19°  50  N.  It  is  a  low  level  land  with  a 
bluff  point :  the  eaft  fide  ftretches  in  N.  N.  E.  and  N.  E.  b.  N.  for  4  or  5 
leagues.  Without  it,  is  an  ifland  called  Bird- IJland,  which  makes  a  good 
harbour ;  for,  vefTels  hiay  fail  through  between  it  and  the  land.  It  is  ^fi>  a 
good  place  for  wooding  and  watering,  and  tliere  is  plenty  of  fifli.  You  mull 
make  very  bold  near  the  (hore,  otherwife  you  will  be  apt  to  mifii  the  en- 
trance, becaufe  it  lies  obfcurdy  under  ihe  other  land.  There  is  alfo,  be- 
tween this  and  St,  Jago,  feveral  little  places  where  fmall  craft  may  go  in, 
but  with  which,  as  yet,  we  are  not  fo  well  acquainted  as  to  be  able  to  give 
an  accurate  defcription  of  them. 

The  Copper  HiUs  are  high,  round,  and  picked  land,  about   Ij;  or  16 
leagues  from  Cape  Cruz,  and  about  26  leagues  to  the  we(l\vard  of  Ht.  Jago. 
They  lie  a  little  way  inland,  may  be  feen  from  moft  prts  of  the  north  fide 
^d[  Tamaica,  and  make  pretty  much  alike  at  all  bearings  from  thence. 

The  Moor.Caftk  of  St.  Jago  lies  in  lat.  19"  5a'.  When  the  eaft  point 
of  the  entrance  of  St.  Jago  b«irs  N.  E.  then  is  the  innermoft  battery  (hut 
in  with  the  weft  point. 

From  St.  Jago  to  Cumberland-IIarbovr  is  eaft,  dift.  12  leagues  ;  and, 
when  you  come  fo  far  to  the  eaftward  as  to  bring  Cumberland- Harbour 
north,  dift.  5^  or  6  miles,  then  tlie  land  to  the  weft  ward  of  Cumbtrland-Har' 
iour  and  the  Meor-caJlU  will  be  in  one,  thov  bearing  W.  f  N.  by  compafs, 
and  the  outermoft  land  to  the  eaftward  E.  N.  £.  From  hence  may  be  feen 
the  illand  of  Grandtance  bearing  E.  S.  E.  {  E.  and  then  the  obferved  lati- 
tude was  ig"  45'N. 

'  The  foundings  are  good  2  or  3  miles  without  Cumberland-Harbour,  but 

there  is  a  funken  rock  en  the  ftai  board  fide  going  in,  about  a  quarter  of  a 

snile  friom  the  (hore,  of  20  feet  water.     Otherwife  the  (liore  is  bold,  and 

"  gocd^room  to  work  in  it,  except  off  the  fouth  (hore,  where  Augu/la-River 

fomet  out,  there  being  a  bank  oJF  fand  and  mud  by  all  means  to  be  avoidii* 


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to  be  reckoned  Ibinewliere 
f  land  known  by  th&t  name 
)e{l  acquainted  with  thofe 

Id  Matacumbe,  except  that 
:  is  a  large  patch  of  coral 
rth  end  of  OLl  Malacuinie, 
The  reef  comes  within  lefs 
only  7  and  8  feet,  and  5 
nuel  all  along, 
brms  a  kind  of  elbow,  the 
>erand  dimenfions,  forming 
deep  water  through  them  ; 
nowledge,  I  ikall  leave  the 


of  the  Eaft  End  0/ the' 
bifiritCiiouSy  fsff . 

)F  Jamaica  N.  b.  E.  j  E. 
is  a  low  level  land  witb  a 
and  N.  E.  b.  N.  for  4  or  5 
(land,  which  makes  a  good 
t  and  the  land.  It  ia  ub  a 
s  plenty  of  (ifli.  You  mull 
ill  be  apt  to  mtfii  the  «n- 
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ere  fmall  craft  may  go  in, 
iainted  as  to  be  able  to  give 

led  land,  aboiit  i;  or  16 
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nofl  parts  of  the  north  fide 
bearings  from  thence. 
;  2'.  When  the  eaft  point 
the  innermoft  battery  (hut 

a,  did.  12  leagues  ;  and, 
bring  Cwmbtrltmd-Harhour 
flward  of  Cumberland-liar. 
aring  W.  f  N.  by  compafs. 
From  hence  may  be  feen 
and  then  the  obferved  lati- 

;  Cumbertand-Harhotir,  but 
ig  in,  about  a  quarter  of  a 
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ttV>  anchor,  you  may  bring  Autu/la-River's  mouth  to  bear  S.  W.  |  W.  an4 
the  Battery  J^eint  S.  S.  £.  Then  yQu  will  have  6  fiithoms  vrater;  The 
barboar  is  in  latitude  19'  jo'  ^. 

Fii6m  Cutitiertand-  Harbour,  5  leagues  to  the  eaftward,  it  a  little  Hver, 
where  many  fmall  vpflels  may  lie.  There  is  no  more  than  it  feet  wMkf 
upon  the  bar  called  E/etndeds  t  and  her!  you  mod  be  well  acquainted  be<' 
fore  you  can  find  out  the  mouth  of  the  river,  it  being  but  narrow,  and  the 
^veft  point  running  put  narrow.  The  deepieft  water  is  dofe  by  this  doint  i 
but  there  is  anchoring  a  little  to  the  e^dward  of  the  mbuth  of  the  harooun 

From  Cumber  land- Harbour  to  Hooka-Point,  or  Sphinh'-Btty,  the  courfe 
is  B.  by  N.  i  N.  dift.  16  leaguea.  Yuu  may  anchor  in  the  bay,  bringht; 
the  eaftemmod  point  to  bear  E.  S.  E.  di  dance  about  a  mile  and  a  half,  and 
then  the  platfbrm-land  on  Hifpaniola  will  be  in  one  with  the  point.  The 
latitude  is  to*  6'  N.  You  may  anchor  in  any  water,  from  35  to  7  fathoriiSi 
but  t6  fathoms  is  the  bed,  and  there  ii  plenty  of  filh  to  be  caught  ivith 
hooks.  To  the  wedward,  about  a  or  )  miles,  b  i  fredi-water  river,  and  at 
mod  timea  thet«  are  Spanidi  hunters  who  will  fupply  you  vrith  fredi  pro* 
viiions. 

From  Hooka-Point  to  the  extremity  of  Cape  Maiie,  the  courfe  is  N.  E4 
dift.  5  leagues.  The  Cape  is  in  lat.  to"  18"  N.  From  it  may  be  feen  the 
high  land  of  Grandtante,  bearing  S.  by  E. 

Cape  Maize  and  Cape  Nicolas  bear  from  each  dther  E.  St  E.  and  W.  N* 
W.  did.  1 8  or  19  leagues.  .-, 

The  high  land  from  Grandtatice  bears  from  Cajiie  Nicolds  S.  by  W* 
wederly. 

Cape  Maize  is  a  loW  iandy  point,  with  a  reef  running  from  it  abbut  i  at 
3  miles  ',  about  4  leagues  to  the  wedward  is  a  lagoon,  where.imaU  veflels 
may  go  in. 

Farther  on  about  5  leagues  is  Btirraco-Harbonr,  a  very  good  one^  but 
narrow  in  the  entrance.  However,  the  harbour  is  knowtt  by  a  little  round 
hill,  called  the  Anvil  hill,  being  flat  at  top,  and  a  little  to  the  wedward  of 
the  harbour.  The  eaft  fide  is  the  heft  to  go  in  by  {  ilonr,  the  weft  fide  is 
iandy  and  flat. 


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Savigattrs. 

THE  great  weight  of  the  fiai,  incloM  wkhtn  the  vttft  extent  of  the 
GulF  of  Mtxify  !S  let  in  agiutioii  by  the  tt«de>windt,  as  ft  generally  agreed, 
whereby  tVi  Ftorida-jlredm  is  ftippiofed  to  be  afieA«d,  ami  Upuce  ailed  the 
Cu^.JhtsmH  This  ^resm  is  in  nality  carried  into  thil  MtixkoH  Gulf  by 
thek!  trad«.«ir&(Mb,  ami  therefai  rirf.uhtes  at  large ;  but,  at  the  #ltce  of  itt 
IfTuc,  ftn>n|ly  rsmpraflied  by  the  ilknd  of  CitM  ti4  thdfe  of-  Makema  dii 
one  fide,  and  by  the  promontpry  oft  the  other,  it  bcat^nuM^toiiti'lbht 
current  fuddm  and  often,  in  order  to  takt  ita  vent  en  die  cift  fidt  «f  U«i 
&id  promontory  'at  Cape  FUrida^  through  the  Hem  Bahaniit-ehmnndt^ 
the  Atlatuit  OeeiH^  with  a  N.  by  E.  dire6bgii ;  which  direfiion,  ti  Cite 
Canaveral,  it  exchttHna  with  a  N.  N.  £.  Jtaiion,  in  which  k  injifliUn 
as  iar  as  CharUfioiu  North  and  N.  E.  at  W«ft  winds  preftibe  t^miih- 
/t%Mi  hoiM  to  the  AiUntU  eoajtf  and  coniac  it  taa  very  mrroHr  chanoiii 


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M  which  time  it  runs  like  a  torrent.  S.  E.  and  fouth  winds  give  Itfs  nfklr 
ticx^  to  the  Mtural  ci^rient  of  the  dream,  becmfe  it  then  runs  iu  its  natural 
channel,  is  wider,  as  alio  difbnt  from  the  (hore,  6n  ^hich  diflance  part  of 
t)ie  ilreatn  returns  by  an  eddy  fouthwtrdly.  South-well,  wieft,  and  north. 
veft  wiads  extend  the  ftream  (till  farther  into  the  ocean,  conie(||ueniIy  be- 
yond its  natural  eadem  boundary  j  by  which  its  current  is  but  moderate, 
having  that  motion  diroinifhcd,  which  ts  caufed  by  the  prelTore  it  receives 
in  iti  copfinemcnt  between  the  illaiKis  of  Bahama,  Cuia,  and  (he  promon- 
tory. According  to  the  interceptipns  6f  wiada,  contrary  to  its  aiTumed  re< 
guUr  courfe,  it  begins  to  ctunge  at  the  weft  end  of  the  Martyrs,  from  fouth 
to  S.  £.  to  eaft,  to  N.E.  at  Cape  Florida  to  N.  N,  E.  and  in  the  AVw  Bo- 
/tan^a  channel  to  N.  by  £. 

The  florida-Slream,  at  its  regular  fdilbns,  and  tirHnterrifpted  courUe  in 
&ir  weather,  forms  a  remarkable  vifible  glafed  line  of  divifion ;  but  in  many 

S laces  out  of  fight  of  any  land.  Without  this  line,  the  flreanr  appears  in 
ime  places  as  blue  boiling  water  ;  in  others,  burlting  and  fermenting  likf 
cataracls,  even  at  times  of  the  greatefl  calms,  be&desbctng  fathomkfs  inthcTcf 
very  I'pots.  Within  the  aforelaid  line  is  an  eddy  quite  fmo^th,  changing 
gradually,  as  it  approaches  Hawkt-channcl  and  its  iilands,  from  the  Stream's 
deep  blue  to  a  beautiful  fea-green,  and,  at  lad,  into  a  milkwwhite,  Th« 
foundings  under  the  blue-coloured  water  are  on  a  fine  white  marl  ;  under 
the  fea-gieen,  on  the  faid  marl,  with  fponge,  white  coral,  fra-feaihers,  turtle- 
grals.  and  fometimes  banks  of  rocks  ;  and,  under  the  white-coloured  water, 
^he  foundings  are  on  ai  white  marl,  with  banks  of  rocks  or  \<rhite  fand.  The 
eddy  takes  its  current  in  an  oppolite  direftion  from  that  of  the  c«>ntiguou» 
ftream,  viz.  Ibuth-weftwardly. 

I'he  (buildings  of  the  eddy,  provided  no  reef  is  in  the  way,  between  the 
ilream  and  Ilnwke-channel,  run  from  20  fathoms  to  %\  ;  and,  where  th« 
reef  divides  the  fiream  and  Hawkt-channd,  the  (bundings,  in  feme  places, 
9re  from  bottomlels  at  once  to  i  a  or  1 1  fathoms. 

.  Veil'els  may  with  lafcty  hereafter  avoid  the  eddy,  or  make  alltywance  for 
)t  in  their  calculations ;  that  i$,  if  they  cannot  help  falling  into  it,  (after  they 
have  taken  all  precautions  by  Ibunding  in  blue  water,  and,  when  they  had 
bottom,  flood  off,)  they  wilKnaturally  fubtraft  what  longitude  they  make 
in  the  eddy,  from  what  they  had  made  in  the  ftreatn,  and  begin  a  new  de.< 
parture,  being  at  the  iimie  time  very  precife  in  their  mommg  and  mertdim 
obfervations.  Many  (hips  bound  through  the  Gulf  of  Tlotida,  unacquaint- 
.ed  with  the  dream's  eddy,  and  ignorant  alfe  of  foundings  being  under  blue 
ttrattr,  have  been  loft  in  fair  weather  :  they  were  fwept  incef&ntly  by  the 
eddy  to  the  wefttvard  ;  and,  when  they  foutjd  by  their  calculations  (hat  they 
had  a  fufHcient  offing  ead  of  Cape  Florida,  they  flood  north,  and,  indead 
pf  entering  the  Gwlph,  ran  ftraight  upon  a  reef. 

Befides  the  eflisft  diflferent  winds  have  upon  the  Florida-flream,  it  is  fub« 
je£l  to  anot)^,ca<{(e  that  alio  prefTes  it  on  or  off  the  coaft  ■,  and  that  isy  tbe 
full  and  chiqge  of -the  moon,  which,  according  to  its  pdfition,  has  all  the 
(4il%rent  tfkm  upon  ^he  dream,  ^  oweyer,  not  equal  in  .power  with  thofe  of 
the  wind  ( 9Ki4  tl^  diljppUtion  of  the  dream  it  inprealed  to  itr  extreme,  if  the 
cffel^b^^  Itl^thrffi;^  and  the  moon  are  combined  ;  for,  at  this  time  the 
ocevoi  ti|^g  b^b<;fti|  this  regulates  the  Hood  and  ebb,  and  divides  them  in 
praM|;ii«W^«  tuwsi,  foniequently  it  dire^  and  increafes  them,  with  the 
ll^flpii^  of  cadsrly  ipoons  and  winds^  to  th^  wed ;  and  with  that  of  wed- 
'illtlyflp^  to  the«d;  ib  that  the  wed  and  ead  (hores  are  at 

l&Ki  flepriy^  of,  and,  at  «^M|f /times,  overflowed  by,  tides,  o€calk>ued  by 

-*"*■-,  vki|»md«se. 


LOt. 

fouth  witids  give  Uts  iMtr 
it  then  runs  in  its  natural 
on  ithkh  diflance  pan  of 
uth-weft,  Wfeft,  and  north- 
ocean,  confecpiently  be- 
current  is  but  moderate, 
>y  the  preffore  it  receives 
,  Cuia,  and  the  promon- 
contrary  to  its  aiTumcd  re- 
of  tht:  Martyrs,  from  fouth 
li,E.  and  in  the  Neu  Ba- 

nd  uninterrupted  coutIc  in 
t  of  divifton. ;  but  in  many 
line,  the  dream  appears  in 
vltin(}  and  fermenting  likt 
des' being  fiithomtefs  in  thefef 
dy  quiie  fmosth,  changing 
I  inands,  from  the  Stream's 

into  a  milk -whiter  The 
1  a  fine  white  marl  ;  undes 
te  coral,  fea-feathers,  turtle- 
r  the  white-coloured  water, 

Focks  or  white  land.  Thr 
from  that  of  the  c«>ntiguou» 


is  in  the  w«y,  between  tbe 
ns  to  ;|^  ;  and,  where  th« 
foundings,  in  feme  places, 


Idy,  or  make  allowance  for 
tip  filling  into  it,  (after  they 
water,  and,  when  ihcy  had 
what  longitude  they  make 
ream,  and  begin  a  new  de-k 
their  morning  and  meridian 
riilf  of  Ftofida,  unacquaint- 
foufvdings  being  under  blue 
:re  fwept  inceffiintly  by  the 
y  their  Calculations  that  they 
ey  flood  north,  and,  inSlead 

he  Florida-finam,  it  is  fub* 
ff  the  coaft  ■,  and  th*t  is,  tbe 
I  to  its  pO&tion,  hM  all  the 
iqual  in  .power  with  thofe  of 
tcreaied  to  itf  extreme,  if  the 
tbined  •,  for,  at  this  time  the 
nd  ebb,  and  divides  them  in 
nd  increafes  them,  trith  the 
wft ;  and  With  that  of  weft- 
e  weft  md  eaft  fhores  are  at 
wed  by,  tides,  occai'ioued  by 


AMERICAN  COAST  Pir.ftf.' 


m 


Tht  boifterous  eaft,  N.  E.  and  north  winds  %egtn  generally  in  Septem- 
ber, and  continue  during  tbe  feafon,  when  the  lun  is  in  tlie  ibuth,  viz.  until 
March,  at  which  times  thefe  vrinds  generally  end  with  a  gale  or  hurricane, 
if  the  moon's  full  or  change  falU  in  with  theleafon.  If  then  veffcis  happen 
to  b:  in  the  mouth  of  the  Gulf  of  Mtxko,  that  is,  between  the  Ilavannah 
and  Cape  Florida,  they  had  beft  endeavotir  to  make  the  Bahama- IflandSy 
or,  at  leaft,  tiie  Ibundings  of  them,  and  proce<id  under  their  lee-fide  ;  but, 
irhen  they  are  to  the  nor».h  of  them,  to  keep-  in  the  eaftern  extent  of  the 
flreais,  or  elfc  they  will  not  be  able  to  cleao  their  w^y  through  the  Gulf, 
nor  along  the  coaft  of  Eajl- Florida  ;  either  go  on  fhore  of  the  Reefs,  Cap© 
Florida,  or  Cape  Canaveral ;  if  not,  upon  the  beach  between  both  Capes, 
which  is  the  ieaft  evil  of  the  two  *,  for,  thus  the  crew  and  cargo  may  be 
laved,  and  fome  velfels  may  alio  be  brought  off,  provided  the  florm  ceales 
before  the  veffel  is  a  wreck.-  But  if,  at  any  time  of  the  fouth  lun,  or  at  any 
other  time,  the  winds  are  wefterly,  then  th»  Allanlic  coaft  affords  the  mof| 
eligible  lee  for  navigators  who  do  not  chool*  to  take  the  ftrcam. 


DireElions  for  FejfeU  hound  SoutHivard,  though  the  Gulf  of 

Florida. 

THE  praftice  of  going  Ibuthwardt  through  the  Gulf  of  Florida,  by 
keeping  upon  foundirgs  outlide  of  the  teef,  is  a  luvigation  fo  dangerous, 
that  we  recommend  every  one,  except  an  cafes  of  extreme  nccefHty,  to  avoid 
it.     The  following  are  direftions  for  afvoiding  its  dangers  : 

Vdlelt  flrom  P»rt'R»iai  harbour,  va  South-Carolina,  may  keep  upoa 
ibundings  as  iitr  to  the  (buthward  as  Tybte,  and  then  ftaod  to  the  eaft,  and 
afterward!  to  the  Ibutfa,  till  they  get  into  tbe  latitufle  of  96°  N. ;  they  may 
then  run  down  in  that  parallel,  and  make  the  fouth  end  of  ^^occo,  or  the 
Hokin-ifK-WaU.  N.  W.  by  W»  5  or  &  miles  from  the  Uole-in-the.fVall, 
they  may  anchor  in  white  water,  of  about  7  &thoms,  oS.  a  point  where  the 
key  fiiUs  in,  and  where  is  good  6fhing. 

The  caurb  fiom  the  Hoti-in-iit-WaU  to  the  Btrrj-IJlandi  is  W.  by  S. 
or  W.  S.  \V.  \  W.  13  or  14  leagues,  which  will  bring  you  to  Stirrup's- 
key,  or  Money-key,  being  the  N.  W.  part  of  the  Berry- JJlands, 

To  ihc  weiivmd  ot  Stirru0U-key  is  a  tongue  of  ocean  water,  fhootinginta 
the  banks,  acrofs  which  thecourle  is  W..  4  N.  or  W.by  N.  10  leagues, 
fcarce  to  the  Little  I/aac's  Rocks.  From  thefe  to  Great  I/aac's  Rock,  the 
courfe  is  about  wreft,  and  the  diftance  betvreett  9  and  iQ  leagues. 

From  the  Berry-Ifiandt  to  Prfftiidence^  the  courlie  is  S.  S.  £.  ijl leagues. 

When  you  get  foundings,  keep  your  lead  going,  keeping  in  or  out  as  the 
\vater  deepens  or  ilullows,  fteeting  between  the  weft.and  W.  by  N.  about 
15  leagues. 

The  breadth  of  foundings  fat  leaft  fiom  the  Berry  to  Ifaac  Rock)  is  from. 
3  to  5  miles  from  the  banks,  being  bruadeft  at  the  rock.  Upon  the  bank's, 
edge  aretwofmalt  rocks,  between  ih», Berry -IfianitmA  Ijaac  Rfick,  which 
terminate  the  N.  W.  corner  of  the  bank. 

At  a  cable's  length  ofl'  the  weft  fide  of  J/aac  Rock,  x'e  no  ibundings.— 
As  you  come  round  it,  you  immediately  get  into  ocean- water,  and  confe- 
queatly  into  the  current  of  the  Gulf ;  butlif  it  fhould  happen  tha|  the 
wind  be  at  S.  S.  E.  and  you  cannot  lie  foutn,  or  S.  by  E.  ib  as  to  uke  the 
current  mider  youi  ke,  and  keep  the  l^ar^k  oivhiJard,  the  beft  viray  h  to  aoA 


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choFf  pr  keep  lii  upon  (bundipgs  to  the  northward  of  IJatu.  Rock,  till  the 
wind  comes  favoui'able. 

By  this  ^ill  appear  the  aeccll&ty  of  getting  to  J/tuu  Rock  by  morning  ; 
Cor,  then,  you  get  round  and  keep  in  on  the  edge  of  the  ftmndingv,  by  which 
yovi  will  plainly  difceni  the  bank,  tLr  waiei  bcinf  cl<ar,  and  the  bank  while, 
with  twa  Imall  locks,  between  Jfaac  Rcr/i  and  the  ifliind  of  Rtmini  :  the 
diftance  between  is  7  le;(gues,  nearly  north  and  louth.. 

At  Bmini  is  a  harbour  of  o  feet  water,  and  an  anchorage  in  the  opening, 
with  a  well  of  ^ter  on  the  cut  point :  the  harbour  lie»  in  Lit.  45°  30'  N. 

Front  \ht  ifland  of  fiep)ini,  UpMth,  dill.  8  or  9  leagues,  it  Cai-key  luj^bour^ 
pr  the  hegintiitig  of  the  Rofau^cs. 

Fnom  StTuini  to  Bcak's-key  is  S.  j  E.  7 1  leagues.  Btak'sktjt  it  the 
(oiMhemmoft  of  Cat-keyi,  and  affords  lotne  (helter. 

A  little  leis  than  a  league  from  Beak's-key,  begin  the  Riding- Rocki,  bare 
of  bufhes;  and  appearing  like  wrecks  :  the  6]^4;iiar<^  call  them  LosMimbres, 

S.  W.  by  S.  about  7  miles  fir<Nn  the  lbuthei;nmoll  Riding-Rock,  isaflioal 
on  which  a  very  rich  Spanijh  galleon  ftruck,  in  1765  ;  her  bottom  beat 
over,  and  pieces  of  her  were  found  as  far  as  Money-key  to  the  eailward.  The 
lofa  of  this  veffel  was  a  profitable  vircumftapce  to  the  people  of  Providence  ^ 
bcr  bottom  now  lies  about  eaft,  pr  £.  by  S.  -^r  or  8  miles,  from  the  flioai»  ia 
1 7  feet  water,  and  is  yet  fuppofed  \o  coiitain  Ibrae  treal'ure. 

From  Bernini  the  ibundihg  is  narrow,  and  conlrquently.  the  current 
ftrong.  From  hencc^ver  to  the  tlorida  fhore,  the  breadth  is  no  more  thai\ 
^5  or  16  leagues.  nom  Cat-key  abreail  of  the  Rocques,  the  lounding  is 
pretty  broad,  with  gppd  anchorage  ai^  kls  curcent,  towards  the  S.  £.  and 
&*  E.  by  S. 

Fi^oth  the  fecood,  or  Cat-key,  the  cftuife  S.  £.  by  S.  did.  14  or  13  leagtws, 
is  Orange-key,  having  good  anchorage  to  tlie  S.  W.  of  it,  £or  6  mites,  in  aa 
fathoms.  \V'hen  upon  this  flat,  you  have  fecured  your  pallage  through  the 
Gulf,  this  way  ;  for^  then,  you  may  make  liiil  either  in  ike  morning  or  at 
midnight :  ikering  S.  W.  10  or  1 1  lei|;ues,  you  will  fitll  ip  with  Key  Sel 
Bank,  which,  for  10  leagues  on  the  north  tide,  ftnlches  eaft  and  weit,  and- 
cnnfequently  the  current  fets  ftronger  as  you  get  to  the  weftward.  There 
ate.  food  foundings  M  along  by  it,  and  you  may  difcem  by  the  bank  how  far 
'.-Oil  .ire  19  thr  eaftward  of  the  Dfiubk'headed  Shot  .*.  there  is  anchorage,  in 
foots,  all'  the  way  in,  but  the  foundings  are  narrow  at  tiie  Doubk-headei 
iihot;  the  middle  of  which  lies  in  lat.  aj"  5/  N.  and  S.  S.  £.  4  leagues,  ia 
Key  Sil,  where  there  is  water.     Here  the  Spaniards,  make  fajt. 

From  the  OonbU-headed'  Shot  to  the  edge  of  the  foundings,  a  little  to  the 
weft  of  t"a[;e  tlorida,  is  N.  W.  by  N.  15  leagues. 

From  the  DoubL-headed<-ShQt  to  the  Matames,  the  courfe  is  S.  W.b.W. 
(lilK  23  01  34  leagues,  and  fr^m  the  Matunztt  tQ.the  H.avtmnah,  wcfl>  the 
di  Ranee  is  nearly  the  bme. 


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Remarks  coHcerning  New-Frovidencc  W  fi>e  Bahama- B.inks. 

NE>y-PROVlOEKCE,  whofe  town,  calltd  Nafau-Tcton,  is  in  »5* 
S'^  u  the  chief  of  "'1  il  Bahama- IJlands,  and^ieseafl  and  wefl,  al^ut  iff, 
^t^'uei  long  and  ^  brtiad.  The  harbour  i^  on  the  north  fide  (wh^re  thttp^ 
^it_  feveral  keys)  between  the  ifland  and  llog-Ifand. 


OT. 

i  of  1/mu  Rock,  till  the 

Ifnac  Rock  by  morning  ; 
the  iimndingY,  by  whicU 
Uar^  and  the  bank  while, 
;  iiland  of  Memini  :  the 
h.. 
nchonge  in  the  opening. 


r  lie»  in  Lit.  45"  30' 


N. 


agues,  is  Cat-key  harbour* 
ucs.     Beak's-key  it  the 

the  fiiding-Rocki,  bar© 
ds  cM  th«m  LosMimbrts, 
ill  Riding- Hack,  isa  {hoal, 

1765  ;  her  bottom  beat 
■key  to  the  eaftward.  The 
he  people  of  Providence  :■ 
i  miles,  from  tbe  fliqalt  ifli 
ttcaiure. 

conirquently.  the  current 
be  breadth  is  no  "tore  than, 
Rocquei,  the  (ounding  is 
:,  tovjrds  the  S.  E.  and 

Y  S.  did.  14  or  1 3  leagues, 
.  of  it,  jor  6  miles,  in  29 
your  pallage  through  the 
tb<r  in  (he  morning  or  at 
I  will  fiJl  ui  with  Key  Sel 
iclches  can  and  well,  and 
to  the  weftvrard.  There 
fcem  by  the  bank  how  far 
'■ :.  these  is  anchorage,  in 
TOW  at  the  Doublt-headed 
and  S.  S.  £.  ^  leagues,  ia 
ff  make  fait. 

e  Ibundings,  a  little  to  the 
I. 

the  courfe  is  S.  W.  b.W. 
)  ttw  Ifavannah,  i^ft,  the 


ascT 


{ the  Bahama- Banks. 

d  Nafau-Tcwn,  is  in  »5* 
es  eali  and  weft,  about  tft^ 
le  north  fide  (whpre  thetjfc 
vl. 


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FfOrft  Providence  to  Froun-kry,  the  (buth.eaftemmoft  key  of  the  Berry* 
ijlands,  the  courle  is  about  N.  W.  dift.  lO  01  it  leagues. 

From  this  key  to  N.  W.  Paflfage,  or  the  entrance  upon  the  bank,  between 
the  Biack-tDood'BuJk  and  JoulUrkeys,  at  the  north  end  of  Androt-IJlani^ 
is  about  8  or  9  leagues.  As  the  bank  is  bound  with  a  reef  here,  you  muft 
pick  your  way  through  that,  and  you  may  do  it  rafily,  as  there  are  fevenl 
f'waihes,  which,  though  tliey  are  narrow,  have  no  lefs  than  11  or  13  feet 
through.  The  water  being  very  clear  in  this  part  of  the  world,  this  pick* 
jng  one's  way  through  a  Ihoal  is  attended  with  little  or  no  difficulty. 

WImii  you  hrft  come  upon  the  bank,  you  will  fee  Ibme  fcatter«d  heads  of 
rocks  knd  fponges  ;  but,  there  being  no  danger  except  what  i»  very  vidble* 
it  is  liifBcient  to  tell  you  that,  by  running  W.  S.  W.  about  19  or  13  leagues^ 
you  will  come  out  a  league  and  a  half  to  the  fouthwardof  the  Riding- Rotks^ 
en  the  weft  part  of  the  bmk,  wlience  you  may  eafily  &nd  your  way,  either 
to  Cuba  or  the  Florida  (hore. 

N.  B.  In  coining  from  the  Florida  Ihore  this  Way,  by  the  Riding- 
flocks,  you  fbould  endeavour  to  make  the  ibuth-eaftemmoft  Berry -Ijlani 
aarly  in  the  rooming,  which  precaution  will  give  you  a  great  benefit  with 
regard  to  tafety  in  your  run  to  Providence.  Vou  need  not  be  fold  how 
great  the  danger  is  in  coming  among  fttoals  and  broken  land  during  night. 

There  are  lieveral  fmall  harbours  on  the  N.  E.  part  of  the  Berry -Ijlands^ 
where  water  and  other  refreftiments  may  be  had  ;  but,  as  they  are  fcldoni 
frequented  but  by  the  people  of  Providence,  it  may  be  fuperfluous  to  ia^ 
any  thing  about  them. 

Something  might  be  (aid  with  regard  (o  the  palTage  by  Bernini ;  but,  it 
being  the  (hoaleft,  and  the  bars  to  the  eaftward  of  Bernini  making  it  very 
dangerous,  no  new  comer  ought  to  go  there  without  a  pilot. 

From  Providence  to  the  FioUiH-the-Wali,  (tbmetimes  called  the  HoU-iti' 
the-Rock,)  fouth  end  cS  Abacco,  the  courfe  is  north,  about  ao  leagues.  The 
paiTage  from  the  HoU-in-the-WaU  towards  the  Gulf  of  Florida  is  already 
explained  ;  but  we  muft  repeat  here,  that  it  is  neceflary  to  give  the  weft 
end  of  the  Grand  Bahama  a  good  birth,  not  only  on  account  of  its  flioals* 
but  for  fear,  if  the  wind  ibould  hang  louih-weftward,  you  Qiould  be  em- 
bayed. 

The  north  or  Little  Bahama  Bank  is  little  frequented  but  by  whales  and 
turtles ;  and,  on  account  of  its  iron-bound  reefs,  is  not  to  be  approathed« 
chiefly  on  the  N.  W.  end,  called  Maranilla-Reef :  the  tide  of  flood  feta 
an  indraught  on  this  end  of  the  bank,  from  every  point  of  the  compaij,  whicll 
renders  it  dangerous  to  the  laft  decree. 


ttireSlions  ftr  Ye£fU  kotindfrcm  the  Eafiward,  over  the  Gteat 
Bahama-Bank^  into  the  Gulf  of  Mexico. 

•  FIRST,  take  care  to  make  the  Hokin'the-WaU  at  the  fouth  end  of 
4biuco,  and  fiorn  thence  ^eer  W.  b.  S.  13  or  14  leagues,  which  courfe  and 
diftance  will  cany  you  to  Stirrup's.- key,  the  norihernmoft  of  the  Berry. 
J^nds  ;  then  run  S.  W.  till  you  can  but  juft  fee  it  oil  the  deck  of  a  veT- 
M  of  about  iQQ  tons  burthen  ;  you  will  then  be  in  8  or  9  fathoms  water, 
».nd  abaut  7  leagues  from  it.  Next,  haul  up  S.  W.  b.  S.  and  keep  na 
<(Ewer  to  the  feiuihtrnmoft  of  the  Berry- IJlandi  ihaii  3  fathoms^  which  will 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


be  wh«n  you  have  run  on  that  courfe  ta  or  i  j  leiguen  ;  you  will  then  \>e- 
gin  tu  cotne  on  the  middle  oi  the  bank,  where  you  may  oepend  on  Andiug 
no  where  lefs  than  1 5  feet. 

Both  on  coming  on  to  the  bank,  and  in  gmng  off  from  it,  you  will  find  a 
Aiung  tide,  which  fets  right  on,  or  right  off:  it  it  ealily  obrervcd  to  go 
along  by  the  ground,  the  water  being  clear  and  tnnlpai-ent :  on  the  middle 
of  the. bank  you  will  find  little  or  no  tide.  If  the  wind  hangs  on 
too  far  to  the  iuuthward,  it  will  follow  that  you  (hall  be  forced  to 
the  wcftward  ;  in  that  cafe,  make  ivo  delay  in  coming  to  an  anclmr,  left 
you  faU  in  with  the  bars  that  lie  to  the  Ibuth  and  wrflward  of  the  Bernini^ 
Ittands,  and  extend  near  3  leagues.  Get  under  way  at  (oon  as  you  can 
Acer  fouth.  You  mud  kc  no  land  after  you  leave  the  Berry- IJltyids,  till 
^ou  make  the  Roques,  or  Orange-keys  :  tlwie  keys  are  four  in  number,  be. 
Itdes  two  fmall  rocks,  without  bu(h  or  (hrubt  on  them.  Fnna  the  Roques 
to  the  weftemmoA  of  the  Double-headed-Shot  keys,  the  courle  is  S.  S.  «V. 
didance  about  15  leagues,  yet  the  current  will  kipnetimes  force  you  on  them 
ill  Aeering  S.  W. 

Should  you  liiil  for  thofe  keys  in  the  night,  by  all  means  keep  clear  of 
them;  they  are  a  number  of  bare  rocks,  perhaps  100,  or  120,  about  the 
iize  of  a  veflel,  and  limie  lefs  *,  but,  in  general,  there  is  water  plenty  betwera 
them  and  about  them.  S.  b.  £.  about  6  or  ^  leagues  from  the  Douhte- 
headed-Shot-keys,  is  Key-Sel,  fo  called  becaulie  the  Spaniardt  make&lt  there, 
and  about  which  are  icveral  funken  rocks.  The  beA  way  is  to  go  S.  W. 
from  the  Rogues,  and  not  (c  run  the  33  leagues  between  Roques  and  A>jr« 
Sel,  before  uiorning  ;  if  in  the  morning  you  find  yourlelf  in  ocean-water, 
run  S.  W.  b.  S.  for  Matanzes  ;  if  nut,  keep  dtnvn  weA  till  you  be  in 
pcean-water  -,  ilien  haul  up  for  t\}fi  coaA  of  Cuba,  and  run  down  it  till  you 
«re  abreaA  of  Bahia-Honda,  from  whence  you  mud  A><r  over  N.  W.  or 
thereabouts,  which  will  carry  you  clear  of  every  thing,  into  the  Gulf  of 
idenico. 


DIRECTIONS  for  the  MOSQyiTO  SHORE  i»«</  BAY 
OF  HONDURAS. 

BEING  bound  from  the  idand  of  JamaicA  to  Cape  Gracios  n  Diosl 
take  your  departure  from  Great  Point.  Pedro,  the  w* A  end  of  Jamaict  j 
fteer  W.  S.  vV.  \  S.  75  leagues  ;  then  Aeer  S.  b.  W.  about  30  ieagaes, 
and  you  will  make  the  main  ;  between  the  river  Pvttuck  and  Carratafio- 
J.agoon,  the  rivers  open  to  the  louthward.  ^arratafto  makes  with  a  large 
opening  in  the  land,  which  is  U<w,  and  has  trees  upon  it.  The  coaA  it 
clear,  and  there  is  good  anchoring  in  5.  6,  or  7  fathoms  water. 

If  the  current  fets  to  the  callwird,  before  you  make  the  land,  be  very 
careful  of  the  reef  of  rocks  which  lies  to  the  northward  of  C<ir»vit(z/<:j,  if 
leagues  oiT  from  the  main,  and  no  Inundings  until  clofe  on  them.  You  will 
probably  fall  to  the  w<:Aw3rd  of  them,  if  you  Aeer  the  above  courfes.  If 
you  make  them,  be  lure  to  go  to  the  weAward  of  them,  and  do  not  attempt 
to  find  a  channel  through.  The  we  A  end  of  them  lies  north  from  Carnf- 
ta/io,  and  is  czWed  Carratafro-Shoaly.  It  is  all  flvn!  and  broken  ground 
quite  up  to  Hobby -Keys  i  and  it  is  very  difficult  fot,a  flranger  to  find  a 
'channel  amongA  thofe  flioals  to  the  main.  Theh  is  a  very  fine  channel  be- 
tween thenvand  the  main,  in  fome  places  firom  7  to  10  leagues  over. 

When  you  arc  to  the  weflw^rd  of  Cmratafco- Shoals,  which  lie  in  lati- 
tude ijf"  ^7'  N. ;  longitude  82°  3L,  W. :  being  bound  to  Cape  Grados  a 
i>ioSf  endeavour  to  make  the  main ;  and,  if  ycu  cao  lay  throng'',  keep  your 


LOT. 

agues  ;  you  w'tW  then  oe* 
>u  may  depend  on  hndiiig 

>fl'  from  it,  you  will  find  « 

is  ealily  obfeTved  to  go 

-anipai-ent :  on  the  middle 

If  the  wind  hangs  on 

you    (hall    be  forced  to 

coming  to  an  anchor,  led 

wedward  of  the  Beminu 

uay  as  loon  at  you  can 

ive  the  Berry- IJltvds,  till 

^s  are  four  in  number,  be- 

them.     Fran  the  Ro^et 

ys,  the  couri*  is  S.  S.  «V. 

metimes  force  you  on  them 

>y  all  means  keep  clear  of 
lOO,  or  ISO,  about  the 
ere  is  water  plenty  betweea 
leagues  from  the  DohUc- 
t  Spaniards  make&lt  there, 

bed  ^»ay  is  to  go  S.  W. 

between  Roquts  and  Kty-* 
id  yourlelf  in  ocean-water, 
down  wed  till  you  be  in 
I,  and  run  down  it  till  you 
mud  ft-er  over  N.  W.  or 
/  thing,  into  the  Gulf  of 


>  SHORE  W  BAY 

5,- 

ra  to  Cape   Grncios  a  Diosi 
the  weft  end  of  JanaiS  z 
.  h.  W.  about  30  ieagues, 
:r   PvHiick  and  Carratafro- 
trratafro  makes  with  a  large 
tes  upon  it.     The  coaft  il 
fathoms  WJter. 
ou  make  the  land,  be  very 
lorthward  of  Cartvtafco,    I  f 
Lil  clofe  on  them.     You  wm 
ftcer  the  above  courfes.     If 
of  ihem,  and  do  not  attempt 
hem  lies  novth  from   Carrif- 
11  flioa!  and  broken  ground 
ult  fot-,a   ft  ranger  to   find  i 
cffe  is  a  very  fine  channel  be- 
'  to  I  o  leagues  6ver. 
'co-Shoals,  which  lie  in  lati- 
ng  bound  to  Cape  G ratios  a 
a  can  lay  throng'',  keep  your 


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lead  going,  efpecially  in  the  night,  and  como  no  nearer  to  the  (hoals  than  30 
fathoms  :  you  will  then  be  about  4  or  5  miles  off  them,  and  out  of  fight  of 
the  main,  which  cannot  be  icen  till  you  are  in  1  a  or  1 3  fathoms :  you  may 
tun  down,  keeping  the  main  on  board,  in  6  and  7  fathom^,  till  you  come  to 
the  Falfie  Cape.  When  you  are  come  nf  the  Falli;  C..pe  you  will  thoal 
yout  water,  but  you  may  run  along  the  .^  in  $  fathoms  in  (afety.  It 
ftretches  from  the  main  shout  N.  E.  a  long  way  oft  The  Falfe  Cape  makes 
when  you  are  to  windward  of  it,  like  the  Main  Cape,  with  high  mangroves. 
From  the  Falli:  Cape  to  the  Main  Cape,  the  courfe  is  S.  E.  7  leagues. 

When  off  the  pitch  of  the  Main  Cape,  you  will  fee  'Jie  land  trend  away 
N.  and  S.  The  cape  ends  in  a  low  landy  point,  trend  r.^  lO  the  Ibuthward, 
with  old  trees  on  it,  that  drift  out  of  the  river.  Thi'  water  fhoals  a  good 
way  off,  till  you  double  the  pitch  of  it,  and  then  you  n<ay  borrow  as  clofi; 
as  you  pleaie  into  a,  3.  4,  and  5  bthoms,  foft  ground.  Off  the  ipit  of  fand 
where  tne  old  trees  lie,  at  ihe  going-in  of  Cape  Graciot  a  Dios,  are  regular 
tbundinu  and  a  very  fine  liarbour.  Do  not  go  higher  up  in  the  bay  than 
5  or  4  fathoms,  although  it  is  all  clear  good  ground,  and  (heltered  from  all 
winds. 

The  Courfe  to  Black-River. 

FROM  the  weft  end  of  jfunaica  is  W.  b.  S.  a  little  foutlierly,  dif* 
fiance  about  90  leagues  to  the  Suans'-  IJlands  :  then,  if  you  do  not  make 
thofe  iflands,  you  may  fafely  haul  up  S.  b.  W.  or  even  S.  which  will  bring 
you  very  little  to  the  eallward  of  Black-River, 

The  currents  are  very  uncertain ;  therefore,  when  you  make  the  hnd, 
going  fbr  Black-River,  if  youiiw  any  high  land  to  the  eaftward  of  you,  you 
•re  to  leteward  and  weftward,  and  the  current  has  deceived  you  ;  for,  there  is 
po  high  land  to  the  eaftwrard  of  Breaier's-L«gaon  ;  for  the  land  makes  at 
fireuer't-Lagetn,  and  runs  all  along  to  the  weftward  as  far  as  Congretoy  and 
fiirtber.    To  the  eaftWard  of  Brewer'uLagoon  is  all  low  land. 

TQanebor  o/f  Black-River  Bar, 

IN  running  Car  Black-River,  after  you  have  made  the  high  laivl  caklhd 
the  Foyer-M^untaitu,  bring  the  Sugar-Loaf  to  bear  fouthward,  and  run 
into  ti  fathoms  water,  and  there  anchor,  as  farther  in  you  will  be  apt  to 
meet  with  anchon  loft  by  the  traders  in  the  north  winiu,  which  generally 
begin  in  November  and  laft  till  March.  This  is  a  wild  open  road,  and  the 
bur  too  dangerous  fbr  ftrangers  to  attempt  vritb  boats. 

Remarks  when  lying  at  anehor  ojf  Black-River. 

BE  attentive  to  the  weather.  When  the  wind  comes  to  the  S.  £. 
and,  baffling  about,  changes  to  the  weftward,  get  up  your  anchor  «  quick 
as  pofTtble,  ftretch  off  to  the  northward,  and  get  a  good  offing ;  for,  you 
may  then  be  fure  you  will  have  a  north  wind,  which  generally  blows  very 
hard,  and  makes  (o  great  a  fca  that  it  is  inxpolTible  for  any  veflel  to  ride  at 
her  anchors.  If  your  anchors  ftart,  it  is  extremely  dangerous,  as  the  rocks 
and  Ihoals  lie  at  a  diftanca  from  the  main.  If  you  caruiot  get  up  ybur  an- 
chor, flip  or  cut  your  cable  immediately  :  if  it  looks  black  to  the  N.  W. 
it   will  not'  be    long   before  you   have  it,   and  then   it   will   not   he 


Vf* 


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AMERICAM  COAST  PILOT. 


poflible  to  f{ct  an  offing.  When  you  onnot  pfet  an  ofRng  bflora 
the  gile  conxfi  on,  if  you  can  weather  Point  Pultuck,  which  liei  ei(t 
northerly  from  Btack-Rivtr,  run  awiy  for  Cape  Oratioi  a  2)iot,  for  whit  h 
you  have  a  fair  wind  all  the  way,  obkrvin^ihe  dirr6lions  to  go  between  th« 
reef  and  the  main.  When  you  come  to  the  Main  Cape,  do  not  aMempt  to 
vork  in»  but  bring  up  otT  the  Handy- Pointy  in  a,  3  or  4  fithoma,  all  clear 
ground,  and  very  Imuoth  riding  ;  then  you  are  ready  to  go  to  Black-River 
•s  icon  ax  the  north  wind  ia  over,  which  may  be  known  by  it*  getting  to 
the  N.  N.  F.  and  N.  E.  Some  pcop  e  go  from  tilaek-River  for  Bonacca  t 
but,  after  they  come  tliere,  it  often  happens  that  they  cannot  get  in,  as  the 
entrance  of  the  harbour  liesneareil  north  and  liuith.  Some  ved'ela  have  got 
in,  but  they  have  been  four  or  Hve  weeka  before  they  could  get  10  Black' 
Atu<r  again,  on  account  of  a  ilrong  current  Irtling  iu  the  wedward,  and  th« 
tra<Ie-winds  from  the  eaftward ;  tberefbrf  go  for  Cape  Grades  a  Diot,  aa  you 
have  a  fair  wind  Uuh  ways. 

If  ■  north  wmd  comes  on  before  you  can  get  an  ofling,  and  vou  do  not 
like  to  (leer  for  Cape  Gracios  a  Dins,  if  you  can  WMther  Cape  Camerm,  go 
ibr  TruxUla- Biiy,yn\\\c\\  is  a  very  good  road,  aiul  nicliered  from  all  winds* 
There  is  nothing  to  fi:ar  goiii^  in,  only  give  tlis  point  ^  fmail  birth,  and 
ftand  up  in  the  biy  aa  hx  at  you  can  fetch,  and  brini;  a  Tmall  idand  which 
you  will  (iae,  to  bear  S.  S.  W.  or  S.  W.  ;  then  you  will  have  8  org  fathomSf 
Cift  mud.    But  you  will  be  to  l.etvaid  after  the  nort'i  wmd  ia  over. 


DireclioH^  fr$in  Black-River  to  Great  Poycr-River. 

FROM  Cape  Cameron  keep  c'ofe  in  (Tiore,  in  9  or  10  fithnms,  till  yotl 
|un  u  far  to  weftward  as  to  bring  the  Sugar-locif  to  bear  S.  £.  by  E. ;  you 
vill  then  fee  the  round  hill,  which  muft  be  kept  a  fail's  breadth  open  of 
Gvtat  Rock.  Run  till  you  let  a  very  low  part  in  the  beach,  which  i»  th« 
river's  mouth. 

To  anchor  here,  bring  the  white  (andy  foot  on  the  bCMh,  which  is  he- 
tfi  tn  the  river  and  Great  Rocks,  to  bear  S.  W.  f  S. ;  you  will  be  in  9  or 
le  "s -horns,  muddy  grwind ;  Great  Poyer-River  S.  byW.  Great  Rock  W, 
S.  W.  anH  Round  Hill  juft  open  with  Great  Rock  u  OH'  this  place  is  much 
foul  ground  ;  therefore  try  it  oefore  you  bring  up. 

You  muft  ofcferve  the  weather,  as  at  Black- River  ;  for  it  is  more  dilAcuh 
to  get  an  ofBng  here  than  at  Black- River  ;  for  yw  cannot  he  oiF  ttian  here, 
if  you  lie  till  the  wind  comes  to  the  northward  of  N.  W. 

The  Hogs'-IJlunds  are  two  high  itlands ;  and  there  are  18  little  landy  keys, 
vhich  begin  to  run  from  the  S.  E.  of  t  he  E.Ifland  to  theW.  I  fland  -.  that  is,  to  the 
fiiuthwai^  of  the  two  illands  ;  and  between  the  two  illands,  to  the  N .  W.  of  the 
weftemmoJUnaTOl,  are  3  or  4  of  thele  landy  keys,  when;  there  is  no  paflage 
through  }  but  between  the  others  you  may  jjoIs.  There  is  a  rooky  reef  that 
ftretchei  along  tothe  (buthward  of  thefe  two  iflinds;  loon  to  the  N.  W. 
fide  of  the  Wed  Idand.  It  begins  from  the  K.  S.  E.  of  the  Eafl:  Ifland  : 
it  lies  a  miles  difUnt  from  tlie  (horc,  and  runs'from  the  E.  S.  £.  to  N.  W. 
northerly.  You  muft  not  come  nearer  on  any  fide  of  the  Weft  Iflands 
than  about  a  league  ;  but,  on  the  Eafl  Idand,  obferve,  that  from  theeaftcnd 
to  the  weft  end,  on  the  tiorth  Ade  of  the  iflaiKi,  you  may  come  as  near  as  a 
mile  to  the  (bore  :  and,  at  the  wefl  end  of  the  ealt  ifland  you  may  come  to 
■n  aiHAior,  with  bark*  or  fmall  velFels,  with  ti  les<breeze  ;  but  it  is  very  bad 
with  a  northerly  one.  On  the  north  fide  of  the  ifland  the  beft  anchorage  ii 
at  llie  weft  end.    You  may  b\l  on  boldly ;  and  keeping  a  good  lookout  for 


LOT. 

K>t    get   an  offing  bclortt 

l*unueh,  which  lie*  nft 

iraciot  a  Diot,  for  whith 

irr6lions  lo  go  between  the 

Cape,  do  not  ■'tempt  to 

3  or  4  fathoms,  all  clear 

ady  to  go  to  Black- Five f 

known  by  it«  getting  to 

Ulaek- River  for  Bonacra  / 

t  they  cannot  get  in,  at  the 

th.     Some  veflels  have  got 

e  they  could  get  lO  Blatk' 

g  lo  the  weftward,  and  th« 

Cape  Gracios  a  Dios,  as  you 

an  oding,  and  vou  do  not 
wniher  Cape  Cameron,  gO 
ul  (licltered  from  all  wind** 
he  point  »  (malt  birth,  and 

bring  a  fmall  ifland  which 
ou  will  have  8  or  9  falhomS| 
nurt't  wind  it  over. 


eat  Poycr-River. 

in  9  or  10  filhnms,  tUI  yoti 
1/  to  bear  S.  £.  by  E. ;  you 
!ept  a  fail's  breadth  open  of 
t  in  the  beach,  which  i»  th« 

Ml  the  beach,  which  t*  he- 
\  f  S. ;  you  will  be  in  9  or 
rS.byW.  Great  Rock  W, 
<rk  t.  Otf  this  place  is  much 
ip. 

iver  ;  for  it  is  more  dilRcuh 
you  cannot  lie  off  (hare  here* 
ofN.  W. 

there  are  18  little  landy  keys, 
to  the  W.  I  (land ;  that  is,  to  the 
fo  ilUnds,  to  the  N.W.  of  the 
■ys,  when;  there  is  no  pafTage 
.     There  is  a  rooky  reef  ttat 
linds;  foon  to  the  N.  W. 
i.  S.  E.  of  the  Eaft  Uland  : 
from  the  E.  S.  E.  to  N.W. 
ny  fide  of  the  Weft  Iflands 
ibferve,  that  from  the  eaft  end 
d,  you  may  come  as  near  as  a 
;  ealt  ifland  you  may  come  lo 
ea<breexe  5  but  it  is  very  bad 
le  ifland  the  beft  anchorage  \* 
i  kcepiny  a  good  look-out  for 


■  »■  »i" 


mnm 


AMERICAN  C'    ^ST   PILOT 


no 


it«r,  yo>i  co«nc  to 

giouml.      <  iDsiv  is 
tw  redT 
vcrv 

-Hind  10 

■  'I  palt 


•  ifew  rocks  Which  ar»!  clofe  to  the  0         »nd  under 

an  anchor,  in  a  bay,  in  6  or  7  f.«ihoms  >«     .'    good  Ian 

a  channel  on  the  Ibuth  fide  ;   but  you  are  obliged   u    go  brt'^ 

and  the  keys.     Tu  pals  through  this  Ibuth  channel,  you  ouglt; 

well  acquainted  with  it. 

If  you  go  from  Black- River,  on  the  Moffuito  (liore,  and  < 
Port-Omoa,you  muft  lail  to  the  louthward  ot  Bonacca  andR 
between  Rattan  and  the  Hogs' I /lands.  Do  not  pals  to  the  louuiw;iiu  of 
Hogs'  JJland,  for  fear  of  the  Salmadtnas,  unlels  you  are  well  acquaintMl  ; 
then  you  \nvf  pals  to  the  fou:hward  of  the  Hogs'  Iflands  and  the  Salmadi- 
tidt  with  i'mall  ved'cls,  though  it  is  not  advil'jble  fo  to  do. 

Steer  frOm  Black- River  fur  tlie  ifland  of  Bonacca  W.  N:  W,  until  you 
roiiie  ilofe  to  Bonacca.  Bonema  is  33  leagues  diftant  from  Black -River, 
Then  (leer  W.  S.  W.  and  S.  W.  b.  W.  in  order  to  pafs  hetween  Rattari 
and  the  Hogs'  Iflands  ;  and  (lill  continue  to  fteer  W.  S.  W.  and  S.  W. 
h'  W.  until  you  g.-t  the  idand  UiiUa  in  fight ',  then  fteeir  W.  or  W.  b.  N» 
as  you  will; 

To  pafs  to  the  northward  of  l^d//^,  take  great  care  that  you  do  not  come 
nearer  to  l/lilla,  on  the  hotth  lule,  than  the  diftance  of  a  leagues ;  nor  on 
the  weft  fide,  nor  on  the  (buth  lide,  unlefs  you  are  ivell  acquainted  with  it. 
When  you  are  at  the  weft  end  of  Utilla,  fteer  your  courfc  for  Punta  SaL 
Punta  6al  is  15  leagues  from  the  ifland  Utilla.  The  courfe  is  W.  S.  W. 
but  you  muft  flicer  W.  S.  W.  \  S.  to  prevent  being  canied  away  by  the 
N.  W.  current  ;  for,  if  you  are  carried  away  by  the  N.  W.  current,  you 
■re  in  danger  of  driving  upon  (Uoffcr's  (or  Glover's  J  Reef.  W.  S.  W.  \  S, 
h  the  common  oir  uTual  Courfe  to  fteer  to  make  land  to  the  fouthward  of 
Punta  Sal:  then  you  may  come  to  the  N.  W.  of  Punta  SaU  ^ 

To  Ihieiv'Tanti  Sal. 

There  are  at  the  point  of  the  main  Oiore  3  or  4  great  rocl^s,  that  lie  pret« 
ty  high  abdve  the  water,  larger  than  thofe  called  the  Bifliop  and  Clerks  : 
they  lie  about  half  a  raile  off  the  (hore  ;  there  is  a  little  channel,  where 
iinall  craft  c/  boats  may  pafs  through. 

The  point  olTthe  main  (hbre  appears  with  little  hills,  as  if  it  Were  broken 
land,  high  and  low  ;  therefore  if  you  cannot  fee  the  point  oX Punta  Sal,  and 
are  td  the  v^ftward  of  Purita  Sal  arid  Ria  Lud,  you  will  fee  a  very  high 
round  hill,  and  other  high  land,  over  Puerto  Cavallo  inland.  You  may 
come  10  ^n  anchor  under  Punta  Sal,  right  before  the  opening  of  Puerto  Sal. 
You  muft  not  come  to  an  anchor  in  18,  17,  16,  15  fathoms  water,  becaule  it 
is  rocky  grourld  ;  bat  from  13,  1  a,  and  lels,  you  may  anchor  with  fatety,  in 
fine  muddy  ground.  There  is  no  high  land  between  Punta  Sal  and  Puerto 
Cavallo  ;  bpt  frOm  Puerto  Cavallo  to  the  weftward  is  all  very  high.  Punta 
Sails  in  lat.  15°  59' N. 

Hio  Lua  is  iibout  3  leagues  to  the  weftward  bf  Puntd  Sal.  Right  over 
Rio  Lua,  a  little  inland,  there  is  a  little  rouod  hill,  which  (lands  alone. — 
You  may  anchor  at  Rio  Lud  in  a  very  go6d  muddy  ground^  but  it  is  very 
bid  with  a  h6rth  wind. 

Chamaldcon  is  about  3  leaigues  from  Rio  Lua.  Courfe  W.  by  9.  You 
may  come  to  :<n  anchor  here  in  rcry  good  muddy  ground,  but  bod  for  a 
north. 

Puerto  Cavallo  u  5  leagues  diftant  from  Chamalacon.  Coutfe  W.  S. 
W.  A  low  iiuidy  point  runs  cIKi  The  north  part  *>f  this  loir  point  make* 
the  bay.    To  the  weflwird  ^  this  point  you  n»y  anchor  in  7,  0,  5  Dithoir.s 


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water,  findy  groimd  ;  but,  without  thr  point,  muddy  ground.  TTif  rr  ai« 
5  or  6  hrokcM  hilli,  appraring  red,  dole  into  the  lira  tliat  lies  betv\'ceu  Puerto 
i-'avuUii  and  the  hay  i)(  Omctt  :  there  flrciclu'^  oil  luim  tlieic  red  liilU  ji 
flone  bank  into  the  li;v,  which  runs  to  the  northward  ahoul  :i  league  and  a 
half  from  the  fliore.     Come  no  nearer  in-(hore  tli.m  8  or  7  fathoms  water. 

Port  Otiii^a  it  7  mile»diftani  from  Puerto  CavuUo,  S.  W.  b.  W.  The 
windward  or  Urb'ard  iide  of  Omon  \\  a  Inw  landy  point  that  runs  off  to< 
wards  the  Tea  ;  it  is  full  of  ht|(h  mangiove  ticcs.  There  i.s,  alway^i  on  this 
windward  fide  or  point,  a  look-out  houlir,  which  you  may  lee.  1  iiii  wind- 
Ward  point  makes  the  bay  of  Omca  »  very  life  bay  in  a  north,  and  lei'ire  i» 
all  winds.  You  m»y  go  as  nigh  the  windward  point  as  you  will.  Q^'" 
dole  to  the  point  you  have  6  fathoms  water;  and,  about  a  tublc  5  length 
fitrni  off  the  point,  you  will  l«ve  17,  i6,  if.  14,  13,  9,  8,  7,  6,  5,  4^,  4, 
and  3  fathomi  water.  This  depth  runs  from  the  wuidward  point  a  far  as 
the  river.  You  will  have  from  17  to  1  a  fathoms  water  when  you  come  10 
liiil  in  ;  and  you  loof  as  near  as  you  can  to  the  windward  point.  If  yoi^ 
cannot  lay  inio  the  bay,  it  is  bell  to  come  to  an  anchor  in  iz  fathoms  water, 
and  warp  up  in  tke  bay,  and  moor  the  Piip.  You  mull  not  come  too  nigh 
on  the  fide  of  the  river,  nor  where  the  houlies  of  the  tow.i  (land  ;  but  you 
may  go  as  nigh  as  you  plenlc  to  windward.  You  will  have  12  fathoms  wa- 
•er  nigh  the  whiirf  at  the  fort.  The  river  lies  to  the  weOward  of  the  town  ; 
you  will  have  this  depth  of  water,  from  la  fathoms  to  ty,  8,  7,  6,  5.  4},  4, 
3,  and  2.1.  About  a  cables  length  oil  the  mouth  of  the  river,  you  will  have 
7  fathoms  water,  and  lb  on  to  3\  fathoms.  When  you  are  at  anchor  in 
Omoa,  and  it  is  any  thing  of  clear  weather,  you  may  Ice  Cape  Trrfpuntai 
about  W.  b.  N.  or  W.  N.  W.  To  the  wellward  of  Omoa  there  is  very 
high  land  ;  there  are  alio  3  or  4  very  high  mountains,  which  appear  plainly 
like  lugar-loaves. 

Glover's  or  Gloffer's  Reef  lies  N.  and  S.  that  is,  the  N.  E.  point  of  Gl<f. 
jtr'i  Reef  from  Chanalacon^  about  9  leagues  dillaiit  from  each  other. 
When  you  come  from  Omoa  Xo  go  to  the  eaflward,  that  isj  to  the  wind* 
ward,  never  fland  farther  to  the  northward  from  the  main  (hore  than  6 
leagues.  Gloffer's  Reef  is  a  veiy  dangerous  rocky  reef;  you  can  hardly 
tee  it  by  day. 


To  go  from  Porl  Omoa  to  the  Gulf  or  River  Dulce. 

The  courfc  is  N.  N.  W.  until  you  get  the  kays  in  fight.  This 
<lourfe  will  bring  you  to  Point  San  Francifco.  It  is  a  low  point  ;  you 
may  fee  it  at  leait  a  mile  off.  This  point  is  .ibout  6  or  7  leagues  froa 
Vmoa  :  keep  about  4  miles  from  the  main  fhore,  then  you  go  free  from 
all  danger.  You  muil  not  come  too'  near  the  kays,  and  then  you  will  Invc 
deep  water. 

About  9  or  10  leagues  from  Omoa  is  the  river  called  Me^nfagna.  Tlier« 
is  a  bar  before  this  river,  which. runs  a  league  from  Ihove  :  you  muft  be 
fure  to  avoid  it. 

Cape  Trffpuntas  is  about  14  or  15  leagues  from  Omoa.  The  courfe  js 
N.  N.  W.  as  above  mentioned.  When  you  have  foiled  about  14  or  1,5 
leagues',  then  you  may  haul  W.  b.  N.  or  W.  N.  Wii  and  you  will  leave 
CaptTreJpantai  aa  your  larboard  fide,  about  a  league  and  a  half  off. 

When  yau  have  opencsd  the  gulf  of  DuUe,  that  i»,  when  you  have  pafTed 
^y  Cape  Trejpuntas,  then  you  Ueer  S.  S.  W. 

Vroiii  San  Francifco  I'oint,  .you  may  come  to  an  anchor  in  30,   15,  or 


-OT. 

iiflriy  ground.     TTieff  «i« 
a  tiat  lie*  betvv'cen  Purrlo 
IV  luMii  llitle  red  lull'  a 
WHvd  abotil  :i  league  and  a 
II  8  or  7  fjihoni*  M«tri. 
uUo,  S.  \X .  b.  W .      The 
y  point  that  runs  off  to. 
Thcrr  is,  always,  on  this 
you  may  i«f.     1  l>i»  wind- 
/  in  a  north,  and  lerirc  iu 
point  as  you  will.      Quite 
id,  about  a  c-.iblc  i  kngih 
^,  I  J,  9,  8,  7,  (',  5,  4i>  4» 
windward  point  a  far  as 
I  water  when  you  come  lo 
windward  point.     If  yot^ 
ichor  in  i2  fathotns  water, 
)u  mud  not  come  too  nigh 
the  tow.i  (land  ;  but  you 
will  have  12  fathoms  wa- 
the  weflward  of  the  town  ; 
iins  to  <f,  8,  7,  6,  5.  4i,  4, 
of  the  river,  you  will  Itave 
'hen  you  are  at  anchor  in 
may  fcc  Cape  Trrfpunlai 
ird  of  ^mw»  there  is  very 
tains,  which  appear  plainly 

is,  the  N.  K.  point  of  GloJ. 
di(Ut»t  from  each  other, 
[ward,  that  ia^  to  the  wind* 
om  the  main  fliore  than  6 
>cky  reef;  you  can  hardly 


If  6r  River  Dulce. 

It  the  kays  in  fight.  This 
.  It  is  a  low  point  ;  you 
ibout  6  or  7  leagues  from 
or«,  then  you  go  free  from 
,ays,  and  then  you  wUl  liive 

er  called  Mmifa^na.     Tliert 
from  Ihoie  :   you  muft  be 

From  Omoa.    The  courfe  js 
have  biled  about   14  or  15 
N.  W<  and  you  will  leave 
league  and  a  half  ofi. 
hat  is,  when  you  have  paffed 

to  an  anchor  in  201  <5>  m 


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I'A  water,  miuWy  giound,  till  you  come  ti.  C  //v  Trefpuntns.  The  cnutla 
i>  S.  S.  W.  from  Cnpr  Trefpuntds  up  to  the  nioutli  of  the  (»iilf  Diiit, 

The  (Julf  Unity  that  i»,  the  nioutli  of  the  river,  ii  about  5  or  6  !^Mgue« 
from  Cane  l\ijpuiitit<.  You  mull  go  by  the  lead  ;  you  will  have  Iront 
nine  to  three  and  a  half  fathoms  water.     Anchor  in  wliat  water  you   pleale. 

At  the  iiKHilh  of  (lie  ritev  l)klt0,  you  will  ice  a  little  fingle  liill,  which 
liill  you  leave  to  the  wcllward  of  the  river-,  and  lliin  hill  is  not  )(iiiiing  to 
(he  high  land.  The  mouth  of  the  river  fhew%  itlelf  plainly.  Kring  the 
tiver  to  bear  S.  S,  W.  come  to  an  anchor  in  what  water  you  pleaii?,  and 
moor  the  fliip  S.  K.  and  N.  W.      A  very  good  bay  in  any  wind. 

The  bay  StH  'ihnmos  is  about  6  leagues  S.  b.  K.  from  the  river  Dittie, 
This  bay  makes  a  vet)  great  biglu  ;  very  low  land,  with  large  mangenecl 
buihes. 

From  Omoa  to  the  Gulf  of  Dulcc,  ak)ng  the  ka-coail,  the  land  ii  ver/ 
low  ;  but  inland,  very  liigii  land. 


'to  fail  from  Black-River  to  Cape  Gracios  a  Dios,  with  a  Weji 

mnd. 

The  courfe  is  E.  b.  N.  until  you  are  pafl  P'^t^ok-River  ;  it  is  a  niar|> 
point  of  a  land  bank,  runs  for  a  mile  and  a  halt  into  the  icj.  Come  iu> 
nearer,  by  day  or  night,  than  in  9  fathoms  water. 

About  14  leagues  caftward  of  Black- River  there  is  a  lagoon,  called  Brcu- 
fr's-LagoOH.  In  the  middle  of  the  haven  of  the  lagoon,  about  a  league  up 
it,  there  is  an  ifland  that  appears  like  two  hills,  where  Knglidt  people  relide. 

You  may  go  from  Black-River  with  the  lead,  and  turn  up  as  far  ar  Bretu 
er's-LagooK,  and  as  near  as  you  pleafe  to  the  main.     You  may  come  to  au- 
thor ott  Brewer's-Lairoan,  in  8,  9,  10,  ii,  or  i2  fathoms  water. 

Three  leagues  to  the  eadward  of  Brtu<er's-La)',oon  is  a  low  land,  with  a 
few  trees  growing  on  it,  called  the  Haul-Over,  where  the  Englilh  haul  their 
canoes  over  into  the  river  :  there  are  Ibmc  cocoa-nut  trees,  but  very  few. 
The  Englijk  people  of  Bresucr's-LagooH,  and  Indians,  fifli  in  common  ac 
this  place  for  turtle. 

Carrdtafco- Lagoon  K  17  leagues  from  Palook-River.  The  courfe  from 
PalookRiver,  with  a  wefterly  wind,  is  E.  b.  S. 

Carratafco  is  very  eadly  known.  The  mouth  of  the  river  is  very  wide  ; 
the  opening  of  the  mouth  of  the  river  may  always  be  li:en. 

The  Ealle  Cape  is  16  leagues  from  Carrcitafco.  If  you  fail  from  Carra- 
tafco for  the  Falle  Cape,  with  a  wcllerly  wind,  take  care  to  clear  the  Falfc 
Cape  Bank,  that  lies  to  the  northward  of  you. 

To  pafs  clear  of  the  bank  of  the  Falle  Cape,  keep  at  lead  three  leagues 
off  from  the  (hoie  ;  but,  if  you  come  no  nearer  in  than  5  fathoms  water^ 
you  have  nothing  f  fear.  This  bank  (Iret.ches  la  leagues  long,  and  lies 
ftom  the  main  N.  N.  £. 

From  Cape  Gracios  a  Dios,  you  may  fail  between  the  fand-bank  and  the 
Cape  ;  but  always  keep  nearer  the  land  of  the  Cape  than  on  the  fide  of  the 
tand-bank  ;  for,  you  cannot  (ee  the  fand-bank. 

From  the  Faiti:  Cape  to  Cape  Gracios  a  Diox,  you  muft  go  by  the  lead  ; 
then  you  '.>iil  find  this  depth  of  water,  fix,  five,  four  and  aJnalf,  four  and  a 
quarter,  four,  a  quarter  lets  fouri  three  and  a  half,  three  and  a  quarter^  and 
a  quarter  lefs  three  fathoms. 

If  you  liiil  between  (he  bank  and  the  cape,  and  bring  the  bank  to  bear 
^\  K.  };  from  you)  then  you  will  &ud  this  depth  of  water,  four,  a  (juartn 


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lefs  four,  three  and  a  half,  three  and  a  quarter,  three,  a  quarter  kfs  threa 
fathoms.  The  bank  is  not  above  a  mile  long  :  keep  ins  fathoms  water, 
and  there  is  no  danger. 

As  foon  as  ypu  are  clear  of  the  bank,  you  wiU  be  in  three,  three  and  a 
lialf,  four,  a  quarter  lets  four,  a  quarter  lels  five,  five;  then  you  keep  in 
five,  or  a  quarter  lefe  five,  very  clofe  along  the  low  fandy  point. 

This  low  fandy  point  is  ip  the  windward  or  to  the  eaftward  of  the  river ; 
but  give  this  low  fandy  point  a  good  birth,  and,  as  loon  as  you  have  well 
opened  the  bay  of  Cape  Gracios  a.  Dios,  then  (leer  right  in  for  the  Haul' 
Cver. 

To  come  to  an  anchor  at  the  Maul-Over  you  have  this  depth  of  water, 
fix,  five  and  »  half,  five,  four  and  a  half,  four  and  a  quarter,  three  and  a 
half,  three  and  a  quarter  lefs  three,  two  and  a  half.  To  come  to  an  anchor, 
il  is  beft  to  go  in  four  and  a  half  or  four  fcthoms  water,  good  muddy  ground. 

Note.  As  you  go  fiom  the  Falfe  Cape,  to  go  to  Cape  Grachs  a  Diet, 
and  would  pafs  to  the  eaftward  of  the  fand-bank,  then  you  muft  keep  3  or 
4  leagues  to  the  eaftward  of  Cape  Gracios  a  Dios,  and  you  will  have  this 
4epth  of  water,  7,  8,  9,  10,  il,  la,  15,  and  fo  pn  to  18  or  z,o  fathoms 
-water.  / 

Sandy-biiy  is  10  leagues  to  the  fouthward  of  Cape  Gracios  a  Dios.  The 
«purfe  for  Sandy-tay  is  S.  \  E.  Keep  along  fbore,  with  the  lead  going, 
in  fix,  feven,  and  eight  fathoms  water.  You  may  come  to  anchor  in  San- 
ely bay  in  as  deep  or  as  little  water  as  you  chpof?  ;  in  fix  and  feye«  fathoms 
is  gfxxl  muddy  ground  ;  good  anchoring  for  fliips  :  but,  from  5  bihoms, 
or  lefs.  is  fandy  ground  ;  good  for  fmall  veffels. 

N.  B.  Under  Cape  Gracios  a  Dios  is  a  fafe  and  convenient  bay  in  the 
^ime  of  the  north  winds,  and  all  yelfels  on  this  coaft  endeavor  to  Ihelter 
^here. 

To  go  from  Sandy-B^y  to  Puerto  Velio,  or  Carthagcna. 

FROM  Sandy-bay  fhape  your  courfe  for  Stone- IJland.  This  Stone-//,, 
land  is  a  jock  that  lies  above  the  water  the  height  of  a  (hip's  hull,  and, 
(hews  itfelf  quite  black  :  it  is  djftant  about  4  or  5  leagues  from  Sandy-bay, 
Stone-IJland  lies  E.  S.  E.  from  Sandy-bay.  S.  E.  vifill  bring  you  to  Stone-, 
Jjland.  You  may  ffe  Stpne-Ijland  5  or  6  miles  diftance  ofl^^. 
'  From  Sandy-bay  lo  Stpne-Ijland  you  will  have  from  5  to  I.o  fathoms  wa-. 
ter.  being  lyhiie  landy  ground.  Steer  ftpm  Sandy-b(iy.  S.  E.  till  you  come 
in  fight  of  Stone- IJland  ;  then  (leer  S.  S.  E.  becaufe  there  lies  to  the  weft- 


/(inds,  otherwife  called  Mfln glares  :ythm  you  get  in  fight  of  them,  then 
Acer  S.  E.  or  higher  if  you  choole  it.  .  / 

The  Corn-IJIands  are  two  large  high  iflands  ;  the  weft  ifland  is  bigger 
than  the  nbrtheaft  illand.  Eiom  the  N,  E.  ifland  ftretches  a  reef,  abput  2,. 
leagues  diftant,  oii  the  M.  t.  fide  of  the  illapd.  Go  to  the  weft  fide  of 
thele  two  iflands,  and  apchpr  in  clear  Tandy  ground,  in  4,  5.,  or  6  fathoms 
water.  Thele  two  iflands  are  reckoned  50  leagues  from  Sandy  bay.  This 
chanitcl.  is^alfo.very  proper  for  (hipping  to^o  tor  the  illand  of  Providence,^ 
or  to  go  to  St.  Andreas,  or  Puerto  Velio,  or  Carthagena. 

From  Sandy  hay  to  Stone-IJland  the  courie  is  E.  S.  E.  btit  you  (leer  to 
tjie  S.  E.  in  older  to  keep  to  the  fouthtvaidof  Stone- IJland,  becaufe  to,  i\,% 


'I  LOT. 

three,  a  quarter  Ws  threa 
keep  in  3  tithoms  water, 

iU  be  in  three,  three  and  a 
five;  then  you  keep  in 

low  Tandy  point. 

to  the  eailward  of  the  river ; 
as  (bon  as  you  have  well 

(leer  right  in  for  the  Haul' 

have  this  depth  of  water, 
and  a  quarter,  three  and  a 
ilf.  To  come  to  an  anchor, 
\vater,  good  muddy  ground, 
[o  to  Cape  Grachs  a  Diotf 
c,  then  you  miift  keep  3  or 
ios,  and  you  will  have  this 
d  fo  on  to  1 8  or  ^o  fathoms 

Cape  Gracios  a  Dios.  The 
;  {here,  with  the  lead  going, 
nay  come  to  anchor  in  San- 
9  ;  in  fix  and  feyevi  fathoms, 
flaps  :  but,  from  5  fathoms, 

and  convenient  bay  in  the 
lis  coalb  endeavor  to  (hellec 


:llo,  or  Carthagena. 

tone-IJland.  This  Stone-I/^ 
height  of  a  (hip's  hull,  and. 
>r  5  leagues  from  itandy-bay. 
.  £.  vrill  bring  you  to  Stont', 
es  diftance  oil^^. 

ve  from  5  to  10  fiithoms  wa-. 
ndy-bfiy,  S.  K.  till  you  come 
ecaufe  there  lies  to  the  weft- 
\nf  called  Wanie/f/t,  and  by 
wilt  not  appear  in  iight  ;  but 
0  the  N.  E.  of  the  (iorn-If- 
get  in  fight  of  them,  then 

',  the  wed  ifland  is  bigger 
nd  ftretches  a  reef,  abput  2, 
i.  Go  to  the  weft  fide  of 
round,  in  4,  5,  or  6  fathoms 
;ues  from  Sandybay.  This 
for  the  ifland  of  Providtnce, 
rthagena. 

is  E.  S.  E.  but  you  fleer  to 
itoncljland,  becau%  to.  ll;s^ 


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northward  you  cannot  go  fafely.    The  depth  of  water  from  Sandy-bay  to 
Stone-IJland  is  from  5  to  10  rathoms. 

Wanifja,  or  Devil's-key,  is  a  very  little  low  &ndy  tey,  with  a  very  fevf 
trees  upon  it.  Waniejfa  is  about  2  leagues  or  7  miles  from  Stone-Ijland  s 
they  lie  S.  £.  and  N.  W.  of  each  other. 

When  you  go  from  Sandy-bay,  fleer  S.  E.  with  the  lead,  till  you  are 
near  Stone-Ijland.  Stone-IJland  is  about  4.  or  5  leagues  from  Sandy-bay^ 
You  can  come  in  very  dole  to  the  fouthward  of  Stone-IJland,  to  about  ar 
mile  ;  you  will  have  6  fethoms  water,  white  &nd  bottom.  You  may  fee 
Stone-IJland  two  leagues  off  at  moft. 

If  you  come  dole  by  Stone-IJland,  and  fteqr  E.  S.  E.  to  pafs  to  the  eafl- 
ward  of  Wanitjfa,  with  this  courte  you  will  lee  Waniejfa  ;  but  not  without 
it  be  clear  weather,  When  you  are  clofc  in  the  land  of  Wanieffa,  and  it  be 
clear  weath'jr,  you  may  fee  Stone-IJland.  You  muH;  not  come  too  near 
Wanieffa,  but  always  keep  the  lead  going.  When  you  fteer  from  Stone- 
IJland  E.  S.  E.  then  you  have  all  along  7  Cithoms  water :  and,  if  you  do 
not  fee  Waniejfa,  you  will  have  white  Tandy  ground,  until  you  are  to  the 
eaftward  of  Wanie^a  ;  then  you  begin  by  degrees  to  come  into  deeper  water, 
but  very  little  :  lo  that,  when  you  come  dofe  to  Waniejfa,  you  will  have 
lels  than  7  or  6  fathoms  water  ;  and  immediately  dry. 

If  you  find  that  you  have  lets  than  7  or  6.  fathoms  water,  then  you  are  too 
nigh  Wanieffa  ;  and  you  muft  always  ftrive  to  keep  in  7,  8,  9,  lO-  and  lb 
On,  to  14  or  13  fathoms,  until  you  come  in  Tight  of  Old  Providence,  or 
come  to  St.  Andreas. 

The  courie  from  Waniejfa  to  Old  Providence  is  E.  S.  E.  or  S.  E.  b.  E, 
but,  for  St.  Andreas,  you  iteer  commonly  E.  S.  E.  to  keep  on  the  bank. 
This  bank  flretches  from  the  outermoft  Mojquito's  Keys  to  the  fouthward  ; 
therefore  you  mufl  keep  on  this  bank,  white  iiind  bottom.  You  may  come 
to  an  anchor  upon  any  part  of  the  bank.  When  you  have  i^  ^thoms  wa- 
;er,  then  it  will  begin  to  deepen  till  you  coaie  to  30  fathoms;  then  you 
will  be  immediately  off  the  bank,  and  have  no  ground,  and  are  about  lO 
leagues  from  02d  Providence. 

If  you  come  from  Sione-IJlaad,  or  Wanieffa,  and  immediately  get  clear 
of  the  bank,  intending  to  return  on  the  bank  again,  and  would  not  paTs  ta 
Old  Providence  nor  St.  Andreas,  and  when  you  have  25  fathoms  water^ 
you  muft  endeavour  to  come  in  leTs  water  to  remain  on  the  bank,  and  get 
into  15  fathoms,  and  from  9  to  15  fathoms.  Ihe  courie  is  E.  S.  E.  or  S^ 
E.  b.  ^,  From  (5  ibthoms,  you  will  have  16,  17,  18,  20,  92,  25,  and 
then  no  ground  ;  but  you  muft  not  go  to.  the  fouthward,  but  muft  keep, 
^hc  coui'fe  above  mentioned  till  you  get  Old  Providence  in  Tight :  then  fteer 
your  courTc  for  St.  Andreas,  that  is  louth,  going  to  the  wcftward  of  Oldf 
Providence, 

St.  Andreat  is  about  t8  leagues  from  Old  Providence.  At  the  S.  W., 
fide  of  St.  Andreas  you  may  anchor  in  very  good  iandy  ground.  About  a. 
inile  from  the  ftiore  you  have  6  fathoms  water  ;  and,  about  two  miles  fronv 
fliore,  you  have  from  15  fathoms  to  6  fathoms.  You  may  come  lo  an  an- 
chor in  what  water  you  pleali:.  Then  you  will  have  the  tiorth  point  oC 
the  iiland  N.  b.  £.  and  the  middle  of  the  ifland  £.  b.  S.  and  the  Ibuth 
point  S.  £.     It  is  in  the  latitude  12,^  30'  N. 

If  you  liiit  from  St.  Andreas  as  above  mroiioned,  the  courTe  is/  S.  £.  to. 
paTs  through  the  E.  S,  E.  and  S.  S.  W.  keys. 

The  E.  S.  E.  keys  are  three  keys  with  reefs  all  round  them  :  tKere  is, 
fpod  anchoring  for  Imall  vciTels,  but  you  muft  be  well  acquainted.  TM% 
k,  S.  Ij^.  keys  are  6  leagues  diilance  fi;om  St.  AJndreas, 


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The  S.  S.  W.  keys,  called  by  the  Dutch  All'u-kerken,  are  three  liey«, 
and  very  good  anchoring  ground.  There  is  nothing  to  ftar ;  you  may  iee 
every  thing,  and  come  to  an  anchor  :  it  is  deep  water. 

There  are  a  few  rocks,  above  water,  clo(e  by  tlie  keys.  Take  care  to 
bring  the  ifland  St.  Andreas  to  bear  N.  b.  W.  till  you  have  the  S.  S.  W. 
key  S.  W.  b.  S.  about  4  leagues  diftance  ;  then  you  will  be  right  in  the 
channel,  and  have  no  ground  :  (leer  E.  S.  E.  or  as  high  or  as  low  as  you 
pleale.  You  muft  take  care,  if  ypu  fail  from  St.  Andreas,  not  to  be  car- 
lied  with  the  current  to  the  leeward  ;  and  bring  the  ifland  of  St.  Andreas 
lb  bear  with  the  S.  S.  W.  key :  then  you  are  clear  of  all  danger,  and  are 
through  the  channel. 

A''.  B.  The  Englifh  name  thcfe  Keys  the  S.  S.  W.  Keys ;  the  Dutch  and 
Spaniards  call  the  S.  S.  W.  Keys,  Albukcrhln  Keys. 

This  channel  is  a  good  and  very  convenient  channel  for  (hips  that  go  to 
Jtio  Malina,  or  Carpenter's  Hiver  :  and  alfo  to  go  to  Puerto  Velto,  or  Car- 
fhagena. 

Note.  The  courfe  from  Cape  Gracios  a  Dies  to  Sandy- Bay  is  S.  \  E. ;  it 
is  10  leagues  difbuice.  You  muft  go  by  your  lead  in  j,  6,  or  7  fathoms 
vnter. 

The  courfe  from  SandyrBay  for  Governor's  Point  is  S.  S.  E.  4  miles 
fliftance. 

The  courfe  from  Governor's  Point  to  IVazoa,  or  ot  her  wife  oalied  Breg^-r 
»aui,  is  S.^  E.  lA  leagues  diftance.' 

Dire£liotts  for  the  Bay  of  Honduras. 

Being  bound  down  to  the  Bay,  the  courfe,  from  the  weft  end  of  jfawiaica 
to  the  Swans'- J /lands  is  \V.  S.  W.  a  little  foutherly,  diflance  90  leagues. — » 
After  making  the  Swans'- JJlands,  fteer  W.  S.  W.  40  leagues  lor  Bonacca, 
To  iail  into  the  harbour  of  5flHflcca,  run  in  with  the  N.  E.  end,  which  is 
bold ;  and  when  you  draw  near  it,  you  will  then  lee  the  fmall  keys  that  lie 
along  to  the  S.  W.  Count  10,  keys,  as  you  run  down  alot  g.  at  a  moderate 
^iftance;  the  10th  is  called  Half- Moon  Key,  and  is  remarki.ble  for  having 
Ibme  cocoa-nut  trees  on  the  eaft  end  of  it.  Run  in  dole  with  this  key  inti^^ 
3  fathoms  water  off  the  weft  end  ;  luft"  right  round,  and  let  go  your  anchor 
in  10  fathoms.  You  will  (ee  a  Imall  landy  key  about  a  cable's  length  to. 
the  northward.  Do  not  go  between  that  and  the  main,  for  there  is  a  reef  of 
ipcks  which  runs  from  the  iandy  key  to  the  key  which  lies  due  w^jft.  half  a 
mile,  which  has  not  above  8  or  9  feet  water.  The  ifland  lies  in  the  latitude 
of  16"  30  N.  There  is  a  channel  between  the  firft  and  iecond  key,  and 
a^iother  to  the  weftward  of  the  S.  W.  key. 

The  courfe  fiotn  the  weft  end  of  Bonacca  to  the  eaft  end  of  Rattan  isW, 
by  S.  5  leagues.  There  are  three  illands  more  that  lie  from  the  eaft  end  of 
Rattan,  called  Helena,  Moratt,  and  Barbatatta  :  the  latter  is  the  eaftern- 
moft  and  largeft.  Off  the  eaft  part  of  Barbaratta  are  feveral  low  keys :  and 
care  muft  be  taken,  in  the  night,  not  to  haul  in  until  you  get  abreaft  of  Bar- 
haratta.  To  go  into  Port-Royal  harbour,  in  Rattan,  haul  clofe  in  with  the 
eaft  end,  and  you  will  fee  a  remarkable  red  cliff  near  the  water-fide.  About 
9  or  4  miles  to  leeward  of  that  cliff  is  the  entrance  of  the  harbour,  which, 
may  be  feen  by  going  a  few  ratlins  up  the  Ihrouds :  the  keys  on  which  the 
fort  itul  magazine  ftood,  as  well  as  the  harbour,  will  appear  very  plainly.^ 
fi^'1^  the  weftward  and  leeward  of  the  key  where  the  fort  ftood,  and  haul 
jp^  dole  round  it,  givin;^  the  point  a  fmall  birth.  You  cannot  iail  in  with,, 
the  wijnd  ferther  to  the  nonhward  thari  N.  E..  by  N.  as  the  chaanel  is.  verjo 


LOT. 

lliu-kerken,  ate  three  keyj, 
thing  to  ftar ;  you  may  lee 
water. 

y  the  keys.  Take  care  to 
till  you  have  the  S.  S.  W. 
yuu  will  be  right  in  the 
as  high  or  as  low  as  you 
>t.  Andreas,  not  to  be  car- 
is  the  ifland  of  St.  Andreas 
clear  of  all  danger,  and  are 

.  W.  Keys;  the  Dutch  and 
Keys. 

channel  for  (hips  that  go  to 
;o  to  Puerto  Velio,  or  Car- 
te Sandy- Bay  is  S.  4  E. ;  it 
r  lead  in  ^,  6,  or  7  fathoms 

Point  is  S.  S.  £.  4  miles 
,  or  otherwife  oalied.  Bregt 


^onduras. 

om  the  waft  end  of  Jamaica 
herly,  di  (lance  90  leagues. — n 
W.  40  leagues  ior  Bonacca. 
h  the  N.  K.  end,  which  is 
en  iee  the  I'mall  keys  that  lie 
jn  down  aloi  g.  at  a  moderate 
and  is  remarkable  for  having 
n  in  dole  with  this  keyint^ 
}und,  and  let  go  your  anchor 
y  about  a  cable's  length  to. 
he  main,  for  there  is  a  reef  of 
y  which  lies  due  weft,  half  a 
The  ifland  lies  in  the  latitude 
:be  iirft  and  iecond  key,  and 

the  eaft  end  of  Rattan  isW, 
!  that  lie  from  the  eaft  end  of 
la  ;  the  latter  is  the  iaftern- 
alla  are  feveral  low  keys  :  and 

until  you  get  abreaft  of  Bar- 
Rattan,  haul  dole  in  with  the 

near  the  water-fide.  About 
:rance  of  the  harbour,  \irhicK 
ids :  the  keys  on  which  the 
ir,  will  appear  very  plainly .^ 
'here  the  fort  ftood,  and  haul 
h.  You  cannot  iail  in  with, 
by  N.  as  the  chaunel  ii  very 


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narrow.  It  is  a  fine  harbour  when  you  are  in,  with  room  to  turn,  »nd  an- 
chorage in  what  depth  of  w  iter  you  pleafe,  from  1 2  to  6  fathoms.  Here  is 
good  water  and  wood,  and  very  convenient  to  heave  down. 

From  Port  Royal  harbour,  in  Rattan,  to  the  weft  end,  is  W.  S.  W.  and 
S.  W.  by  W.  diftance  about  8  leagues,  with  a  very  good  harbour  every  two 
or  three  miles ;  but,  about  3  leagues  before  you  come  to  the  weft  end,  and 
juft  to  leeward  of  the  feconu  point  that  you  lee  in  running  down  from  Port' 
Royal,  is  a  harbour  called  Dixon's  Cove,  very  convenient  in  north  winds  for 
(hips  to  (belter  in  that  are  bound  to  the  bay. 

To  come  into  this  harbour  from  the  eaftward,  run  to  leeward  of  the  above- 
mentioned  point,  and  you  will  fee  a  key  juft  to  leeward  of  it :  keep  round 
the  bank  that  lies  off  this  kev,  in  8  or  9  fathoms,  and  you  will  open  the 
harbour,  which  lies  N.  by  W.  and  S.  by  E.  In  running  in  you  will  lee 
another  key  to  leeward  of  ynu,  with  a  reef  running  to  the  eaftward,  which: 
always  (hews  itfelf.  Keep  mid-channel,  which  is  all  deep  water,  from  a» 
to  15  fathoms.  Run  in  till  you  bring  the  weft  end  over  the  key  on  w^hich 
the  little  hut  (lands,  and  anclii^r  in  the  middle  of  the  harbour  in  about  15  or 
16  fathoms,  day  ground,  and  moor  with  a  kedge  to  the  eaftward  ;  you  will 
then  be  abreaft  of  a  creek  011  the  eaft  (ide  of  the  harbour.  The  banks,  on 
both  fidet  of  the  harbour,  are  very  fteep,  12  to  3  fathoms,  not  half  a  {hip's 
length  from  the  deep  water  to  the  (lioalleft.  This  is  a  line  out-let,  as  you 
may  be  at  fea  in  10  minutes  ;  and,  in  cafe  of  accidents,  a  veffel  may  be  faved 
here  without  anchors  or  cables,  by  running  up  the  N.  E.  part  of  the  har« 
lour,  which  is  all  foft  mud.  There  is  a  remarkable  high  cabbage-tree  oa 
the  high  land  over  this  harbour,  which  may  be  leen  very  plainly  coming 
from  the  eaftward,  but  not  from  the  weftward  till  you  open  the  harbour : 
it  bears  about  N.  VV.  when  you  lie  at  anchor,  and  the  Great  Hog  Ifland  dut 
S.  £.  by  E.  The  latitude  of  this  haibour  is  16"  20'  N.  If  your  veffel 
work  well,  you  have  room  to  turn  in. 

In  going  down  to  the  bay,  if  you  meet  with  northerly  or  N.  W.  winds« 
come  for  this  harbour.  In  coming  ia  from  the  weftward  you  will  fee  the 
above-mentioned  point  about  3  \  leagues  from  the  weft  end.  Run  in  well 
with  the  weft  key  until  you  come  on  the  bank  into  7  (lithoms/,  keep  along  in 
that  depth,  hauling  round  the  key,  until  you  open  the  fmall  key,  on  which 
the  hut  (lands  ;  then  edge  off  into  deep  water,  as  the  reef  is  very  fteep,  and 
luff  in  till  you  are  abreaft  of  the  creek  on  vour  (larboard  hand,  or  the  weft 
end  over  the  fmall  key  ;  anchor  in  about  16  fathoms,  and  moor  as  before  di« 
Tc&ed  ;  but,  if  you  anchor  in  the  middle  of  the  harbour,  you  have  room  to 
fwing  any  way,  and  come  to  fail  from  your  kedge  when  you  go  out. 

When  bound  for  the  bay  with  a  good  fea-breeze,  you  need  not  go  out  of 
this  harbour  before  two  o'clock,  as  you  will  be  down  the  weft  end  time 
enough  to  take  your  departure  in  the  evening. 

Right  off  this  harbour,  to  the  (buthward,  lies  a  bank,  about  3  or  4  miles 
off,  that  ftretches  about  W.  S.  W.  6  miles,  with  about  7  fethoms  on  it ; 
and  off  Cockjon's  Hole  is  a  (hoally  fpot,  which  has  not  above  10  feet  on  it. 

Running  along  this  bank,  about  2  miles  to  the  weftward  of  the  harbour, 
and  about  the  lame  diftance  from  the  (bore,  a  (hoally  fpot  has  been  paffed 
over  of  a  foot  lefs  3  fathoms,  when,  in  a  eaft  or  two,  it  deepened  to  3  J  and 
4  fathoms,  then  to  6  and  7  fathoms.  Loaded  veffels  of  a  great  draught  of 
water,  when  running  up  or  down,  Ihould  not  come  nearer  the  land  than  4 
or  5  miles,  to  keep  clear  of  thele  banks.  There  is  a  good  channel  betweeo 
them  and  the  illand,  but  it  is  very  narrow.  When  you  bring  lhe*weft  key 
of  Dixon's  Cove,  N.  N.  E.  you  are  then  to  the  eaftward  of  the  foul  giound, 
and  may  haul  in  for  the  harbour.  When  you  come  within  4  miles  of  tfai 
weft  fn(l,  going  to  the  weftward,  you  are  to  the  v^xftward  of  the  baidb. 


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This  harbour  of  Dixon's  Cove  has  been  the  more  paiticulirlv  defcribed 
from  its  great  utility  for  ihips  that  may  waiit  a  place  uf  iafety  in  bad  weath* 


From  Rattan  to  the  Bey  of  Honduras. 

IM  failing  from  hence  to  the  bay  of  tiondurat,  obfcrve  to  time  your 
departure  from  the  weft  end  cf  Rattan  in  the  cicCe  of  the  evening,  and  not 
before.  Steei  N.  W.  a  little  northerly,  which  will  run  you  in  with  the 
Jbuthem  4  keys,  diflance  about  20  or  it  leagues.  Be  CJrefuI  to  (ail  with 
fuch  canvas  as  may  I'uit  the  weather  you  have,  or  »he  way  your  veifel  has 
through  the  water,  taking  great  care  to  keep  a  look-out,  and  not  run  more 
than  16  leagues  by  the  log,  as  the  currents  are  rapid,  at  times,  by  which 
many  haye  been  deceived.  When  day  appears,  and  you  have  run  the  dif- 
tance  of  16  or  18  leagues,  and  do  not  fee  the  keys,  fteer  N.  W.  b.  W.  cl' 
W.  N.  W.  which  will  fliorten  your  diflance,  and  you  will  (oon  raife  them. 
They  ought,  if  polTtble,  to  be  made  in  the  forenoon,  to  enable  you  to  get  1<J 
Key  Bok'U,  or  farther  in,'as  time  permits.  The  louthern  4  keys  are  on  a 
reef  7  oi'  8  leagues  long,  at  the  north  end  of  which  l<e  z  keys  called  the 
northern  2  keys  ;  the  one  large,  with  tall  trees,  the  other  a  fmall  fpot  with 
bufhas.  Thfe  4  keys  are  on  the  Ibuth  end  of  tliis  reef,  in  lat.  17"  12'  N. 
The  eaftemmoft,  on  the  end  of  the  reef,  is  pretty  round  and  higli.  with  a 
large  tandy  bay  on  the  eaft  fide  :  the  w.:(Vernmoll  is  a  long  key  with  tall 
tiecs :  the  northcrnmoft  is  next ;  and,  coming  from  the  eadward,  an  open- 
ing (hews  itielf  in  the  middle.  The  fouthemmoft  is  the  Imalleft,  and  il 
cAi^  Hatkey,  refembling  the  form  of  a  hat.  From  this  key  to  the  eaftern 
key  the  reef  lies  in  the  form  of  a  half-moon,  fu  that  care  mud  be  taken  not 
to  get  embayed,  as  you  will  find  it  very  difficult  to  get  out  iRrith  the  wind 
at  £.  or  £.  S.  £.  if  it  blow  and  much  fea,  for  the  reef  lies  due  S.  S.  £. 
ftom  the  wefternmoft  key  4  miles,  and  the  ia  breaks  very  high^ 

From  Hill-key  to  Ket  Bokell,  the  courfe  is  W.  6  or  7  leagues.  ThiJ 
key  is  fmall,  with  bufhes  on  it,  and  lies  clofe  to  Turnip,  which  is  ai  lon^ 
ifland,  or  range  of  keys,  lying  N.  N.  E.  and  S.  S.  W^  Keep  clofe  round 
Key  Boketi,  and  anchor  on  the  bank  in  4  or  ^  fathoms,  looking  out  for  a 
clear  fpot  to  let  go  the  anchor  in,  as  there  is  mudi  fmil  ground,  with  heads 
of  coral  rocks.  Bring  the  key  to  bear  E.  S.  E.  or  S.  E.  b.  £.  2!  or  3 
miles ;  or  you  may  run  to  the  northward  along  Turnip  until  you  opert 
the  third  lagoon  or  bog,  and  there  anchor  in  4  fathoms,  and  you  will  have 
linoother  ridings,  if  a  north  (hould  happen  to  crttch  you^ 

If  you  have  day-light  to  get  to  Key  Cozen,  after  giving  the  point  of 
Tnrnifi  birth,  fteer  N.  W.  b.  N.  which  will  foon  lead  you  in  fight  of  tfce 
ihipping  at  Key  Cozen,  as  well  as  the  key  itlelf<  At  the  (ame  time  yoO 
will  make  a  high  bluff  of  trees  which  is  iftore  in-land,  and  to  the  weft\^rd 
of  Key  Cozen,  called  Ruyden's-Bluf ;  keep  it  a  fail's  breadth  open  of 
Key  Cozen,  and  run  in  with  that  mark  until  abreaft  of  the  fbiith  end  of  thft 
reef,  which  is  juft  without  the  velfels  ;  haul  up  under  this  reef,  arid  anchor 
«t  a  moderate  diftance  from  it  in  17  or  18  feet  water.  Farther  in  to  thft 
northward  is  Blue-kole,  which  is  the  beft  place  to  ride  in,  clayey  ground, 
from  18  to  io  feet  water.     This  kev  lies  in  latitude  17"  34'  N. 

In  coming  round  Key  Bokell,  being  bound  for  the  Wrf  River  or  River 
Shuboan,  the  courle  from  Key  Bukdl,  to  Englifikey  is  N.  W.  This  is  a 
fimiU  round  key  with  tall  trees  on  it.  To  the  northward  about  i|  milft 
lk«  Goff's-key  ;  and  between  thefe  two  keys  is  the  channel  commonly  called 
MH^li/h  key  Channel.     Your  courfe  in,  when  mid-ehannel  between  the  twro 


MLOTk 

more  paiticuhrlv  deferibrd 
lUce  of  fafety  in  bad  weat!i« 


Honduras. 

iurast  obfcrve  to  time  your 
icfe  of  the  evening,  and  not 
will  run  you  in  with  the 
Be  careful  to  fail  with 
.  the  way  your  veflel  has 
3ok-out,  ana  not  run  more 
rapid,  at  times,  by  which 
and  vou  have  run  the  dif- 
cys,  Reer  N.  W.  b.  W.  ot 
id  you  will  (oon  raife  them, 
oon,  to  enable  you  to  get  t<J 
le  lijuthern  4  keys  are  on  a 
hich  lie  2  keys  called  the 
the  other  a  fmall  fpot  with 
thi%reef,  in  lat.  17°  12'  N. 
ly  round  and  high,  with  i 
It  is  a  long  key  with  tall 
From  the  eaftward,  an  open- 
moft  is  the  linalleft,  and  li 
rom  this  key  to  the  eaftern 
that  care  muft  be  taken  not 
It  to  get  out  iRrith  the  wind 
r  the  reef  lies  due  S.  S.  E. 
jreaks  very  high. 
W.  6  or  7  leagues.     ThiJ 
to  Tuniiff,  which  is  a  lon^ 
i.  S.  Wi     Keep  clofe  round 
J  fathoms,  looking  out  for  a 
idi  foul  groinid,  with  heads 
.  E.  or  S.  E.  b.  E.  i  or  3 
mg  Turnif  until  you  opert 
fathoms,  and  you  will  have 
:atch  ^-oui 

n,  after  giving  the  point  of 
foon  lead  you  in  ftgnt  of  tn* 
elf<  At  the  fame  time  yoQ 
n-land,  and  to  the  weft>tard 
t  it  a  fail's  breadth  open  of 
ireaft.  of  the  foulh  end  of  thft 
p  under  this  reef,  and  anchor 
t  water.  Farther  in  to  th« 
:  to  ride  in,  clayey  ground, 
itude  17°  34'  N. 
d  for  the  Old  River  or  River 
jUi.kcy  is  N.  W.  This  is  a 
he  northward  about  1 1  tailt 
the  channel  commonly  called 
nid-ehaonnel  between  the  two 


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137 


Vt.ys,  is  W.  N.  W.  When  near  Gi>f'.i-key  in  a  range  to  th?  northward  of 
it,  are  three  keys  more,  vi^.  Corlteukey,  Sergeant' s-key,  and  Paunch-Gut- 
key,  Serjeant's  key  is  the  Urged  atiJ  iniddlemod,  and  has  a  large  iandy 
bjy  on  it.  A  little  wiihimt  Goff'skry  is  a  Unall  land-bore,  that  (hews  iifelf 
above  water,  with  a  flat  running  oft  it  to  the  louihward.  Obferve,  that  the 
keys  above  mentioned  are  all  on  tite  main  reef,  which  runs  a  great  way 
nearly  north  and  ibuih.  When  you  have  the  above  channel  open,  and 
Enjitijh-key  bearmg  about  W.  from  you,  (leer  a  little  to  the  northward  of 
the  middle  of  the  channel,  towaids  Gof's-key,  to  avoid  a  rocky  ihoal  that 
runs  to  the  northward  from  Knglijh  key  ;  then  fteer  W.  b.  N.  {  N.  keep< 
ing  you  lead  going,  as  the  channel  is  but.  narrow  ;  the  entrance  is  not  more 
than  a  mile,  and  narrower. 

Farther  in,  to  the  N.  W.  of  Guf's  AT.  y  is  Water-Key,  a  large  kev  with 
tall  trees  on  it,  from  the  Ibuih  end  oF  \vhlch  lies  a  large  bank,  wH'c:h  fpits 
into  the  channel.  Steer  in  nearly  W.  N.  W.  until  you  (hut  in  Serjeant' f 
Key  with  the  fouth  end  of  li-'uter-Key,  then  (leer  N.  by  W.  until  you  bring 
Gof's  Key  on  or  in  a  range  with  Water. Key  ;  then  fteer  N.  W.  {  W.  which 
carries  yon  in  the  bed  of  the  channel  over  the  narrows,  taking  great  can'  not 
to  open  or  fliut  GuJ^'s  Key  with  Water  Key,  as  you  will  he  near  if  not 
quite  aground.  Cimtintie  your  couric  until  you  Ihat  in  Bani/ler's  Key 
with  the  Drozoned-Keys  ;  yo'i  are  then  over  the  narrows,  and  may  fleer  in 
N.  VV.  for  the  Old  River's  y.uth.  did  nice  about  4  leagues.  Anchor  olt' 
the  mouth  of  tiie  river  in  ahoiit  16  feet,  nil  (oft  mud,  lb  that  your  veffel  can 
take  110  hurt  in  the  north  limes.  It  is  b'd  ta  anchor  in  the  above  depth  of 
water  a  little  to  the  ibuihwud  of  the  river,  as  the  current  generally  lets 
Iliongly  to  the  Ibiithward.     The  fame  m\y  be  olilerved  oS  Sheeboon- River. 

To  anchor  nv.der  Gojf's  Key. — In  coming  from  the  northward,  after  you 
are  lound  the  land-bore,  that  lies  to  the  eadward,  keep  on  the  bank  in  4  or 
5  fathoms,  until  you  bring  Corlieu-Key  and  Serjeant's  Key  into  one,  and 
then  let  go  your  anchor,  and  you  will  have  clear  ground.  Go^'t  Key  will 
then  bear  E.  by  N. 

Nt  B.  H^re  you  take  a  pilot  for  Old- River  and  Sheeboon, 


DireBims  to  fail  out  of  the  Bay  by  the  Northern  Pajfage, 

Leave  Mauger-Key  about  eight  or  nine  o'clock  at  night,  if  the  fea-breeze 
be  frelh,  and  fteer  N.  N.  E.  y  E.  about  10  leagues,  and  not  more  till  day- 
light. The  diftaiice  between  Mauger-Key  and  the  fouth  point  of  the  7Vi- 
angU-Reef  N.  N.  E.  12  or  1 3  leagues,  but  there  is  generally  a  northern  cur- 
rent which  you  muft  guard  againft. 

Should  there  be  much  fea  on,  and  your  (hip  will  lie  up  N.  E  keep  her 
by  the  wind,  and  do  not  run  more  than  the  10  leagues  till  day-l.iht ;  for, 
there  is  often  a  lee-l<;t  of  the  current  to  the  N.  W.  which,  wi  the  fea, 
may  heave  you  near  Ambergris-Reef.  So  that,  leaving  Mauger-^Jey,  ancl 
not  lying  belter  than  N.  by  E.  or  N.  do  not  ftand  longer  than  4  hours  on 
that  tack,  for  fear  of  coming  near  Ambergris- Reef  in  the  night.  When  vou 
make  the  Triangle-Reef,  the  fouth  end  is  broad,  not  lefs  than  4  or  5  miles, 
and  makes  in  two  points,  between  which  is  a  fmall  (andy  fpot.  Go  to  the 
leeward  of  the  reef ;  and  your  courfe  from  the  S.  W.  point  is  nearly  N.  by 
W.iW.  up  to  theGrea//C(7,from  thence  about  N.byE.  to  the  two  keyi  which 
lie  on  the  north  part  of  the  reef.  Keep  your  lead  gbing,  for  fear  of  a  fpit  which 
runs  cfl  abreall  of  the  key.    The  whole  length  of  the  reef,  from  tne  S.  W. 


m 


if' 

Ml 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


end  to  the  north  part,  is  about  12  or  15  leagues.  Leaving  Mauger-KeVf 
and  not  feti  'ung  the  j>o.  •  of  ^he  'I'riangUReef  in  fight,  you  will  fee  the 
main,  and  l.ioiild  n  .'it  <  rtakc  you  yihtn  under  the  lee  of  the  reef,  (leer 
about  N.  bv  I-.  if  vv-u  an  any  diflance  oft,  until  you  meet  the  (ea  coming 
round  the  novrh  end  uf  the  \ck-S  ;  then  haul  up  N.  E.  if  the  wind  permit^ 
which  will  I  irry  you  to  wind  .v.ird  of  Cape  Antony.  The  diflance  from  th« 
hor«h  end  of  \]u-  Trianglfs  is  63  leagues  ;  and,  from  the  fouth  end  of  Co2<r- 
mrU,  48  Icji^ucs.  Tiie  loutli  end  of  TriangUs-Reef  is  in  latitude  18"  i8' 
N. ;  the  north  end  is  in  18'  ,56'  N.  The  ibuth  end  of  Cozemell  bears  from 
this  reef  about  N.by  K.  16  or  17  leagues.  The  latitude  i9''4r/N.  and 
the  north  end  lies  in  latitude  18'  23'  N.  The  diflance  from  the  Triangle- 
R  ;,*"•<' th"  n  ii!i  i;  about  It  or  i2  lea}»ues,  and  it  lies  round  in  a  deep  bight* 

To  the  ;ou(h  nnj  of  Cozemell  there  is  an  indraught  to  the  N.  W.  which 
you  :ni!(l  tnke  ,^rc;it  care  nf. 

N.  B.  by  K<»in(',  tl«c  ncinhs.rn  p'iflage  you  (ave  50  or  6 J  leagues  right  to 
windward. 


DhcSiiom  to  fail  in  at  the  Sapadilla-Keys,  through  the  Main' 
Reef,  «^ /tf /i>^  River  Bclicze. 

Fioni  the  weft  end  of  Rattan  to  the  entrance,  through  the  reef,  by  the 
Sap.iJilfa-Keys,  is  wefl,  2)  or  30  leagues.  You  may  know  the  Sapadilla' 
Keyt  by  5  dry  fandv  k«;ys,  without  fhrubs  or  trees  on  them,  except  that  on 
the  (larboard  fide  going  in,  on  which  are  two  dry  trees  appearing  like  a 
fchooner  at  anchor  :  when  you  firfl  make  them,  all  the  keys  to  leeward  arc 
bufhy  and  full  of  (iipadilla-trets. 

In  the  paffa;  e  throuijli,  \ou  have  4I  fathoms,  and  then,  after  a  few  calls, 
you  deepen  your  water  to  6,  7,  lo,  and  fo  to  17  fathoms.  This  is  efteem- 
ed  the  befl  paffage  for  large  (hips.  The  courfe  through  ii  W.andW.b.N. 
When  you  ar.;  over  the  reef  it  is  t'.rmed  the  Harbour  of  Honduras. 

From  Sufhidilla-KeyS  you  fleer  W.  S.  W.  between  4  or  5  leagues,  to 
avoid  fevera'  bad  fhoals  and  rocks  that  lie  to  the  northward  of  the  paflage. 

Whp-.  you  bring  Point- Placentia  to  bear  N.  b.  W.  fteer  for  it ;  it  W'll 
be  at  the  diflance  of  about  6  leagm^s.  From  Point- Placentia  to  Settle- Riv- 
er is  north  6  or  7  leagues.  From  Settle-River  to  Colfon's -point  is  north  6 
leagues.  From  Colfon'spoint  to  the  mouth  of  the  river  Belieze  is  N.  \  E, 
6  or  7  leagues  ;  where  you  anchor  as  before  dire6led. 

OS  Colfon's-point  is  a  (hoaU  2  or  3  miles  off;  and  another  fhoal  lies  S. 
E.  3  miles  from  the  river's  mouth.  After  you  have  got  through  the  Sapa- 
dUtii-Keys,  and  up  as  high  as  Point  Placentia,  you  may  anchor  all  along  the 
main  at  any  depth  of  water,  from  5  to  1 7  fathoms,  keeping  at  the  difbncc 
of  a  miles  from  the  fhore. 

In  going  between  the  Northern  Triangles  and  the  main,  if  you  (hould 
get  the  wind  to  the  W.  or  N.  W.  or  N.  go  to  the  (buthward  of  the 
Northern  Triangles  ;  taking  very  great  care  to  keep  far  enough  to  the 
iouthward  of  them,  for  fear  it  fhould  fall  little  wind  or  calm,  and  a  N.  W. 
current  or  fwell,  which  will  heave  you  on  them,  as  there  ree  no  foundings 
before  you  are  almofl  on  fhore.  Likewife,  (land,  at  the  leafl,  10  or  12 
leaj^ues  to  the  eaftward  of  them,  before  you  haul  to  the  northward  for  Cape 
Antony^  for  foar  you  fhould  be  caught  abreafl  of  them  with  a  lee  current 
and  fet  of  the  fea  which  generally  runs  here.  In  flanding  to  the  fouthward 
of  them,  do  not  go  too  far  to  the  fouthward  for  fear  of  the  fpit  which  runs 
oH*  the  nonliciti  iwo-key  reef,  which  lies  N.  E.  b.  £.  from  the  uorihetiv- 


Lot. 

Leaving  Mauser- Key, 

fight,  you  will  fee  the 

the  Ice  tif   the  reef,  fteer 

you  meet  the  (ea  coming 

E.  if  the  wind  permit, 

'.     The  diftance  from  th« 

m  the  fouth  end  of  Coze- 

ef  is  in  latitude  18**  >8' 

id  of  Cozemell  bears  from 

latitude   i9''4r/N.  and 

fiance  from  the  TriangU' 

lies  round  in  a  deep  bight. 

ght  to  the  N.  W.  which 

50  or  6  J  leagues  right  to 


p,  through  the  Main- 
licze. 


,'S 


through  the  reef,  by  the 
may  know  the  SapadiUa- 
;s  on  them,  except  that  on 
Iry  trees  appearing  like  a 
ill  the  keys  to  leeward  are 

and  then,  after  a  few  calls, 
fathoms.  This  is  efteem- 
irough  k  W.and  W.b.N. 
rbour  of  Honduras. 
between  4  or  5  leagues,  to 
northward  of  the  paflage. 
b.  W.  fteer  for  it ;  it  will 
inl-Ptacentia  to  Settle- Riv- 
to  Colfcn's-poini  is  north  6 
he  river  Bclitze  is  N.  \  £. 
aed. 

;  and  another  (hoal  lies  S. 
have  got  through  the  Sapa- 
>u  may  anchor  all  along  the 
ms,  keeping  at  the  diikncc 

id  the  main,  if  you  ftiould 
>  to  the  Ibuthward  of  the 
to  keep  far  enough  to  the 
tfind  or  calm,  and  a  N.  W. 
I,  as  there  rfe  no  ioundings 
and,  at  the  leaft,  10  or  12 
I  to  the  northward  for  Cape 
»f  them  with  a  lee  current 
n  ftanding  to  the  fouthward 
fear  of  the  fpit  wliich  runs 
E.  b.  E.  from  the  uorihexn- 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


159 

;  the 


moft  key  of  the  northern  two  keys,  with  6  fathoms  dole  to  them 
next  call  you  aru  on  fhore,  or  near  it. 

If  you  rome  out  of  the  bay  by  the  fouthem  palTage,  and  your  fhip  will 
not  lie  up  eaft,  or  E.  b.  N.  from  Key  Bohell,  bear  up  and  run  to  the  ibuth- 
iward,  between  Tobacco-key,  which  is  the  outer  part  of  the  reef,  and  Glover's 
Reef,  efpecially  if  you  have  not  day-light  to  get  to  the  northward  and 
caftward  of  the  north  end  of  Glover's  Reef.  Run  to  the  ibuthward  till 
you  fee  the  fmall  keys  on  the  fouth  end  of  the  reef,  and  there  you  may  bring 
up  till  morning,  bringing  the  keys  about  N.  £.  There  is  moftly  a  ilrong 
Ife  current  about  Glover's  Reef,  which  has  deceived  many,  who  have  lolt 
their  Ihips  in  the  night,  expecting  to  have  weathered  the  north  end  of  Glov' 
er't  Reef,  which  is  fteep-to  in  moft  places. 


T>ire£lions  for  the  Coqfl  o/'Guayana,  Surinam,  Detnerary,  Bcr- 

bice,  i^c. 

Not  I.— AU  the  depths  of  water  after  mentioned  were  taken  at  low  Spring  Tldeu 


DEMERARY. 

OFF  this  coaft  12  Teagues,  and  from  that  to  40  leagues,  the  wind  gene- 
rally prevails  eaft  Ibuth-eaft  ;  within  12  leagues  the  wind  is  variable,  in  the 
morning  S.  E.  and  E.  S.  E.  towards  noon  draws  round  to  the  eaft,  and  be- 
tween two  and  eight  o'clock  is  generally  to  the  N.  E.  N.  N.  £.  or  north  ; 
during  the  night  it  varies  from  £.  b.  N,  to  £.  b.  S.  If  bound  for  Deme- 
rary  from  the  northward  or  eaftward,  obferve  there  is  no  place  below  Cur- 
inti*  river  but  you  may  run  in  5,  4,  and  3  iiithoms  ;  after  paQing  Berbice  4 
or  5  leagues,  the  bufties  appear  very  iriegular,  and  feveial  white  houles, 
with  red  tops,  may  be  ieen,  which  is  not  the  cale  at  any  part  to  windward 
of  Berbice.  About  9  leagues  to  the  eaftward  of  Demerary,  is  a  remarkable 
clump  of  trees,  called  Machia  Clump  :  they  may  be  feen  ibme  diftance  be- 
fore you  can  difcern  any  objcft  near  them.  If  in  running  along  the  (horc 
you  make  the  clump  of  trees,  haul  oft°  immediately,  in  order  to  round  the 
bank,  which  lies  to  the  northward  and  eaftward  of  Demerary  i  for  when 
abreaft  of  the  trees,  in  4  fathoqis,  by  hauling  off  north,  you  will  not  deepen 
your  water  for  feveral  miles,  or  out  of  light  of  all  obje£h  on  the  coaft,  except 
Machia  Clump. 

On  the  northemmoft  part  of  the  bank  are  4  fathoms  ;  it  lies  in  latitude  7 
deg.  OQ  min.  N.  You  may  run  along  this  bank  weft  in  4  fathoms,  until 
you  fee  the  entrance  of  the  river,  or  gap  in  the  bufties,  under  thebufhes,  and  a 
little  to  the  eaftwaird  of  the  gap,  are  leveral  white  houfes,and  two  windmills. 
When  the  entrance  bears  S.  W.  b.  S.  you  may  then  fteer  S.  W.  or  S.  W. 
b.  W.  3  or  4  miles,  aiccording  to  the  time  of  tide,  which  flows  half  paft  4 
o'clock  full  and  change ;  the  firft  part  of  the  flocjd  fets  to  the  W.  S.  W.  and 
the  latter  part  weft  \  it  ebbs  feven  hours  to  the  N.  E.  and  N.  N.  E. 


I'i, 


.  .1  I  mmnimf\\t9 


a* 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


Merchants'  veffcls,  who  wifh  to  take  a  pilot  for  the  river  Dfittertir/, 
ftiould  bring  tht-  gap  to  bear  S.  S.  W.  and  anchor  in  3^  fathoms  ;  they  will 
then  be  iibout  j  mihi  from  Spirit-point.  Frigates  Ihould  anchor  wih  th« 
gip  louth  in  4  fathoms,  they  w.U  thin  be  about  t)  or  10  miles  from  SpiriH 
point  :  although  the  latter  dillanre  is  greater  than  the  furmt-r,  it  is  much 
iTiiire  convenient  for  men  of  war,  bccaute  their  boats  will  fetch  ofttner  off 
to  their  fhips. 

On  the  N.  E.  of  Demerarybanf<,  na\\t'ing  can  be  feen  from  the  deck  of  » 
fri9;ate  but  Machia  Clump,  and  the  bottom  is  '.oft  mud,  much  more  lu  than 
any  other  part  of  the  coalt. 

Merchants'  veiTels  (hould  anchor  off  Machia  dump,  and  lend  a  boat  on 
fliore,  in  order  to  be  certain  of  their  fituation. 

GUAYANA. 

To  get  to  windward  on  the  coafl  of  Guaya»a,  care  niuft  be  taken  not  to 
let  the  fouiherly  winds  draw  you  more  than  10  leagues  from  the  land,  and 
be  Caieful  lobe  at  that  diftance  about  noon,  as  prol)ably  by  z  I'.  M.  you  will 
find  the  wind  lo  far  to  ihenonh  as  to  lay  along  (hoie  -,  about  8  P.  M.  you 
generally  lole  the  northerly  wind,  and  find  ii  blow  along  (horc  from  thee.ift- 
ward :  theiefove,  Ihould  you  have  a  whole  ebb  tide  be'oie  >'ou,  it  will  be 
better  to  anchor,  and  flop  a  tide.  By  day-light  the  wind  dt^Ws  round  wi[>, 
foutherly  ;  for  whith  realbn  it  Will  be  neceir.iiy  to  be  in  fliore.  liy  taking 
thofe  advantages,  with  that  of  the  tides,  a  fiigate  cuay  beat  from  Dimerarjl 
to  Surinam  in  3  or  4  days. 


iURIiVAM. 

Vou  may  anchor  otf  Surinam  in  4  fathoms  by  bringing  it  to  bear  S.  b.  E« 
With  that  bearing  you  get  nearer  tho  point  than  any  other  with  the  lame 
depth.  In  failing  for  Surinam,  bring  Bravi's  point  to  bear  S.  E.  b.  S* 
dillance  6  or  7  miles,  tou  will  then  be  in  thre?  and  a  half  fathoms  ;  then 
ileer  S.  S.  £.  until  you  bring  it  to  b^ar  S.  E.  then  fleer  for  Bram'spoint  j 
"when  within  one  mile,  keep  the  point  juft  open  on  the  larboard  bow,  and 
by  rounding  it  within  a  cable  and  a  half's  length,  you  will  get  4  or  5  fath. 
oms  5  when  abreaft  of  the  point,  haul  about  one  third  fiom  the  larboard 
Ihore  :  when  Inlf  a  mile  within  the  point,  it  is  fhoal  water,  and  not  riiore 
than  14  feet  over  that  part  of  the  river.  This  bank,  or  bar,  runs  nearly  a 
mile ;  after  palTing  it,  you  Will  get  3*  and  4  fathoms  ;  when  within  half 
a  mile  of  ParmeraHcl-rcdoubt,  you  will  get  only  13  feet :  ftill  keep  one 
third  from  lire  larboard  ftrore,  but  not  mure,  to  avoid  a  wreck  which  lies 
lunk  olf  the  redoubt.  When  abreall  of  the  firft  redoubt,  fleer  for  the  flag, 
ftafron  FortAiiifterdam  i  you  will  then  deepen  your  water  ;  a  black  buoy 
is  l?id  on  the  wreck,  and  mull  bt  Itft  on  the  lartcird  hand.  When  abreaft 
of  Fort- AmfitT dam,  keep  near  the  fhore  in  4  or  5  fathoms,  till  you  are 
near  the  lall  plantation,  off  which  are  14  or  15  feet.  If  bound  to  Pari- 
marbo,  and  abreaft  the  laft  plantation,  fleer  for  the  flag.ft;affon  Lulan'dia^ 
in  II  feet,  about  half  a  mile  )  about  two  miles  further  you  will  get  13  feet, 
Ibfi  mud  ;  but  within  one  mile  of  Fert-Zetaiidia  you  will  detrpen  your 
water,  and  olf  the  fort,  get  7  fathoms.  Care  mull  be  taken  not  to  come 
near  any  of  the  points  infide  Bram's-poinI,  becaule  there  are  many  fhoals  of 
tnuU;  the  (larboard  Ihore  is  ihodX  from  Bram's-fioint  to  Fort  Zeiandiat 


,0T. 

for  the  river  DftHetartt 
n  i\  fathoms  ■,  they  will 
s  ihould  anchor  wi'h  th« 
or  lo  miles  from  Spirit- 
in  the  forinn,  it  is  much 
oats  will  teteh  ofttiier  off 

e  feen  from  the  deck  of  i 
;nud,  much  more  io  than 

'lump,  and  lend  a  boat  on 


care  mnft  be  tnken  not  to 
eiigui's  from  the  land,  and 
•ably  by  z  I'.  M.  you  will 
lore  ;  about  8  P.  M.  you 

along  (bore  Jioiii  theenft- 
ide  be'ore  you,  it  will  be 
ie  wind  diiiWs  round  wtft, 
)  be  in  (bore,      liy  taking 

may  beat  from  Demerarj 


wringing  vt  to  bear  S.  b.  E« 

any  other  with  the  lame 
point  to  bear  S.  E.  b.  S. 
r  and  a  half  fathoms  ;  then 
en  lleer  for  Brum's -point  ; 
on  the  laiboard  bow,  and 

you  will  get  4  or  5  fath- 
le  ihiid  fiom  the  larboard 
flioal  wafer,  and  not  riiore 
bank,  or  bar,  runs  nearly  a 
ihoms  ;  when  within  half 
ly  13  feet :  ftill  keep  one 
»  avoid  a  wreck  which  lies 

redoubt,  (leer  for  the  flag, 
your  water  ;  a  black  bijoy 
o.\rd  hand.  When  abreal): 
or  5  fathoms,  till  you  are 
5  feet.     If  bound  to  Pari- 

the  flag-ftaffon  Lulan'dia^ 
irther  you  will  get  1 3  feet, 
dia  you  will  deepen  your 
lull  be  taken  not  to  come 
lie  there  are  many  fhoals  of 
to  lort  i^elanditt 


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II. 

M. 

5 

00 

5 
6 

30 
10 

7 

00 

AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT.  141 

THE    TIDES. 
Times  of  High  Water,  alfu!^  audcbange  oftheMoon, 


Seven  miles  off  Bram's-point 
At  Bram's-point  .  ... 

Off  Forl-Antfierdam  ... 

Fort-ZcLandia  ... 

The  tides  flow  7  feet  at  full  and  clunge,  and  between  three  and  four  at 
neap  tides  ;  the  water  falls  one  foul  before  the  lUeamisdonc  running  in  the 
mid*channel. 


The  Conji  of  Guavana. 

SHIPS  bound  from  the  Caribbce  IJlands  to  the  coad  of  Cuayana, 
fhould  (leer  as  far  to  the  eadward  as  S.  E.  if  the  \.ind  will  permit,  on  ac- 
count  of  a'drong  indraught,  or  current,  letting  at  all  limes  of  the  year  to 
the  wellward  ihioiigh  the  (iu// ol  Paria.  On  the  outward  edge  of  the 
ground,  you  will  p-rtcive  the  colour  of  ilie  water  change  to  a  light  green, 
and  have  from  3^  to  45  fathoms.  If  in  that  depth  you  (hould  be  lb  far  to 
the  fouthward  as  7  (leg.  25  min.  iiorth  luitudCj  yon  may  (leer  in  S.  W.  and 
make  the  land  ;  but  if  mure  to  the  north  ward,  keep  your  wind  till  you  at- 
tain that  latitude.  You  will  have  gradual  lunndings  cjuite  to  the  (hore,  but 
very  firallow.  You  will  be  in  9  fathoms  whep  you  lirft  get  fight  of  the 
land  about  Demtrary,  but  you  may  run  in  4  fathoms,  being  attentive  toyouf 
lead.  As  it  is  the  general  opinion  th^t  tliere  are  many  unexplored  bnd- 
banks  on  this  coaft,  a  great  attention  10  the  K.ul,  and  quality  of  ihe  groundi 
will  be  necelTary,  as  by  that  only  you  will  be  apprised  of  the  danger,  for, 
as  on  moft  parts  of  this  coaft  to  the  caftward  of  the  River  Orociioko,  the  bot- 
tom is  a  very  ioft  mud  :  if  on  a  fudden  you  find  hard  landy  ground,  be  af. 
fiired  fome  danger  is  near,  and  immediately  haul  o(T,  till  you  again  find  loft 
ground  as  before. 

The  making  of  the  land,  all  the  way  from  Oroonoko  as  far  to  the  eaftward 
as  Cayenne,  is  very  low  and  woody,  and  therefore  appears  in  all  parts  (b 
much  alike,  that  the  moft  experienced  pilots  are  frequently  deceived.  Your 
thief  dependance,  therefore,  is  in  a  true  dlticude  ;  if  th^t,  by  reafonof  thick 
weather,  cannot  be  obtained,  it  will  be  vlvifable  to  anchor  in  about  6  fath- 
oms, which  you  may  do  with  great  fafety,  havin/,  good  grour^d,  and  in 
general  moderate  gales  and  fin(K>tli  water. 

The  making  of  the  land  about  Dcmcrary  is  the  moft  remarkable  of  any 
part  of  the  coaft ;  the  wtxxis  in  many  places  being  burned  down,  and  clear- 
ed for  cultivation,  makes  the  land  appear  in  large  gaps,  where  the  houfes,'&c. 
are  plainly  to  be  leen  ;  and  if  there  are  any  (hips  lying  at  the  lower  part  of 
the  river,  their  maft-heads  may  plainly  be  dclcried  above  the  trees  at  lome 
diftance  at  fea. 

If  bound  into  Dimcr/iry.  you  muft  i-un  to  the  weftward  till  you  bring 
the  entrance  of  the  river  b,  ii.  W.  or  S.  b»  W.  and  cither  lay  to,  or  anchor 
tor  the  tide,  in  4  fathoms  ;  b  it  be  cantioos  not  to  be  hauled  further  tc  th« 
Weftward,  for  the  flood  runs  ilrong  into  the  River  EJ/'rqueh,  at  the  mouth 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


of  which,  and  at  a  great  diftance  from  the  land,  lie  many  very  dangrrmii 
land  banks,  on  fomc  of  which  there  are  not  more  than  9  or  ID  feet,  and 
the  flood  tide  lets  right  on  them. 

On  many  parta  of  thia  co«ft,  particularly  off  Point  Spirit  to  the  eaftwaid 
of  Demtrary,  the  flood  tide  fets  right  on  the  fhore,  and  tlie  ebb  right  off  to 
the  N.  E.  It  will  be  advilable,  when  calm  and  near  the  land,  to  anclior  in 
time. 

In  the  month  of  December  there  is,  at  times,  particuUrly  in  fhoal  water, 
fn  the  coming  in  of  the  flood,  a  great  tea  called  the  Boilers ;  it  in  often  fatal 
to  veffels  at  anchor. 


DEMERARY. 

AT  the  entrance  of  the  Rivfr  Demtrary,  and  E.  N.  E.  and  W.  S.  W. 
the  miwn  makes  full  lira,  and  the  water  at  fpring-tides  riles  8,  or  9  feet. 
From  each  point  of  the  river  runs  ofl  a  flat  mud-bank,  at  lead  3  leagues,  on 
many  part*  of  which  there  are  from  8  to  ij  feet  at  high  water,  iietwecu 
thefc  banks  lie  the  entrance  and  bar  of  the  river,  on  which,  at  Ipring  tides, 
there  are  ao  feet,  foft  ground.  If  the  wind  fhould  call  out,  be  cautious, 
and  not  fbnd  too  near  tl«c  weft  bank,  as  the  fluod  tide  fets  on  it  in  an  ob- 
lique direftion,  and  the  ground  in  lome  parts  is  hard  land,  but  you  may 
borrow  on  the  end  bank  at  pleafure,  being  all  foft  mud. 

About  6  miles  on  the  weft  fide  of  the  river,  ftands  a  remarkable  lofty 
tree  by  iifelf,  the  branches  of  which  appear  to  be  withered,  and  3  or  4 
miles  above  that,  there  is  a  iuji  of  trees^  or  bujh,  which  is  very  remarkable. 
In  running  into  the  river,  the  leading  mark  is  to  keep  the  withered  tree  on 
with  the  wefternmoft  part  of  tin:  /«//,  or  bujk,  which  will  carry  you  in  the 
bert  water,  and  about  mid-channe!,  fleering,  at  the  fame  tivie,  S.  b.  W.  by 
comoafs.  The  breadth  of  the  channel  going  in  is  about  two  miles,  ihoaling 
gradually  on  each  fide.  The  anchoring  ground  is  within  the  eaft  point,  in 
4  fathoms  at  low  v  aicv,  Toft  mud.  Keep  the  eaftern  Ihore  on  board,  the 
weftem  fide  beujg  Uai:  and  iVio;!. 

It  is  neceflary  10  v/c-igh  the  anchors  once  every  ten  days,  or  they  wdl 

bury  fo  much  as  to  I,    .uppoled  to  be  loft N.  B.    The  thwart  mark 

to  know  when  you  are  without  the  bar,  is  when  Point-Spirit  comes  open 
to  the  northward  of  Corrobana  point,  and  you  have  4  fathoms. 


<tLLJ-J 


Hemarks  made  among  the  Weftiodia-Iflands. 


MART  IN  ICO. 


14°  a*' 


POINT-SALINES,  the  fouth  end  of  Marlinico,  is  in  lat.     . 
N.  and  lies  N.  W.  jsS  leagues  from  the  north  end  of  Barbadoes,  and  N. 
W.  J  N.  34  leagues  from  CarliJU-bay.     It  confifts  of  feme  low  rocky  ill- 
aiids,  lying  near  the  main  land,  which  is  alio  low. 

Diamond.roch.  lies  N.  W.  from  Point-Salinei,  and  is  remarkable,  by  be- 


PILOT. 

J,  lie  many  very  dangrmtn 
lore  than  9  or  lo  fcrt,  and 

Point-Spirit  in  the  tadwaid 
lorr,  and  (lie  ebb  right  oft  to 
d  near  the  land,  to  aticlior  in 

tarticuUrly  in  (hoal  watei, 
e  HoUcri  ;  it  i»  often  fatal 


and  E.  N.  E.  and  W,  S.  W. 
ring-tides  rilcx  8.  or  9  feet, 
d-bank,  at  leaft  3  leagues,  on 
ret  at  high  water,  lietwecn 
r,  on  which,  at  Ipring  tides 
hould  cad  out,  be  cautious, 
lOil  tide  fets  on  it  in  an  ob- 
is hard  land,  but  you  may 
Toft  mud. 

er,  ftands  a  remarkable  lofiy 
tu  be  withered,  and  3  or  ^ 
fh,  which  K  very  rcmarkabU*. 
I  lu  keep  the  withered  tree  on 
which  will  carry  you  in  the 
t  the  fame  tine,  S.  b.  W.  by 
n  is  about  two  miles,  (hnaling 
id  is  within  the  ead  point,  in 
:  eaftern  ihore  on  board,  the 

•very  ten  days,  or  they  will 

N.  B.    The  thwart  mark 

hen  Point-Spirit  comes  open 
have  4  fathoms. 


cdiodia-Iilands. 


Marlinico,  is  in  lat.  14°  %'i' 
h  end  of  Barbadoes,  and  N. 
onfiftsof  Tome  low  rocky  ill- 
ow. 
nfi,  and  is  vemukable,  by  be- 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


H9 


\x\%  a  high,  flecp,  round  mck,  about  a  mile  from  the  main  ;  it  U  faid  there 
is  a  good  palTage  between  them.  The  fhore,  between  the  Ihamond-rock 
and  Point -Satintt,  is  low,  and  forms  a  bay,  called  St.  Ann's-bay,  which  is 
laid  to  be  a  very  gOnd  road  for  (hips.  Diamond-point  lies  3  miles  N.  W. 
b.  W.  from  Diamondroik,  and  about  a  miles  N.  N.  W.  \  W.  from  Diti- 
mond-ptintt  is  Point-Solomon,  on  which  is  a  fmall  battery.  Both  thefe 
points  are  high,  deep,  and  rocky. 

Point-Solomon  forms  the  fouth  fide  of  Fort- Royal  bay,  and  the  point  of 
Morn-Boef  the  north.  From  thefe  points  the  bay  grows  narrower  until  utk 
as  high  ai  Fort-Royal,  where  it  ia  not  abo\w  3  o*^  4  miles  acrols  ;  and  the 
Oiorcs  ar;  every  where  fieep,  having  9  or  10  fathoms  a  (hip's  length  from 
the  (horc  and  half  a  mile  farther  out  there  is  no  bottom. 

On  the  "buth  fide  of  Fort- Royal  bay,  about  4  miles  above  Point-Solomon, 
is  Pigeon-ijand,  (Irongly  fortihed  with  cannon  and  loortars  ;  and  4  miles 
fiirther  up  the  bay,  on  the  north  fide,  aie  the  town  and  fortifications  of 
Fort. Royal,  which,  with  Fort'Bourbon  over  it,  make  a  very  formidable 
appearance. 

Point-Nigris  lies  on  the  north  fide  of  the  bay,  3  miles  weft  from  Fort- 
Royal.     It  IS  low,  and  thfre  is  a  ftrong  maiked  battery  on  it. 

About  a  miles  N.  W.  from  Point-Nigris,  where  a  rivulet  of  frefli  wafer 
runs  down  a  deep  and  fertile  valley  into  the  fea,  is  the  village  of  Ca/e-Na- 
vires  ;  the  principal  part  of  the  village  is  dole  to  the  lea  fide,  under  a  rifing 
ground,  a  little  eaft  from  the  mouth  of  the  rivulet  ;  hut  there  ate  (everal 
hnulirs  on  the  plain,  to  the  weft  of  the  rivulet,  all  itf  which  go  under  the 
name  of  Cafe-Navires  ;  alfo  on  a  bluff  point  a  little  eaft  of  the  town,  is  a 
Imall  battery,  with  a  flag-ftalT- 

Abreaft  of  the  town  of  Cafe-Navires,  is  an  excellent  road  for  (hips ;  it 
lies  from  abreaft  of  the  wefternmoft  hcufes  in  Cafe-Navires  to  abreaft  of  the 
battery  eaft  of  it.  The  bank  for  anchoring  reaches  about  a  cables  and  a 
half's  length  from  the  (hore,  the  firft  hatf-cable*s  length  of  which  is  a  (hoal 
along  the  beach,  deepening  to  3  fathoms  on  the  outer  edge  ;  from  thence 
the  bank  deepens  to  5,  7,  ro,  i  c,  18,  and  35  fathoms,  a  cable's  length  from 
the  edge  of  the  (hoal.  Abreait  of  the  battery,  the  ground  is  clean  fand, 
from  thence  (bftening  to  very  (oft  mud  abreaft  the  wefternmoft  houfrs  in 
Cafe-Navires,  but  when  without  14  or  35  fiithoms,  the  ground  is  hard  and 
gravelly. 

Ships  intending  to  anchor  in  Cafe-Navires  road,  muft  turn  to  windward, 
until  they  bring  the  eafternmoft  clufter  of  houfes  in  the  town  on  a  line  with 
the  middle  of  the  valley  behind  them,  bearing  about  N.  b.  E.  }  E.  or  N.N.E. 
before  they  (bnd  in  for  the  anchoring  place  ;  then  fteer  in  for  it,  with  the 
duller  of  houfes  on  with  the  valley  ;  and  when  the  point  between  Cafe-Na- 
viret  and  Cafe-Pilote  is  opening  without  the  land  to  the  N.  W.  of  it,  you 
are  entering  on  the  bank,  in  45  fathoms  ;  fteer  in  fo  as  to  have  the  weftcru- 
moft  houfe  of  this  clufter  on  with  the  middle  of  the  valley  ;  and  by  the 
time  Le-Grofe-point  (on  the  oppoftte  fide  of  the  bay)  is  (hutting  in  behind 
Point-Nigris,  in  a  large  fhip  you  may  let  go  your  anchor  in  i8  or  Jo  fath- 
oms ;  but  fmall  velTels  may  ftand  in  with  this  mark  to  9  or  7  faihon's. 

Cafe-Pilote  is  the  next  village  to  the  N.  W.  of  Cafe-Navires;  it  is  dole 
to  the  Tea  fide,  with  a  (mall  battery  at  the  weft  end  of  it.  Fort  Capet  and 
C.arbet  arc  other  two  fmall  villages,  between  Cafe-Pilote  and  St.  Pierres, 
li.iving  each  a  Iniall  batter}'  by  them. 

Ill  lailing  round  the  point  of  Morn-Boef,  you  will  open  St.  Pierres^ 
which  is  a  large,  well-built  town  along  the  bottom  of  the  bay,  having  leve- 
ral  handlome  public  building^j  in  it,  which  make  a  fine  appearance  fiom  the 


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AMERICAS  COAST  PILOT. 


fca.  TItc  ri4./it  ibn-illthe  iiiuth  eiitl  uf  the  town,  and  the  fliipi  inclior 
clule  (II  the  fhorc. 

From  St.  J'urtit  to  the  tXMth  end  of  the  idand,  are  TcvcnI  vilUffet,  with 
fmall  batteri.-».  The  (hotc*  are  Vfiy  (lerp,  and  there  arc  no  hidden  fhln 
ox  JhoaU  Id  hurt  a  nii(>  on  rhe  ued  liik  ot  A/ai /inn o, excepting  the  bouuiii 
of  fort  Rival  bay,  wh«Me  aru  Icveral  yA#a.'i,  the  outennod  of  wliich  it 
abrcitd  of  the  inwnol  Fort  Hovul, 

The  hiKholl  mountain*  in  Martinico,  like  tlwfe  of  tlie  other  idands,  are 
almofl  continitally  covered  with  clouds,  which  intercept  the  general  cotirfe 
of  the  trade  wirvli,  and  thert^fore  caule  calmi,  or  Variable  winui,  to  leeward 
of  them,  wliich  give  the  inu\l  bittei;i<rs  und.'incath  thcic  mountains,  a  great 
advantage-  of  annoving  (hips,  which,  in  thcie  places,  are  frequently  unniati. 
•geahle  for  want  of  wind, 

MornBo'f  bears,  by  lo  npafi,  N  N.  VV.  j  W.  from  Diamond  point  ami 
PtarLpoiiit,  a  alio  the  lee  point  uf  JJominica  bears  N.  N,  VV.  from  Morih 
BoeJ- point,  I 


"^=»5C?5»;^t— 


II 


DOM  IN  ICO. 

SHIPS  from  the  le*  cT  Mr^Unico  ion  Domlnito  (houid  not  Acer  to 
leeward  of  N.  b.  W.  on  account  of  Ire-way  lea,  and  piihaps  current  letting 
between  llule  ilUnds.  On  making  Donunno  liom  ilie  louihward,  or  lUer' 
ing  along  Ihorc  from  the  northward,  Scott  hman's-head  is  remarkable,  bting 
a  high  rtKk,  with  a  flag-dali On  it,  lying  a  gtxxl  way  out  from  the  louth  end 
of  the  illand,  and  joined  to  the  miiii  by  a  low  neck,  lo  that  at  firfl  itappeari 
like  a  Imall  ifland.  Tlie  ke  fide  of  Dominico  is  every  a  '  ere  ftccp,  and  there 
Vk  nothing  didaiit  from  the  ihore  that  cait  hurt  a  Ihip.  ' 

Roujfcau,  the  chief  town  in  the  inaiid,  is  calily  dilcemed  in  failing  along 
Ihore.  The  road  for  merchant  ihips  is  in  a  kind  of  b:«y,  at  the  Ibutlt  end  of 
the  town  :  but  the  bell  anchoiage  for  men  of  war,  is  in  Woodridf^t's-hay, 
wlricbis  a  little  north  of  the  lO'vn.  The  anchoring  ulace  '\s  eaiily  known 
by  a  gibb-t  eretled  near  the  beach,  uialrr  the  middle  ot  a  large  cane-tteld.— 
The  rule  for  anchoring  is,  to  run  in,  under  an  ea(y  lail,  oppo.'ltc,  or  nearly 
fc,  to  the  gibbet ;  and  the  moment  you  get  proper  louudings,  let  go  youran* 
chor. 

The  lee  fhoreof  Dominito  (without  attending  to  the  fmall  bays,  and  little 
irregularities)  is  nearly  a  llraight  line  from  iitotchman'shead  to  Rollo's  head, 
thef()uth  fide  of  Prince  Rupert's-b.iy,  hearing  J';,  b.  \V.  j  W. ;  and,  aiob- 
Jcrved  before,  the  fliore  is  every  where  Iteep. 

Prince  Rupert's  liny  is  umler  the  north  end  of  Domini^.o,  and  may  be 
reckoned  the  beO  bay  in  the  ll'efi. Indies  for  a  lleet  to  wood  and  water  in. 
On  ejiteiir.g  the  bav.  you  have  RoU\)'s.hea:'.  on  the  Ibuth  fide,  being  a  low 
point,  with  a  ifiuaikable  hif^h  round  hill  over  It,  called  Rollo's-hill  (by 
fome  the  Barber's  Block)  aiul  Prince  Rupert's  ltr,;d  on  tin'  north  fide,  con- 
fiQing  <»f  two  pretty  high  fortified  hills,  called  the  Cabretts,  which  arc 
joined  to  the  main  bv  a  'ow  marfhy  neck.  At  the  bottom  of  the  bay,  you 
will  fee  tlie  town  of  Portjmoutli,  conlifting  of  liattered  houles  along  the 
landv  beitrh,  liavmg  three  cocoa-nut  frets  at  the  louth  end  of  it,  two  ditto 
at  the  north  end,  and  a  large  tamarind  tree  near  the  middle. 

To  the  wellward  of  the  town  of  Portfmoutii,  and  on  a  green  rifing 
gi'ouud  at  the  umer  end  of  the  mat  (h  that  joins  the  Cabretts  to  the  main,  is 


ILOT. 

own,  and  the  (liipi  tncW 

nd,  ji-e  TcvcnI  villases,  with 

I  there  are  no  hidden  r^ki 

/ini(o,exce)>ling  the  boKom 

the  ouiecmoll  vf  which  it 

lofe  of  tlie  oth*r  lllands,  are 
intercept  the  general  coiirle 
r  variiible  winda,  to  leeward 
;ath  thcli:  mountains,  a  great 
laces,  are  frequently  uniiun* 

W.  from  Dianundpointtud 
ears  N.  N.  VV.  from  Morn. 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


m 


DomiiiiiO  fliould  not  (leer  to 
,  and  pjihaps  current  letting 
Irom  (lie  lnuthward,  or  lleer' 
n's-head  is  remarkiible,  being 
d  way  out  from  the  touth  end 
leck,  lo  that  at  firH  it  appeari 
s  every  \  'ere  deep,  and  there 
a  Ihip. 

alily  nilcerned  in  failing  along 
nd  of  bay,  at  the  Ibuth  end  of 
f  war,  is  in  Woodridf^t's-bay, 
choring  place  is  ealily  known 
middle  ot  a  large  cane-held.— 
I  ea(y  luil,  oppohte,  or  nearly 
per  louudings,  let  go  youran< 

iig  to  the  fniall  bays,  and  little 
Ichman's-head  lo  RoUo't  head, 
,  l\,  b.  W.  {  W. ;  and,  aiob« 

nd  of  Dominir.o,  and  may  be 
lleet  to  wood  and  water  in. 
n  the  ibulh  fide,  being  a  low 
ver.  it,  called  Rollo's-hitl  (by 
s  hi\id  on  the  north  fide,  coii- 
llcd  the  Cabrelts,  which  are 
U  liie  bottom  of  the  bay,  you 
of  Itattered  houles  along  the 
he  fouth  end  of  it,  two  ditto 
r  the  middle. 

outii,  and  on  a  green  rlfing 
ts  the  Cabrtiti  to  the  wain,  is 


A  fmall  plantation,  called  Cotton-hill,  confiding  of  a  few  little  honfes.  Df> 
redly  over  Portjmoulh,  you  will  lee  two  hifi}\j'ugar-loafhiUs,  with  a  Urge 
'mountain  to  the  north  of  them,  dill  hi|r,her,  and  covered  with  clouds. 

About  two  miles  to  the  inuthward  of  t  orlfmeuth,  is  a  plantation,  on  low 
(;r(<und,  pirtty  cloli;  to  the  b-*ach,  called  fuard  Ejtatt :  and  hall  way  be- 
tv/een  Pukard  Efiatt  and  Rullo'tiitiid,  is  a  line  looking  plantation,  called 
Mount'Allen,  lying  in  the  declivities  of  an  irregular  valley,  at  the  bottom 
of  a  little  bay, 

Indt'aH  rivtr  is  a  pretty  large  run  of  ficlh  water,  that  comes  down  tha 
valley  on  the  Ibuth  fide  of  the  two  fir.iir  loaf  hills,  that  are  over  the  town 
of  Forifmouih,  and  iliic'.iarges  itfeU  inio  the  bay,  lulf  way  between  Portf. 
moitlh  and  Fickard  tjlale. 

Ships  ancliormg  in  Printe  Rupert's  Bay  mud  obferve,  that  from  the 
rail,  or  inner  part  of  the  Calirdts,  round  the  bay,  to  the  outer  or  wed  fide 
of  the  cultivated  part  of  Mount  Allen  i.ftatt,  there  is  a  (hoal  reaching  out 
from  the  brach,  deepening  to  j  fathotTu  a  cable's  length  oif,  except  abrcad 
the  mouth  of  Indian  River,  where  the  ilioal  reaches  a  cable's  length  and  a 
lialf  oi'".  From  3  fathoms  the  bank  cUtpens  gradiially  to  5,  7,  10,  and  from 
ther^e  I'uddcniy  to  15,  ao,  and  26  fathoms  at  the  outer  edge  of  it. 

Tui-ning  into  the  bay,  Rollo'shead  and  Prince  Rupert's  head  are  both 
very  deep,  and  may  hie  approached  within  two  Ihips'  lengths.  When  as 
high  as  Mount-Allen  Bay,  you  may  (land  in  to  it,  lb  far  as  to  b>ing  the  tara- 
aiind  tree  in  Porifmouth  on  with  the  highed  land  behind  it ;  and  when  :  - 
high  as  Pichard  t.fiate,  dand  in  to  it  until  you  begin  to  open  the  little 
height  at  the  well,  and  of  the  cultivated  part  of  Mount-Allen  Ffiute 
without  the  wed  edge  of  Rollo's-hill.  In  danding  to  ihe  marih  OMween 
the  Cabretts  and  Cotton-kill,  tack  in  9  or  7  fathoms,  according  to  the  hze  of 
the  diip.  In  anchoring,  it  is  to  be  obferved  that  the  Ihoaled  water  is  the 
cleaned  ;  for  any  where  without  10  fathoms  it  is  rocky.  The  bed  birth  is 
reckoned  abread  of  the  tamarind-tree,  with  the  outermod  land  (leen  over 
tlie  neck  within  tlw  Cabretts)  on  with  the  wed  edge  of  Cotton-hill,  or  on 
with  the  drain  at  the  wed  end  of  it  :  but  if  any  way  to  the  fouthward  of 
the  tamarind.tree,  towards  Indian  River,  you  mud  run  in  until  you  have 
jud  opened,  Or  b:gun  to  open,  the  little  height,  o*  highcd  ground  at  the 
wed  end  of  the  cultivated  pzrl  of  Mount- AUen  E/late,  without  the  weft 
edge  of  Rollo's-hill ;  and  in  both  theie  iituations  you  will  have  9  or  7  fath- 
oms, muddy  groundk  ' 

The  common  watering-place  is  about  1  co  yards  north  from  the  tamarind- 
tree  ;  but  at  Picard  EJiate,  and  all  along  that  fide  of  the  bay,  there  are 
plenty  of  rivulets  for  watering.  There  is  wood  to  be  had  every  where 
round  the  bav. 

From  Rullu'sHead  to  Prince  Rupert's  Head,  is     N.  2'  W. 

to  Wejl  Point  of  the  Saints,    N,  W.  b.  N.  i"  N» 
to  Wejl  Point  of  Guadaloupe,  N.  W.  b.  N.  «°  N. 

From  Prince  Rupert's  Head  toCape  Melvil  N.  b.  E. 

The  bititude  of  C(^e  Melvil  is        16"  i6'  Nt 

ANTIGUA. 

The  wed  end  of  Antigua  bears  N.  b.  W.  from  Englijhman'i-head  in 
Guadeloupe.  When  to  leeward  of  Antigua,  the  fouth  and  ead  parts  of 
it  appear  high  land,  but  the  nonu  end  is  low  and  broken.  The  road  of 
St.  John't  is  under  the  low  broken  land  at  the  north  end. 

T 


14^ 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


Steering  from  abreaft  of  Englifi-harhtir  to  5^  John's  Road,  tlie  fcou^fe 
5rW.  N.  W.  ;  N.  W.  and  N.  When  pad  Falmouthharbour,  keep  the 
I'mall  battery  on  the  eaft  fide  of  the  entry  open  without  the  weft  point  of 
the  harbour,  until  you  are  abreaft  of  Old-Road,  commonly  called  CaU's-bay  ; 
then  fleering  (6  as  to  keep  EngUfi-harbour  BlufoTpen  without  Old-Road 
Bluff,  will  carry  you  clear  oft  johnfon's  Reef  in  1 3  or  14.  fathoms.  Keep  this 
mark  until  you  open  the  Hawk's- Bill,  to  the  we  ft  ward  erf  the  Five  IJlands  ; 
}0\x  are  then  clear  of  Jfohnfon's  Reef,  and  may  haul  up  north,  or  N.  b.  V* 
for  Sandy  Ijland.  When  Five-JJland  harbour  bears  eaft,  you  arc  to  the 
northward  of  Johnfon's-fioals,  and  if  found  neceflary,  may  haul  more  up, 
taking  care  to  keep  the  Camel  open  without  the  Ship's-Jiern,  in  order  to 
keep  the  vine-feet  bank.  When  you  fee  Sandy-IJland,  fteer  fo  as  to  pais 
two  cable's  length  to  leeward  of  it,  becaufe  of  a  reef  reaching  that  diftancc 
to  the  weftward  from  it.  When  paft  Sandy-IJland,  ftand  on  upon  a  wind 
until  you  can  weather  it  about  half  a  mile  ;  then  tack,  and  ftand  to  wind- 
ward of  Handy  Ijland,  clofe  in  to  Ship's-ftem,  or  the  little  bay  to  the  fouth^ 
Vard  of  It.  In  ftanding  towards  Ship's-Jlern,  be  i'ure  not  to  be  farther  to 
windward  than  to  open  Hawk's- Bill  without  the  land,  or  to  bring  it  on 
with  the  innermoft  of  the  Five-IJlands,  becaufe  of  the  Warrington  j  and 
when  To  far  in  as  this  mark,  you  muft,  in  ftanding  to  the  northward  toward 
the  IVarringlon,  tack  as  foon  as  the  flag-ftalf  On  Javles'-fort  comes  oji  with 
the  middle  of  Rut- Ijland  ;  but  the  Ibuth  fliore  is  very  fteep,  and  you  may 
lland  to  it  as  near  as  )Ou  pleafe  all  the  way  from  Ship's-Jlefn  up  to  the  bar. 
The  anchoring  place  is  about  two  or  three  cable's  length  within  the  War-, 
rington,  with  the  flag-ftaifof  James's J'ort  on  with  the  north  fide  of  Rat. 
Ijland  ;  but  there  is  good  ground,  and  moderate  depth  for  anchorage  all  the 
tvav  out  to  Sandy-IJland. 

The  lai-geft  of  the  Five-IJlands,  o^en  to  the  weftward  of  the  Hawk's. 
£illy  is  ill  9  fathoms  dole  to,  and  clear  ro  the  weftward  of  the  Warrington  3 
and  the  north  part  of  the  works  on  Jamts'Jort  on  with  Rat-IJldnd,  is  di- 
r^jflly  on  the  middle  of  it  in  3  or  4  feet.  There  are  10  or  11  fathoms, 
fmooth  Ijotrom,  abreaft  of  Sandy-IJland,  between  it  and  the  Warrington, 
and  between  it  and  Ship's-Jltrn  ;  nine  fjthoms  between  the  Warrington  and 
Goat-hill,  and  3  and  7  fathoms  within  the  Warrington. 

St.  John's-road,  Antigua,  is  in  17°  7'  N.  latitude. 

South  point  of  Nevis  bears  weft  from  5^  John's-road,  Sandy -I/latldt 
"W.  1  S.  Rodondo  S.  W^  b.  S.  and  the  north  end  of  Mont/errat,  S.  W.  b% 
yv.  by  compafs. 


AEyis 

Is  a  high  round  mountain,  declining  gradually  to  the  fea  fide,  where  on 
the  fouth  and  weft  fides,  the  fliore  is  very  low,  therefore  dangerous  to  ap- 
proach in  a  dark  night,  becaufe  the  high  land  over  the  low  ftiore  hides  it,  lo 
that  it  is  not  feen  until  very  clofe.  There  is  a  reef  runs  out  from  both  the 
louthand  S.  "W.  points  oi  Nevis,  reaching  near  half  a  mile  oif. 

The  mark  to  clear  thele  reefs,  when  coming  from  the  windward,  is  to  keep 
the  round  hill  on  the  ifland  of  Si.  Eujtativs,  open  to  the  fouthward  of 
Brimjlone-hill,  until  Booby-IJland  (m  the  pafl'age  between  Nevis  and  St. 
Jittls)  coines  in  ftght,  without  the  'ss'cft  point  of  Nevis  ;  then  you  are  clear 
of  every  thit;p;. 

If  bound  \uio- Nevis-road,  keeping  Booby. Ijland  its  own  breadth  open 
•without  the  weft  point  of  :Vn;u,  will  cany  you  in  five  and  a  half  or  lix 


IT. 

Jokn'.s  Road,  ihe  courfe 
1  oil th- harbour,  keep  the 
ithout  the  weft  point  of 
Tionly  called  CaU's-bay  ; 
pen  without  Old- Road 
r  14  fathoms.  Keep  this 
fard  of  the  Five  IJlands  ; 
1  up  north,  or  N.  b.  Hi 
irs  eaft,  you  are  to  the 
ary,  may  haul  more  up, 
ihip's-ftern,  in  order  to 
and,  (leer  fo  as  to  pals 
ef  reaching  that  diftancc 
I,  {land  On  upon  a  wind 
ick,  and  iland  to  wind- 
le  little  bay  to  the  fouth> 
ne  not  to  be  farther  to 
and,  or  to  bring  it  on 
if  the  H^arrington  ;  and 
:o  the  northward  toward 
nles'-fort  comes  op  with 
/ery  lleep,  and  you  may 
ip's-Jiern  up  to  the  bar. 
length  within  the  H'ar- 
i  t  he  north  fide  of  Rat- 
pth  for  anchorage  all  the 

pftward  of  the  Hawk's- 
jrd  of  the  Warrington  3 
with  Rat-IJland,  is  di- 
are  10  or  11  fathoms* 
it  and  the  Warrington, 
•een  the  Warrington  and 
on. 
e. 

s-road,  Sandy-Ifland, 
)i  Mont/errat,  S.  W.  b» 


the  fea  fide,  where  011 
tefore  dangerous  to  ap- 
he  low  (bore  hides  it,  io 

runs  out  from  both  the 

a  mile  off. 

ie  windward,  is  to  keep 
to  the  fouthward  of 
between  Kevis  and  St. 
tvis  ;  then  you  are  clear 

d  its  own  biTadth  open 
n  five  and  a  half  or  iix 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


H7 


fathoms  clofe  to  the  point  of  the  fhoal  which  lies  off  Charln'fort,  or  S.W, 
foinl  of /s'evis  ;  and  when  paft  the  flioal,  you  may  anchor  abreait  of  the  town, 
with  Booby  -  IJland  }ufi  touching  the  weft  point  of  Nevit  and  BrimJtone-hiU 
on  with  the  middlu  of  6t,  EnJIatius,  in  7  or  8  fathoms,  clean  fiindy  bottom* 


ST.   KITTS. 

WHEN  paft  the  fouth  point  of  A'evis,  if  bound  for  Baffaterre-road 
St.  Kitts,  ftttfp  N.  W.  b,  N. ;  and  when  abreaft  of  Frigate-bay,  run  in  until 
you  bring  Nug's-hnad  to  the  louihward  of  the  top  of  the  mountain  in  Nevis., 
i)i  the  high  humviock  on  Nag'sheid,  on  with  the  fouth  part  of  the  lop  of 
the  mountain  ;  ftecr,  keeping  this  mark,  until  a  remarkable  tree,  and  indeed 
the  only  one,  on  the  green  rulge  behind  the  town  of  Bajalcrre,  comes  on 
with  the  edge  of  Moniey-htll,  or  begins  to  Ihut  in  out  of  fight  behind  it  ; 
then  let  go  your  anchor,  and  you  will  have  10  fathoms,  mud  or  clay  bot- 
tom. If  ftandiug  from  lea  into  tiie  road,  with  the  tree  on  the  ridjje  juft 
open  to  the  eaft  of  Monkey-hill,  when  you  obferve  the  points  of  the  two 
higli  lands  on  each  fide  Frigate-bay  begin  to  Iliut  in  on  each  other,  you  v.iil 
then  deepen  your  water  from  7  to  10  fathoms  ;  you  aie  then  loming  within 
the  rocky  ridge  into  clean  ground.  The  anchorage  ia  Bajfatens-ro.id  is 
very  extenfive  ;  but  except  in  the  places  delcribed  by  the  above  maiks,  the 
groand  lor  the  moft  pari  is  rocky. 

Old-road,  St.  Kitts,,  lies  6  miles  to  the  weftward  of  Baffaterre.  If  run- 
ning dowii  dole  along  die  Ihore,  the  firft  thingv  you  will  oblerve  are  the  em- 
bialuies  of  the  low  battery  on  ^tony-Pcint ;  afterwards  the  town  will  open^ 
lying  on  low  giound  near  the  beach,  wiih  the  houies  iiiieniiixtJ  with  trees» 
or  bulhes.  The  anchoring  place  is  half  way  between  the  town  and  Stony- 
point.  Ships  intending  to  anchor  in  Old-road,  ftiould  run  fo  far  to  leeward 
as  to  fetch  the  anchonng  place  upon  a  wind,  or  at  Icaft  nearly  ib  ;  then 
ftanU  ir.,  under  an  ealy  iail,  diieftly  for  the  Gully  to  the  eaftward  of  the 
town  ;  and  when  a  chuich,  that  lies  about  a  mile  to  the  weftward  of  Old- 
road,  comes  on  with  the  flag-ftaff on  i}rmy?ci«f-Ai//,  let  go  your  anchor; 
)0u  will  then  be  a  cable's  length  from  the  beach,  in  o  or  10  fathoms,  grav- 
elly ground  with  ftones. 

Sandy-point  lies  about  ^  miles  weft  from  BnmJlont-hilL  The  road  is 
about  2  cables'  length  from  the  (bore  to  the  weftward  of  the  town,  from  g, 
to  13  fathoms.  Abreaft  of  the  town,  and  to  the  eaftward  of  it,  the  bank  is 
narrow,  and  the  ground  rocky,  fo  that  you  mutt  be  to  the  weftward  of  it, 
bringing  ilie  ftreet  end  on,  that  goes  up  from  the  landing-place  through  the 
middle  of  the  tc\yn,  before  you  let  go  your  anchor.  From  the  point  of 
(Sharks' -fort,  which  lies  in  ruins  between  the  town  and  BrimJlone-hiU,  is  4 
linall  rocky  r?ef„  reaching  half  a  mile  out. 


ProfH:  St.  Kitts,  to  Leeward  of  St.  Euftatius,  though  tbt  Iflandji^ 

pqft  Somberero. 

ST.  EUSTATIUS  bears  N.  W.  b.  W.  7  or  8  miles  from  the  weft 
end  of  6/,  Kitts,  and  Saba  bears  W.  N.  W.  about  5  leagues  from  St.  Eu- 
fiiHiiu,    The  weft  end  of  St,  Martin's  bears  N.  K.  W.  about  8  or  g^ 


m 


l)fi  AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 

Icigues  from  the  weft  end  of  St.  Eufiatius,  and  the  weft  end  of  Dog-iJlanS 
N.N.  W.  I W.  6  leagues  from  the  weft  end  of  St.  Martin's  ;  fo  that  fhipa 
liiuft  lie  up  N.  b.  W.  from  the  weft  end  Qf  St.  Martin's,  to  fetch  the  Dog 
and  Prickly -Pear  P  of  age. 

St.  Euftatius  and  Saba  are  very  high  iflands  ;  St,  Martin's  is  an  irregular 
ridge  of  high  land  ;  but  the  weft  point  is  low,  and  there  is  a  (mall  reef  that 
tuns  half  a  mile  out  from  it.  Anguella  is  lo  the  northward,  and  is  farilier 
^o  the  eaftward  than  St.  Martin's,  anti  is  very  low,  level,  land.  Tiie  Dog 
and  Prickly-Pear  IJlands  are  alfo  viry  low  and  level  ;  but  the  Dag,  oi; 
vcftemmoft,  is  the  biggeft,  and  remarkable  for  a  little  key  it  the  weft  end, 
yelembling  a  round  hat,  and  therefore  called  Hat-key.  Th  paffnge  between 
thele  iflands  is  very  clear  ;  alio  there  is  no  reef  or  danger  v<iund  Dog-ijland, 

Somberero  is  a  low  flat  rock,  not  half  a.  mile  in  circumference,  lying  N. 
K".  W.  20  miles  from  Dog  if  and.  Both  thele  iflands  are  fo  low,  that,  in 
a  fmall  veitel,  you  will  lofe  fight  of  Dog-ijland  before  vou  make  Somberero. 
In  heavy  gales  of  wind,  the  fca  fometimes  wafties  rock  Somberero.  Ships 
go  on  each  fide  of  it,  and  it  is  faid  there  is  no  reef  or  dinger  reaching  above. 
two  cables'  length  from  it. 


I)ire£iions  for  the  Weft-India,   or  Carrtbbee  Iflands,  coI/eSled 
from  the  Journals  and  Objerv&tiom  of  fever  al  experience^  Nav- 
tgaton. 

TAe  Weft-India,  or  Carribbee  Iflands  lie  off  the  Coi.'Jrs-'      /  America  iit 
nearly  afemicircularjorm. 


BAR,BADOES. 

BARBADOES  is  an  ifland  to  the  eaftward  of  the  Carribbee  IJlands  : 
its  north  or  high  point  is  in  13.  deg.  21  min.  north  latitude  ;  its  fouth  point 
in  13  ckg.  3  min.  and  Bridgetown,  its  capital,  in  13  deg.  8  min.  and  5g» 
deg.  46  min.  longitude  weft;  from  London.  In  fteering  for  this  ifland,  keep 
as  near  as  polUble  in  the  latitude  of  13  deg.  ;  and  when  about  ^o  or  80, 
leagues  to  the  eaftward,  you  will  find  the  water  to  be  diicolourcd  and  thick, 
but  no  foundings.  The  ifland  may  be  (i?en  12  or  13  leagues  off  ;  endeavouV 
10  keep  on  its  louthern  fide,  and  you  may  run  along  within  5  miles  of  the 
Ihore,  until  you  come  to  Need  ham's -point — give  this  a  go<id  birth  ;  avoid 
»  reef  running  from  it,  whicii  is  vilible,  and  upon  which  the  water  breaks, 
and  hawl  in  for  Carlijlt-bay.  The  long  mark  for  it  is  the  houfe  ftanding 
upon  the  hill  above  the  north  end  of  the  town  open  with  the  outermoft' 
flag-ftafl'on  the  point  :  the  thwart-mark  is  thetluee  llag-ftafisinone.  When 
the  houle  is  open  10  the  northward  of  the  church,  you  may  tack,  and  anchor 
on  the  ftarboard  lide  of  the  bay,  in  from  10  to  20  fathoms :  at  the  bottom  of 
the  bay  ftands  Bridgetown,^ 

The  S.  E.  part  of  the  ifland  is  much  encumbered  with  rocks,  called  the 
Cobblers  :  they  extend  about  a  mile  from  the  fhorc  ;  you  muft  be  carefll^ 
1,  tt  to  tall  in  witli  them.  At  SoiUh-point,  about  6  miles  to  the  eaftward  of 
Necdham's  point,  wherathe  rocks  terminate,  is  a  Ipit,  ftretching  oft  W.  S, 
\v'.  above  a  mile  ;  give  it  a  birih,  and  when  you  have  paffed  it,  haul  up 
N.  E.  and  bring  a  mill  ftanding  clofe  on  iliorc  either  E.  b.  N.  or  E.  N   K. 

? ichor  111  7,  8.  9, or  19  fathoms  -,    the  ground  is  tolerable,   but  loiky.     Ull 
arlijle-bay  N.  N.  W.  lie  the  I'dican  and  Jialj  acre  fiouls. 


|>T. 

weft  end  of  Dag-iJlanS 
Martin's  ;  fo  that  ftipa 
riin's,  to  fetch  the  Dog 

Martin's  Is  an  irregular 
here  is  a  (mail  reef  that 
)rthwavd,  and  is  fartlier 
level,  land,  Tiie  Dog 
vcl  ;  but  the  Dag,  ou 
tie  key  it  the  weft  end, 
Th  palf.ige  between 
nger  round  Dog-ijland. 
rcumfcrcnce,  lying  N. 
nds  are  fo  low,  that,  in 
re  Vfu  make  Somberero. 
■ork  Sombnero.  Ships 
r  dinger  teaching  above. 


ee  Iflands,  coi/eSfed 
al  experience^  Nav- 

IpiiUnr       /  America  in 


the  Carrihbee  IJlands  : 
latitude  ;  its  fouth  point 
13  deg.  8  miti;  and  ^9 
ring  for  this  ifland,  keep' 
d  when  about  70  or  80 
e  dilcoloiired  and  thick, 
;  leagues  off  ;  endeavour 
J  within  J  miles  of  the 
lis  a  good  birih  ;  avoid 
which  the  wat?r  breaks, 

it  is  the  houfe  ftanding 
jpen  with  the  outermoft 

llag-ftattsinone.  When 
ou  may  tack,  and  anchor 
thorns :  at  the  bottom  of 

1  with  rocks,  called  the 
re  ;  you  muft  be  carefiil^ 

miles  to  liie  eaftwavd  of 
pit,  ftruiching  oft  W.  S. 

have  paflVd  it,  haul  up 
er  V..h.  N.or  li..  N  K, 
ctable.  but  rotky.  Ult 
re  Jliouls, 


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AMERICAM  COAST  PILOT. 
TOBAGO, 


«0 


The  illai-.d  of  Tobago  lies  alfo  out  of  the  line,  and  to  the  eaftward  of  tha 
Carribbee  I/lands.  St.  Gits'  Roch  are  leg  miles  diftant  from  Needham't, 
foint,  111  Barbadoa  ;  they  lie  in  the  latitude  of  1 1  deg.  22  min.  and  longi- 
tude 69  deg.  14  mill.;  tlie  courfe  is  nearly  S.  b.  W.  You  muft  always 
keep  Oil  the  north  fide  of  the  iftand  ;  it  is  high  land,  and  may  be  lecn  14  or 
J 5  leagues  in  clear  weather.  Th«  coaft  is  bold  and  clear  till  you  are  abouC 
9  miles  f«)m  St.  Giles'  Rocks,  where  you  will  lee  feveral  rocks  above  water, 
called  the  Sixers  ;  they  are  two  miles  off  theftiore,  and  fteep  to. 

Wiien  you  are  ahieall  of  the  Sijiers,  you  may  lee  the  w^ft  end  of  the  ifl- 
and, which  is  low  and  fandy  ;  and  to  the  weftward  of  them  you  may  heave 
as  near  the  fliore  as  you  pleale.  Should  you  make  Tobago  in  the  evening, 
and  are  fearful  of  running  in,  you  muft  ftand  to  the  (buthwarJ  with  an  ealy 
fail,  or  tlie  curiaiit,  which  lets  to  the  N.  W.  or  N.  E.  will  endanger  your 
jofing  light  of  the  ifland.  Man-of-War  Bay  is  on  the  north  fide,  and  lies 
alx)ut  three  miles  from  Si.  Giles'  Rocks  :  there  are  no  foundings  until  you 
are  clofc  in  the  bay,  when  you  will  have  from  4Q  to  to  fathoms.  When 
bound  to  this  bay,  you  muft  go  to  leeward  of  the  rocks  ;  thet»  haul  in  for 
the  Bluff-point,  and  you  will  perceive  the  bay  ;  open  the  key  as  near  the 
^luff  as  you  can,  but  be  careful  the  wind  dc»es  not  take  you  aba«ik  ;  turn 
into  the  bay,  which  is  bold  fo,  and  anchor  as  far  to  windward  as  you  can  ; 
ypu  will  lee  a  linall  bay,  called  Pirates-iay,  where  you  will  find  12,  14, 
|6,  and  17  fathoms,  clear  ground  ;  but  if  you  arc  not  able  to  turn  in,  you 
may  anchor  in  35  and  40  fathoms,  and  warp  up.  In  PiraUs-bay  is  a  water- 
ing place.  On  the  louf.h  fide  of  Man-qf-H'ar  Bay,  you  may  anchor  in  \6 
and  1 8  fathoms,,  one  quarter  of  a  mile  olT  the  fliore,  having  good  water  half 
a  mile  from  the  anchorage,  but  with  a  dangerous  fiuf. 

Abour  6  leagues  from  man-of-xcar-bay  lies  the  north  point  of  Great' 
Courland-biiy  :  if  by  night  you  are  fearful  to  run  for  the  bay,  you  will  find 
good  anchorage  to  the  windward  of  the  Bluf,  with  from  6  to  20  fathoms- ; 
there  is  no  danger  in  day-time,  except  the  Bi-.t-J- Barrel,  and  that  lies  dole  to 
the  ftiore,  and  breaks  at  low  water  :  the  bed  anchorage  is  in  the  middle  of 
the  bay,  between  the  north  or  Guay ana  point  and  Hawk's-bill,  or  the  weft; 
point  of  the  bay,  where  you  may  find  6-,  8,  and  10  fathoms,  clear  ground. 
The  common  trade  wind  blows  all  day,  and  a  breeze  off  Ihore  all  night. 
To  the  (outh  of  Great,  is  LittU  Courland-bay,  where  you  may  ride  laic  in, 
iinooth  water,  and  within  the  windward  point  there  is  very  good  anchorage. 

Between  Man-of-War  and  Courland-buys,  lliure  are  4  little  bays,  where 
veffels  of  150  tons  may  find  lafe  anchoring  ground  ;  they  are  called  Bloody - 
bay,  Peletiiuier's-bay,  Englifi-man's-bay  and  Cajlara-bay. 

If  you  weigh  from  Great  Courland  bay,  be  fure  of  a  breez?  to  carry  you 
beyond  the  Buc.coo,  a  reef  which  is  2  miles  from  the  fliore,  and  whofe  north- 
ern end  breaks,  and  dries  at  low  water. 

Sandy-point  bay  is  at  the  S.  W.  end  of  ToLago  ;  to  enter  which,  haul 
clofe  round  the  reof,  and  anchor  in  6  fathoms. 

Veffels  foiling  to  the  eaftward  of  the  ifland,  muft  btware  of  the  N.  W, 
current  fetting  round  little  Tobago,  which  will  otberwifc  carry  them  to  the 
northward,  Thtre  is  a  bay  for  Imall  veffels,  called  Tyrrell's  bay,  lying  be- 
tween  LitUe  and  Great  Tobago,  .-ibout  four  miles  from  6U  Giks's-rorks. 
About  10  mi'.cs  from  the  :b)ve  rocks,  and  on  the  S.  K.  fi<le  of  the  ifland, 
\ks  King'sbay,  wiihin  tl.e  windward  point  of  which  there  is  good  anchor- 
!(ge  any  where  ir,  from  6  to  20  faihoms  ;  the  high  land  on  this  point  inlcr- 
fepts  the  trade  wind,  and    ihe  Iwell  of  the  lea  from  the  eaRward  is  apt  to 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


drive  you  to  tl;e  leeward.  The  heft  time  to  fail  out  is  in  the  moining,wlicn 
the  wind  blows  frefh  off  the  land. 

Queen's  bay  is  ccntiguojs  to  King's-bay,  and  has  very  Cife  anchorage  on 
the  wed  fide,  about  a  cable  and  a  jiaif  from  ftiore  ;  give  the  ifland  ott  the 
point  a  good  birth  to  windward. 

Halifax  bay  is  about  three  miles  to  leeward,  and  is  a  fmall  fnug  bay  for 
veilels  of  2 JO  tons  ;  but  be  cartful  of  a  (hoal  lying  in  the  middle  of  its  en- 
trance. 

Barbadoes-bay  is  about  5  miles  from  Halifax-bay  ;  50U  mud  keep  the 
<aft  end  of  LittU  Tobago  open  witn  Smith's- IJland  uniil  the  latter  bears 
N.  W.  to  avoid  running  on  Great- River-fioal  ;  you  may  tlien  luff  up  for 
the  bay,  but  be  careful  of  the  reef  of  coral  rocks,  running  off  Qratiby' s-point 
about  a  cable's  length  :  within  this  reef  you  will  find  g(K)d  anchorage  m  7, 
10,  and  I  ?  fathoms  ;  the  mark  is,  bring  the  cotton  tjte  on  the  beach  and  the 
flag-ftaff  on  the  hill  in  one. 

Rockly  is  the  next  bay  ;  it  is  fafe  and  deep,  having  from  7  in  15  fathoms, 
and  nf>  danger  in  (landing  in  :  but  in  running  down  this  bav,  you  mull  taka 
care  of  the  Chefterjietd,  which  is  a  funken  rock,  lying  near  a  rr.ile  off  fhore, 
and  covered  with  onh  5  f-et  at  low  water. 

In  going  to  any  of  the  bays  to  the  leeward  of  the  ifland  of  Tobago,  you 
may  run  fafcly  as  near  St.  Giles's-rocks  as  you  clioole  ;  and  in  going  to  Man- 
^-War  bay,  )on  may  liortrow  on  the  north  fide  as  you  judge  convenient, 
both  being  fleep  to. 

The  currents  round  Toiaga  are  ftrong  and  uncertain,  particularly  in  the 
channel  of  Trinadad.  The  tide  riles  4  feet  at  full  and  change  of  the  moon^ 
%nd  the  norih-eall  trade-witi^  b^ows  all  the  year  round, 


GRENADA. 

The  fouth  end  of  the  ifland  of  Grenada  lies  in  the  latitude  of  \i°  47'  N; 
and  in  the  longitude  of  61°  49'  W. ;  Point  Salines  b-^srs  N.  W^  b.  W. 
from  Brown' s-pouU  in  Tobago,  diflant  84  miles  ;  the  land  is  high,  and  may 
ipe  leen  13  or  14  leagues  off.  There  is  j;oi'd  anchoring  all  along  the  coaft  of 
Qrenada,  aid  on  i!ie  eafl  and  welt  fides  are  feverai  good  bays  and  inlets. 

The  Great  Bay  lies  on  the  weft  lide,  and  wears  the  form  of  a  crefcent  ; 
the  entrance  is  \V.  S.  W.  the  anchorage  is  good  ;  but  as  you  run  into  the 
port,  there  ftietches  out  a  high  rocky  point,fteep  to  on  every  fide,  except  the 
N.  E.  where  (lands  Fort- Royal :  you  are  generally  obliged  to  work  up  into. 
the  Great  Bay  ;  the  trade-\vind  blows  right  out. 

Oil  the  fouthern  fide  of  this  ifland,  about  7  miles  E.  from  Point-Salines, 
js  the  harbour  of  Calvins,  which  is  very  deep,  and  divided  into  the  outer 
and  inner  pons  ;  the  entrance  into  the  former  is  about  half  a  mile  broad, 
with  as  much  extent,  and  the  latter  being  a  quarter  of  a  mil?  broad,  and 
above  one  mile  deep  ^  there  are  6  and  7  fathoms,  good  holding  ground,  and 
16ft  oozy  bottom. 

The  (tiuth  fide  of  Grenada  is  bold,  there  being  pnly  t  or  3  fmall  iflands, 
and  fmall  rocks  near  the  f}:ore  ;  give  it  a  birth  of  a  mile  or  two  ;  and  as  you 
run  down  towards  Point -Salines,  you  will  fee  Rainier- IJland  ab^ut  1  mile 
from  the  fiiore,  and  one  mile  and  a  half  from  the  point  ;  give  it  one  mil^ 
birth,  and  pals  Point-Salines  in  7  fathoms,  one  half  mile  hom  the  Ihoie. 
As  loon  as  you  are  pall  this  point,  you  open  the  Grand  Bay.  which  is  bold  ; 
ruM  in,  and  anchor  to  the  northward  of  the  fort  about  one  mile,  where  yon 
will  find  14  and   15  fathoms,  clear  ground;  higher,  it  is  not  fo  deep  and 


LOT. 

It  is  !n  the  moiTiii>g,w]iei> 

IS  very  lafe  anchorage  on 
: ;  give  the  ifland  oil  the 

d  is  a  ftnall  fnug  bay  for 
g  in  iht  middle  of  its  en* 

iay  :  )ou  muft  keep  the 
and  until  the  latter  bears 
ou  may  then  luil  up  fur 
iming  ofi  Qranbys-point 
lind  g'Mxl  anchorage  m  ^, 
tree  on  the  b>;ach  and  the 

ng  from  7  in  15  fathoms, 
1  this  Lhv,  yt'ii  mull  take 
ing  near  a  mile  otl  fhore, 

le  ifland  of  'fotago,  you 

le  ;  and  in  going  10  Man- 

you  judge  convenient, 

rtain,  particularly  in  the 
and  change  of  the  moon^ 
tnd. 


le  latitude  of  ^l°  47'  N. 
es  b'^srs  N.  W,  h.  W. 
he  land  is  high,  and  may 
ing  all  along  the  coafl  of 

Stod  bays  and  inlets, 
e  form  of  a  crefcent  ; 
but  as  you  run  into  the 
on  every  fide,  except  the 
obliged  to  work  up  into. 

E.  from  Point-Salines, 
divided  into  the  outer 

about  half  a  mile  broad, 
r  of  a  mile  broad,  and. 

iod  holding  ground,  and 

nly  1  or  3  fmall  idanda, 
nile  or  two ;  and  as  you 
itr-JJland  abput  1  mile 
}oint ;  give  it  one  mil^ 
If  mile  from  the  (hore. 
md  Bay.  which  is  bold  ; 
lut  one  mile,  where  yon 
,  it  IS  not  ib  deep  and 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


Hi 


loclcy.  If  yon  go  into  the  harbour,  run  clofe  under  xY.f  fort,  and  anchor 
midway:  then  warp  up,  all  clear  ground.  Point-I.nuri.nt  is  the  N.  W, 
point  of  Grunodoes,  and  lies  in  latitude  12"  11',  and  longitude  tt"  40'. 

Tiie  Granadillos  are  a  number  of  idands  ani  barren  rocks,  extending  N. 
E.  b.  N.  near  50  miles,  Ibme  of  which  are  large  and  inhabited  ;  of  thele 
Carriacouijland  feems  the  moft  confiderable  ;  the  middle  is  in  latitude  iJ 
deg.  25  min.  ;  it  is  of  an  irregular  form,  about  fix  miles  in  length,  and  as 
broad  as  long  ;  it  is  laid  to  hav'e  a  good  harbour. 

Beconia  is  another,  and  the  moft  northerly  of  thefe  iflands,  its  northsend 
lying  about  five  miles  from  the  fouth  end  of  St.  Vincent's;  it  is  about  9 
miles  long,  and  2  broad,  and  on  the  weft  fide  i  j  good  landv  bay,  where 
you  may  have  late  riding  :  all  the  little  iflands  to  the  fouthward  are  bold 
and  fair,  having  neither  rocks  nor  dangers. 


ST.  VIMCEMT'S. 

From  the  Great  Ray  in  Grenada  to  Kin^,JloTcn-bny  in  St.  Vincent's,  the 
courii;  is  N.  b,  E.  6<)  or  70  miles  ;  and  from  Carlijle-bay  in  Barbadccs  to 
the  fouth  end  of  St.  Vincent's,  the  courfe  is  W.  b.  S.  nearly  diftant  83 
miles.  Kingftown-bay  lies  in  13°  4'  north  latitude,  and  in  6l*'i9'  weft  lon- 
gitude from  London  :  if  you  are  bound  to  this  bay,  you  will  lire  a  fmall 
peaked  iiland,  calk*d  Young's  fugarloaf ;  you  muft  pals  this  bay  to  the 
leeward  of  xhe.Jtigar.loiif,  and  go  round  a  long  Hoping  point  ;  it  is  fteep  to, 
and  you  may  lail  within  piftol-fliot ;  but  if  the  wind  is  contrary,  you  may 
anchor  in  35  fathoms,  and  warp  in.  1  here  is  a  ledge  of  rocks  on  the  weath- 
er Ihore,  within  6  fatlioras  ;  but  the  beft  bay  in  this  ifland  is  Tyrrell's, 
"Wlien  you  turn  through  the  channel  between  Beconia  and  St.  Vincent's, 
ycu  will  fee  a  large  blutf  of  land,  to  windward  of  which  is  Tyrrell' s-bay  } 
the  (hore  is  bold  on  each  fide ;  you  may  run  into  19  and  20  latl  cms,  and 
then  anchor.  On  the  weft  lide  of  the  ifland  are  leveral  good  bays ;  the 
coaft  is  generally  bold,  and  you  may  anchor  as  near,  or  as  far  off  as  convi- 
nient,  efpecially  in  Kingflown-bay.  Tarraty-point  is  in  latitude  1 3"  20', 
longitude  61°  j8'  weft  from  London.  St.  Vincent's  is  within  light  of  .Bar- 
iadoes. 


ST.  LUCIA. 

The  S.  W.  or  Piton-point,  lies  N.  N.  E.  4;  E.  from  Point-Tarraty,  dif. 
tant  18  miles  ;  its  latitude  is  ^3  deg.  36  min.  N.  and  longitude  61  deg.  10 
min.W. ;  there  is  a  good  channel  between  the  two  iflands.  S\, Lucia  is  very 
high  land :  near  Piton-point  arc  two  high  mountains,  called  the  Sugar- 
loaves  j  and  on  the  Weft  fide,  about  19  miles  N.  E.  ftom  Piton-point,  and  8 
or  9  miles  S.  W.  from  the  Grofs  inlet,  I'es  the  Careenage,  confidered  one  of 
the  beft  harbours  in  the  Wejl-Indies  ;  it  has  deep  water,  and  exceeding 
f'/rad  ground  all  over  :  no  (hips  can  enter  without  warping  in,  but  there  is 
always  a  good  breeze  to  carry  them  out ;  the  fhore  is  (l-ep  10  and  ijold. — 
Three  miles  to  the  fouthward,  is  the  Grand  Cnl-de-Sai ,  and  6  to  the  north- 
ward, is  the  bay  of  Gro/s-inlet,  both  good  roatis  for  men  of  war. 

When  you  are  bound  from  ihe  northward  to  the  Caxtenage,  you  well  fee 
a  bluft"  about  fix  miles  to  the  leeward,  which  you  may  draw  near  to  ;  for 
unlels  you  haul  clofe  in,  you  cannot  fee  the  harbour  ;  run  into  the  moutti 
of  k  as  far  as  you  ran,  and  then  warp  in. 


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American  coast  pilot; 


Under  the  S,  E.  bluff  of  St.  Lucia  there  is  faid  to  be  a  fine  deep  bay, 
uliere  you  ni.ty  run  in,  i.-ntil  Munlarique-point  biears  S.  S.  W.  and  then 
anchor  in  7,  8  and  10  fathoms,  pood  ground. 
^   The  north  cjpe  of  St.  Lutia,  lits  in  the  latitude  of  i4deg.  3  mini  N. 


Martin  I  CO 

Is  about /] 5  miles  in  length,  and  -in  bieadth  very  irregular  5  the  fouth 
|i'oint  o[  Capf-Sallnes  is  in  latitude  14  deg.  22  inin.  and  longitude  60  dfg. 
«jO  niin. :  its  Courle  from  the  north  cajie  of  St.  Lucia  is  N.  b.  E.  dillance 
jg  miles,  and  fiom  Carlijlt-bay  in  Darbaddus  N.  VV.  \  Nrdiflancc  96  miles* 
Polnt-Sa''yies  is  low  land,  and  has  3  or  4  linall  illands  lying  oil'  it  ;  when 
you  are  weft  of  them,  you  may  iee  between  them  and  the  point.  About 
la  miles  to  the  ucllward  lies  a  high  rock,  called  the  Diamond  :  it  is  about 
one  mile  fiiim  the  Ihore,  and  is  deep  to  on  the  louthern  lide  ;  but  you  mufl 
not  atteni[U  to  go  within  it. 

Fort  Royal  is  on  the  S.  W.  fide,  in  latitude  14  deg.  32  min.  at  the  bbt- 
toin  of  which  ftands  the  chief  town  of  Martinico  j  it  is  about  10  miles 
from  the  Diamond-rock  ;  between  them  are  three  Imall  coves.  When  you 
have  palFed  the  Diamond  three  leagues,  you  will  fee  a  lar.'^e  bay  open  ;  haul 
up,  and  the  fort  will  be  in  view  :  Iteer  toward  the  fort  till  it  bears  N.or  N* 
b.  E.  and  anchor  in  8  fathoms  about  two  miles  oft';  if  you  go  further  inj 
yr.u  will  have  14  or  17  fathoms,  which  is  the  dcepeft  and  beft  groiind  ;  it 
js  corally,  but  no  rocks.  If  you  anchor  oppolite  the  town,  bring  the  church 
N.  and  fteer  right  in  :  there  is  a  fhoal  oft'  the  fort  with  not  more  than  6  feet 
upon  it.  The  north  and  fouth  fides  of  Fort- Royal  bay  are  bold,  and  the 
bay  is  encumbered  with  numerous  ftioaLsk  In  working  in,  you  mull  keep 
the  lead  going !  and  when  Handing  to  the  fouthward,  if  you  can  ^Srealher 
Pigeon-ijlarsd,  you  muft  round  the  N.  E.  point,  coming  as  near  it  as  you 
pleafe,  and  turn  in — 'the  Ibuth  (hOre  is  fteep  to  }  bring  the  weftem  part  of 
the  ifland  to  bear  about  N.N.  W.  and  yon  may  anchor  in  7,  8  and  9  fath- 
oms, clear  ground  :  there  is  a  bink  olT  the  eaftern  (hote  which  breaks  with 
a  great  Iwcll. 

Furl.  St.  Pierre  is  about  13  miles  N.  W.  of  Fort-Royal  :  Its  latitude  il 
14"  4a'  and  longitude  6i°  13  it  has  a  fpacious  circular  bay  :  the  beft  an- 
chorage  is  in  the  Ibutherrimolt  part  of  the  road,  wliere  you  will  fee  fome 
fteep  cliiTs  and  rocks  ;  you  will  hiive  7,  8  and  q  fathoms,  giavelly  ground  j 
if  you  bring  the  higheft  fteeple  of  the  town  N.  \  E.  and  Point-Carbtt 
ibuth,  you  will  have  7  fathoms,  oozy  ground.  If  you  intend  flaying  in  this 
road,  you  fliould  lie  with  otie  anchor  on  fhore;  and  the  other  N.  W. 

The  illand  of  Martinico  is  indented  with  numerous  bays  and  inlets,  at  the 
bottom  of  which  are'fine  iandy  coves,  and  very  good  harbours,  flieltered  by 
long  points  ftrctrhing  into  the  lea. 

In  coming  from  the  eaftward,  if  you  intend  failing  by  the  north  fide  of 
Martinico,  you  are  to  take  your  departure  iVom  Carvcl-JJland,  which  lies 
about  2  miles  north  of  the  Ni  E.  point  of  the  illand,  in  latitude  14°  55'.  In 
running  along,  you  will  be  expoied  to  fudden  I'qualls,  which  are  very  fre- 
quent, on  account  of  the  narrow  openings  of  the  mountains. 

Point-Macouhc,  the  nothernmoft  of  the  Ifland,  lies  in  latitude  14°  56' 
and  is  reniaikahle  for  a  waterfall  rufhing  from  a  high  rocky  coallinto  liie  lea. 
About  5  miles  to  the  S.  W.  of  this  point  lies  a  round  rock,  called  the  Pearly 
and  clofe  to  il  arethe  little  ifiands  of  the  Pre.chcur  ;  foon  after  Point-Prc- 
chiiir  appears,  which  ends  in  a  llat.hummock  ;  the  town  is  to  the  S.  E,  Bc« 


OT; 

to  be  a  fine  deep  bay, 
ears  S.  S.  W.   and  then 

f  i4deg.  3min;  H. 


ry  irregular  5  the  fouth 
I.  and  longitude  60  dfg. 
cia  is  N.  b,  E.  dillance 
V.  \  Nrdiflance  96  milesi 
lands  lying  oil'  it  ;  when 
II  and  the  point.  About 
ie  Diamond  ;  it  is  about 
hern  fide  ;  but  you  mufl 

deg.  32  min.  at  the  bbt- 
)  ;  it  is  about  10  miles 
lall  coves.  When  you 
:e  a  lar.'^e  bay  open  ;  haul 
fort  till  it  bears  N.or  N* 
F:  if  you  go  further  in^ 
»eft  and  beft  ground  ;  it 
e  town,  bring  the  church 
with  not  more  than  6  feet 
yal  bay  are  bold,  and  the 
nking  in,  you  muft  keep 
^ard,  if  you  can  Weather 
coming  as  near  it  as  you 
bring  the  weftem  part  of 
nchor  in  7,  8  and  9  falh- 
.  iliute  which  breaks  with 

rt-Royal :  Its  latitude  it 
ircukir  bay  :  the  bed  an> 
wliere  you  will  fee  fome 
alhoms,  gravelly  ground  j 
\  K.  and  Point-Carbet 
you  intend  (laying  in  this 
I  the  other  N.  W. 
ous  bays  and  inlets^  at  the 
3od  harbours,  flieitered  by 


iling  by  tlie  nhrlh  fide  of 
Carvel- JJland,  which  lies 
d,  in  latitude  14°  55'.  In 
[ualls,  which  are  very  fre- 
nountains. 

d,  lies  in  latitude  14°  56' 
gh  rocky  coallinto  liielea. 
md  rock,  called  the  Pearli 
r  ;  Toon  after  Point- Pre- 
e  town  is  to  the  S.  £•  Bc« 


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yppd  this  ire  feen  two  other  points ;  the  firll  is  Oxen-peint,  terminating  the 
louth  fide  of  Fort  St.  Pierre  ;  the  (econd  is  Diamond-pmnt,  to  the  S.  E.  of 
Fort-Royal.  Having  doubled  Point-Prtchtur.,yo\x  may  fee  the  fliips  lying 
at  anchor  in  the  road  of  Fort  St.  Pltrre  ;  but  you  cannot  come  to  anchor 
there  clofe  hauled,  the  wind,  which  always  blows  from  the  E.  and  £.  N.  £. 
obliging  you  to  make  feveral  trips  ifor  itk 

boMlNtCA. 

This  ifland  is  about  30  miles  in  length,  and  is  in  breadth  *,  its  appearance 
IS  mountainous  and  broken.  There  are  no  harbours,  but  very  sood  anchor- 
age on  the  weftern  fide.  Scot's-head,  which  is  a  low  pointy  out  bold  to^ 
bears  from  the  Pearl-rod  N.  b.  W.  |  W.  diftant  tt  miles  ;  it  is  in  the  lat- 
itude of  15"  13' and  Cape  Me/;i7i  in  latitude  1^*  41'.  About  five  miles 
S.  W.  of  Cape  Melvill  is  Prince  Rupert's  Say,  which  is  fafe,  capacious^  and 
''eep,  with  good  anchora  '  fiHh  water.     The  bay  is  known  by  a  re- 

<irkable  high  bluff,  on  i.  .loilli  fide^  called  Prince  Rupert's  Head  ;  the 
louth  point  is  low,  but  fteep  to  {  To  that  in  working  in,  you  may  ftand  over 
from  tide  to  fide  ;  the  bay  is  one  mile  and  a  half  deep.  The  beft  anchoring 
is  on  the  north  tide,  but  you  may  anchor  in  what  water  you  pleafe,  and 
moor  W.  N.  \V.  and  E.  S.  E. 

If  you  come  from  Barbadoes,  you  rtiuft  fteer  N.  N.  W.  till  you  have 
pafled  Martinico  ;  a  north- weft  courfe  will  then  bring  you  to  the  north- 
ward of  Dominica.  Leave  Marigalante  on  the  ftarboard  ftde,  haul  up 
clofe  in  with  the  north  part  of  Dominica ;  you  Will  iee  a  bluflf,  making  like 
an  ifland,  round  that,  and  you  will  open  Prince  Rupert's  Bay  ;  turn  in  to 
the  north  part,  and  anchor  in  7,  8,  and  9  fathoms;  you  will  fee  the  ipouth^-. 
of  a  large  river  ;  anchor  to  the  northward  of  that  about  half  a  mile.  Thel^ 
is  another  river  to  the  fouth,  where  you  may  anchor  in  6  fkthoms,  clear 
ground  ;  in  10  fathoms  it  is  rocky.  The  town  of  Rofeau,  is  in  the  latitude 
of  15  deg.  18  min.  and  longitude  61  deg.  22  min.  The  road  is  better  than 
St.  Pierre's,  in  Martinico,  the  foundings  more  regular,  and  good  holding 
ground  from  15  to  35  fathoms. 


GUADALOUPE. 


The  ifland  of  Cuadaloupe  is  large  and  irregular ;  k  is  divided  into  two 

Earts  by  the  Sail  River,  whofe  length  is  about  i  leagues,^  the  S.  W.  part 
cing  called  Bajaterre,  and  the  S.  E.  Grand  Terre.  To  the  foutb  of  GuaL 
dalouye  lie  the  iflands  of  the  Saints  and  Marigalante  ;  the  former  ai^  coot- 
pored  of  6  or  7  fmall  iflands,  the  S.  W.  being  called  the  Lower,  ithA  the 
N.  E.  the  Upper  Iflands.  The  leaft  depth  between  them  and  Guadaloupe 
is  1 7  fathoms  ;  the  beft  channel  is  on  the  fouth  fide,  there  being  on  the  other 
fide  a  rock  under  water.  The  Saint^  are  all  fteep  to,  and  between  them  is  a 
very  fine  road  for  (hipping. 

The  ifland  of  Marigalante  lies  lo  th«  eaftward  of  the  Saints  about  nine^ 
miles  ;  there  is  a  good  channel  between ;  its  length  and  breadth  is  about  la 
miles  each,  and  its  height  increafing  toward  the  north.  At  the  S.  and  S.  E. 
fides  are  dangerous  reefs,  ftretching  out  a  league  to  fea ;  Y  ^t  the  weft  ftiore 
has  good  anchorages.  From  Cape  Melvill  in  Dominica,  to  Fert'Point  ia 
Marigalante,  the  courfe  is  N.  £.  b.  E.  diftance  2 1  miles. 
The  chief  place  of  Guadaloupe  is  the  town  of  BaJfaterrCf  on  the  weftera 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PlLOt. 


fide  of  the  idand,  mi  near  Old  Fort-point ;  it  is  in  latitude  i^  deg.  58  mirt. 
N.  and  longitude  61  deg.  45  inin.  W.  of  London,  The  couile  from  Prince 
Rupert's  Bay,  in  Dominica,  is  N.  W.  b.  N.  difhnt  a8  miles.  From  Baf^ 
fat:rrt-road,  if  bound  to  Antigua,  you  mud  weigh  at  night,  (ailing  at  luch 
didance  from  the  (hore  as  to  keep  the  land  winds;  thefe  may  carry  you  to 
the  northern  part  of  the  ifland  by  the  mornings  when  you  will  meet  the  Tea 
winds  to  carry  you  acrols. 

There  is  a  Imall  idand  about  one  mile  from  the  N.  W.  between  which 
and  the  fhore  there  is  no  paifage.  Off  thfe  N.  W.  point  of  Guadaloupe 
there  lies  an  illand  rifirig  out  of  the  Tea,  like  a  fmall  rock  ;  it  is  about  two 
mi'es  from  the  fliorc  ;  it  looks  grey,  is  very  high,  and  called  the  Englijk' 
head.  The  courfes  in  rounding  the  idand  to  Eniflijh-ftead,  are  N.  W. 
North,  and  N.  N.  E.  about  35  miles.  Between  Marigalante  and  Guada- 
loupe are  regular  foundings  as  far  as  Point  Peter,  near  which  (larKls  Fort- 
Louis. 

From  the  north  end  of  Marigalante  to  the  ifland  of  Defeada,  is  twenty- 
two  miles — the  courfe  N.  b.  E.  and  the  channel  good  ;  but  in  the  midway 
lies  a  fmall  fandy  idand,  about  three  miles  long,  in  tlie  middle  of  whicn 
imall  vedeh  may  anchor  in  7  fathoms.  Point  Chateau,  in  Guadaloupe,  is 
l(nnwn  by  a  parcel  of  grey  rocks,  ftretching  from  ihore  about  5  or  6  miles. 

From  Chateau-point  to  Defeada  the  bearing  is  N.  £.  b.  N.  didant  eight 
miles.  This  illand  lies  E.  N.  E.  and  W.  S.  W.  its  N.  E.  end,  or  Nvries- 
point,  making  like  the  prow,  and  the  S.  W.  like  the  tilt  of  a  galley ;  but 
jading  near  its  north  end,  whitj  broken  patches  will  appear  like  heaps  of 
land,  with  red  flreaks  in  them  :  on  this  fide  are  leveral  rocks  under 
water.  There  is  an  anchorage  on  the  fouthern  part,  called  the  Cove,  at  the 
diftance  of  one  mile  and  a  half  from  (hore  ;  the  ground  is  rocky,  but  take 
care  to  look  out  for  a  clear  fpot,  and  you  may  anchor  in  5,  6,  and  7  fath- 
t>ms  :  between  Defeada  and  Guadaloupe  is  a  chatmel,  with  22  and  23  fath« 
oms. 


ANTIGUA 

Is  about  id  miles  from  N.  to  S.  and  27  miles  from  E.  to  W. ;  it  is  fuf- 
rounded  with  many  dangerous  reefs,  but  has  leveral  excellent  harbours. 
From  Antigua-point,  in  Guadaloupe,  to  Englifk- harbour,  the  bearing  is 
nearly  N.  W.  the  didance  about  18  miles;  and  from  Englifh-head  the 
courle  is  N.  b.  E.  didance  24  miles.  This  is  a  very  fafe  and  fine  harbour^ 
iheltered  from  all  winds,  and  lying  clofe  under  the  eadernmod  hi,jh  b'  '  ; 
you  may  anchor  without  the  harbour  in  5,  6,  7,  and  8  fathoms,  an':^  '.-  :n 
m.  You  mud  endeavour  to  lie  N.  N.  E.  or  the  wind  will  dif«  >■  ^oie 
you.  Give  the  low  point  on  the  darboard  a  good  birth,  and  keep  mid- 
channel.  There  are  4  fathoms^  finooth  water.  You  mud  be  careful  of  a 
bar  at  the  entrance. 

A  fmall  didance  to  the  wedward  of  Engtifh-harbour,  lie  the  town  and 
liarbour  of  Falmouth  ;  to  iail  into  which,  you  mud  run  in  clofe  to  the 
wed,  or  ProElor'spoint,  There  is  a  ledge  of  rocks  covering  the  middle  of 
the  inlet ;  from  thence  it  is  (hualen  to  the  eadern  point. 

About  3  miles  to  the  9.  W.  lies  Carlifle-bay,  where  you  will  have  the 
lame  water  as  at  Falmouth  harbour. 

If  bound  from  Englifh-hafbour  to  St.  Jfohn's,  cbferve  that  from  the  for- 
mer to  the  eadward,  the  (hore  lies  E.  b,  N.abread  of  Johnfon's-point ;  and 
t  leagues  to  the  eadward  is  foul  ground,  about  two  miles  off  (hore.  As 
you  approach  Antigua,  you  muft  give  the  «red«m  Ihore  a  goodbirth,  un- 


)T. 

latitude  »|  dfg.  58  mirt. 
The  courle  from  Prince 
l9  miles.  From  flo/"- 
at  night,  (ailing  at  I'uch 
thele  may  carry  you  to 
n  you  will  meet  the  Tea 

N.  W.  between  which 
point  of  Guadalotipe 
1  rock  ;  it  is  about  two 
and  called  the  Englijh' 
f^lijh-fiead,  are  N.  W. 
arigalante  and  Guads' 
lear  which  (lands  Fort' 

of  Defeada,  is  twenty- 

od  ;  but  in  the  midway 

in  the  middle  of  whicn 

teaUf  in  Guadaloupe,  is 

ore  about  5  or  6  miles. 

£.  b.  N.  diftant  eight 

N.  E.  end,  or  Nories- 

\k  tilt  of  a  galley ;  but 

ill  appear  like  heaps  of 

re  leveral  rocks  under 

called  the  Cove,  at  the 

mnd  is  rocky,  but  take 

lor  in  5,  6,  and  7  fath- 

rl,  with  22  and  23  fath* 


m  E.  to  W.  3  it  is  fuf- 
:ral  excellent  harbours. 
harbour f  the  bearing  is 
from  Englijh-head  the 
y  fafe  and  fine  harbour* 
eanernmoft  hi,jh  l?-  '  ; 
id  8  fathoms,  an'r'  '•  ;p 
1  wind  will  difi  >•  jiofe 
birth,  and  keep  mid' 
lu  muft  be  careful  of  a 

•bear,  lie  the  town  and 

ift  run  in  clofe  to  the 

;  covering  the  middle  of 

lint. 

here  you  will  have  the 

rferve  that  from  the  for- 
f  Jfohnfon's -point ;  and 
vo  miles  off  ftiore.  A» 
lliore  a  good  birth,  un< 


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til  you  open  Stindy-IJland  and  the  main,  or  till  you  open  the  houfes  upon 
the  riling  hill,  within  Pei'-an-point.  Theli;  ar^  the  leading  marks  for  the 
main  fidi: :  Handy ■  IJland  is  bold  to.  In  winking  into  the  toad  of  St. 
JohH's,  you  may  (land  16  far  to  the  northward  as  to  bring  the  Ship's-ftern 

a,  S.  £.  then  put  about.  If  you  lail  from  the  louthward,  within  Sandy- 
J/land,  when  you  are  oft  jfohn/on's-point,  bring  the  wefternmoft  of  the 
Five-IJles  N.  b.  £.  }  £.  and  keep  thole  iflands  open  on  ih  ^larboard  bow} 
tliis  will  carry  you  clear  of  a  lunken  rock  :  keep  alio  about  one  mile  didaat 
from  the  wefleri.mofl  of  the  Five-IJles,  and  )ou  will  be  in  the  channel. 
Between  Sandy-IJland  and  the  main,  you  will  have  6  and  7  fathoms.  It 
is  better  to  go  to  the  Ueward  ;  but  do  not  run  above  3  or  4  miles  north  of 
the  ifldnd,  becaule  a  lee  current  lets  down,  and  leveral  Ihoals  lie  to  the  N.  E. 

If  vou  tan  leach  the  Hhip's-fiern,  you  may  ftand  boldly  to,  and  anchor  in 
from  6  to  12  fathoms  ;  m  15  fathoms  you  may  run  to  the  wedward  of  Han- 
dy-ljiand.  On  the  N.  N.  £.  and  N.  £.  b.  N.  from  the  Ship's-ftern,  6\U 
tant  one  miU  and  a  half,  lies  tlie  WaUington,  a  dangerous  ihoal,  on  which, 
when  it  blown  hard,  you  will  lee  the  breakers ',  the  channel  is  on  the  louth- 
crn  (Ide. 

If  running  down  the  fouth  fide  of  Antigua,  haul  in  for  Jfohnfon'spoint, 
till  you  bring  the  Indian-Creek  Land  to  be  ieen  a  fail's  breadth  open  of  Old 
road  Bluff :  run  down  with  that  mark  till  the  laii,  II  of  the  Five  IJles  bears 
N.  E.  b.  N.  then  fleer  N.  That  courfe  will  carry  you  clear  of  the  ten  feet 
fioal,  lying  to  the  ibuth  of  the  Five  IJles,  and  of  the  nine  feet  hank,  lying  off 
the  north  point  of  Five  ijlands  harbour  ;  bring  Hawk's-Bill  to  bear  eaft, 
and  haul  up  within  Sandy-ijland,  as  near  the  Ship's-Jlem  as  you  pluafe. 

The  harbour  of  St.  John's  lies  in  latitude  17  A<-g.  8  min.  and  longitude6t 
deg.  58  min. ;  it  is  a  bar  harbour,  having  a  land-bank  flretcliing  aciols  from 
the  N.  to  the  S.  W.  On  the  ibuth  part  of  the  bar  are  1^  feet,  and  on  the 
tiorth  19  fe«t.  To  anchor  in  Si.  John's  Road,  bring  iha  Ship's-Jlem  S. 
W.  b.  VV.  St.  James'  Fort  E.  S..E.  and  the  IVallington  N.b.  W.  and  you  • 
may  anchor  in  7  fathoms,  good  ground.  In  coming  in,  keep  along  the 
Ibuthern  fliore,  it  is  deep  to,  and  without  any  dangers. 

To  the  N.  E.  of  Englijh-harbour  7  or  8  miles,  is  IVilloughby-bay  :  the 
entrance  is  on  the  weflent  fide  ;  a  reef  (Iretches  off  the  ead,  and  in  the  middle 
of  the  channel  lies  a  ipit  with  only  9  feet  upon  it :  between  the  ifland  and 
the  fpitare  4  fathoms  ; — ^hflween  the  Ipit  and  the  reef  the  paffage  is  wider^ 
and  the  depth  7  fathoms  ;  you  arc  recommended  to  fail  in  dole  on  board  the 
ifland,  and  anchor  in  4  fathoms.  A  few  miles  to  the  north,  lies  Green-IJl- 
and,  and  cloie  to  it  is  Non/uch-harbour  ;  the  befl  going  in  is  between  this, 
ifland  and  the  South-point,  where  you  will  have  ^  fathoms  ;  the  northward 
is  dangerous  and  rocky. 

In  making  the  land  from  the  northward,  give  the  ifland  a  good  birth  till 
you  are  a  quarter  of  a  mile  down,  then  haul  in  to  14  fathoms — keep  that 
depth,  and  run  On  in  fafety  ;  if  the  water  {hallows,  haul  off  ;  if  it  deepens, 
haul  in,  until  the  Ship's-Jlern  bears  S.  \  E.  then  fleer  for  the  fort.  OfF 
Great  Bird's  Ifland  i\  mile,  lies  a  bank,  bearing  N.  N.  £. ;  it  may  be  feen 
at  fome  diflance  ;  on  it  are  3}  fathoms.  N.  W.  about  5  miles,  and  the  fame 
diflance  from  Barnacle-fort  Point,  lies  another  fhoal,  called  Addifon's.     N. 

b.  W.  I  W.  diflant  not  a  mile,  lie  two  more  ihoals,  having  three  fathoms 
upon  them  ;  and  to  the  wellward  half  a  mile,  lies  the  Horfe-Jhoe,  above  wa- 
ter, and  bearingnorth  from  the  Prickly-Pear  one  mile.  A  little  weflward 
ftands  a  wind-mill,  and  further  to  the  S.  W.  is  another  ;  thefe  are  very  good 
marks  to  go  within  the  reefs,  fteering  between  them  S.  b.  W. ;  the  lealt 
V¥««  will  be  5;  ani  th?  inner  part  of  the  channel  9  faihomsfc    Abaul  «, 


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AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


tnik  froen  the  Horfejhot  S.  W.  b.  S.  »nd  from  the  FruHy.Pear  M.  W!  h» 
W.  it  a  fmall  (heal  with  5  feet  upon  it ;  anocher  runt  from  the  Prickly. Pear. 
About  one  mile  N.  from  Boon's -j^oint,  and  the  iiune  diflance  from  the  above 
Imall  (hoai,  is  a  dangetous  reef  ;  you  mud  bring  Bcon'speint  to  bear  S.  b. 
W.  and  yuu  may  (leer  within  it ;  the  wedernmon  part  of  (he  reef  hears 
twrth  from  the  Sijitrs  \\  mile.  But  there  are  io  many  fhoala  and  reefs 
•bot^t  this  inand,  that  it  it  dangerous  to  approach  nigh  :  the  mo(t  remarkable 
is  tha  Dicmond  ;  it  is  round,  and  in  brradth  and  length  about  one  mile  -,  the 
vrater  upon  it  varies  from  I  foot  to  9  feet.  Between  the  above-mentioned 
teef  and  the  Diamond,  there  is  a  channel  with  5  and  6  fathoms  ;  the  mark 
is  th^  weft  fide  of  the  Lttward  Sifier,  and  the  t'urt  flag-Jlnf  -n  one.  To 
•void  this  danger,  you  mud  bring  iihip*sfttrn  to  bear  S.  b.  L.  before  you 
haul  up  with  the  fort }  then  look  for  Wallington's-rock  ;  (leer  cto!e  to  tho 
Wejlern  Sifter,  and  you  may  weather  the  U^atiington,  which  will  bear  from 
Ship's  fttrn  nearly  north,  dilUnt  about  one  mile  ■,.  the  weftern  part  breaks, 
but  the  eaftem  is  bold  to. 

There  is  a  harbour  on  the  north  fide  of  Antigua,  called  Parhan-harhour  i 
it  lies  to  the  fouth  ol Barna.cUpoint%,  but  i,ts  entrance  is  diQicult  and  djui< 
gerous. 

To  the  nor^h  of  Antigua  lies  the  ifland  of  Bftbuda  ;  its  fouthem  extrem- 
ity lies  from  Boon's-point  N.  £.  b,  N.  about  23  miles';  it  is  low,  and  abouc 
t6  miles  in  length,  lying  nearly  N.  N.  W.;  from  both  its  ends  (Iretches  a 
long  reef ;  but  on  the  weilern  fide  is  a  good  road,  with  j^  12,  and  14  fath- 
oms, between  which  and  Antigua  is  a  good  channel. 

S.  ^ .  oi  Antigua  lies  the  ifland  of  Stonf'.rrat  ;  it  is  high,  nearly  10 
miles  in  length,  and  8  in  breadth  ;  on  its  weit  fide  are  iituated  the  town  and 
road,  in  the  latter  of  which  large  (hips  may  anchor,  but  it  has  no  harbour. 

To  the  N.  W.  b.  N.  of  Monfcrrat,  diftance  7  miles,  lies  a  high  barren 
tock,  aWed  Redi/ndo  s  it  looks  like  a  haycock,  and  may  be  I'een  ti  or  aqt 
'  miles  oif. 


NEVIS 


Is  a  fmall  iiland,  about  5  miles  in  length,  and  4  in  breadth  ;  it  is  very* 
fafily  difcovered  by  being  low  on  the  (ides,  and  high  in  the  middle  ;  it  is 
very  lofty  ;  and  when  you  come  athwart  it,  either  N.  or  S.  it  makes  like  a 
(addle  :  the  principal  town  is  near  the  S.  W.  point,  where  is  a  good  road 
for  anchoLige  ;  it  lies  in  latitude  17  deg.  lomin.  and  longitude  62  deg.  3* 
ijiin.  To  the  N.  W.  of  Nevis  is  the  ifland  of  St.  Kitts  ;  they  are  feparated 
by  a  channel,  called  the  Narrows.  In  coming  ftom  the  northward,  and  be- 
f(»rc  you  are  in  the  Narrows,  you  will  fee  a  high  ixKk,  called  Boubyijland^ 
about  the  middle  of  the  channel ;  you  muft  keep  it  on  the  larboard  fiile  : 
keep  i\{o  Nevis  fouthem  point  open  of  this  rock  to  the  weftward,  and  you 
will  avoid  a  r?ef  of  locks  lying  without.  Boohy-ijland  and  the  north  pait 
of  Nevis,  when  in,  one,  bear  S.  E.  b.  S.  and  Nevis  foulk  point  will  bear  S. 
\  E.  AbAut  one  mile  to  the  fuuthwurd  of  Booby-ijland  are  two  (mailer 
rocks,  above  water,  called  the  Cows  ;  the  padage  is  between  them  and  St. 
Kitts^  wheie  you  will  find  4,  5,  6  and  7  fathoms,  with  good  anchoring 
ground.  The  ifland  of  St.  Kitts  lies  nearly  Nf.  W.  b.  W. ;  its  length  is 
14  miles,  its  breadth,  at  the  north.wed  parts,  is  6  miles  ;  but  towards  the 
S-  £.  end  it  is  narrow  ;  it  is  high,  efpecially  towards  tlie  center;  the  S.  E. 
part  appears  at  the  diftance  of  4  or  5  miles  like  a  parcel  of  broken  detached 
idands,  and  the  N.  W.  end  gradually  diminifhes  to  the  fea.  There  is  no 
harbour,  and  but  few  landing- p!aces,  owiug  tu  th*:  furf  continually  lathing 


Milk. 


i^Mli      -.     .«.. 


as*- 


PT. 

rrUU-. Pear  n.W.h. 
I  from  the  Prickty-Ptar, 

dilUnce  from  the  above 
con's-point  to  bear  S.  b. 

n  part  of  (he  reef  bears 

many  fhoaU  and  reefs 
(h  :  the  mott  remarkable 
gth  al>oat  one  mile  ;  the 
en  the  above-mentioned 
id  6  fathoms  ;  the  mark 

flagjiaf 'n  ont.  To 
•ar  S.  b.  b.  before  you 
•rock  ;  (leer  clo'e  to  the 
,  which  will  bear  from 
the  weftern  part  breaks, 

railed  Parhatn-harbour  i 
nee  is  dif^cult  and  dan* 

ia  ;  its  fouthem  extrem- 
les'i  it  is  low,  and  about 
both  its  ends  (Iretches  ■ 
Nith  9^   12,  and  14  fath< 

• 

;  it  is  high,  nearly  to 
ire  iituated  the  town  and 

but  it  has  no  harbour. 

miles,  lies  a  high  barren 
nd  may  be  I'een  t9  or  29t 


4  in  breadth  ;  it  is  very* 
gh  in  the  middle  ;  it  is 
N.  or  S.  it  makes  like  a 
t,  where  is  a  good  road 
nd  longitude  62  deg.  3* 
Kitts  :  they  arc  feparated 
n  the  northward,  and  be- 
ick,  called  Boutyijlandt 

it  on  the  larboard  fule  : 
I  the  wcftward,  and  you 
ifland  and  the  north  part 
\fouth  point  will  bear  S. 
y-ijland  are  two  finallcr 

is  between  them  and  St. 
tis,  with  good  anchorinf^ 
V.  b,  W. ;   its  length  is 

miles  -,  but  towards  the 
:ds  tl^ie  center;  the  S.  E. 
arcel  of  broken  detached 

to  the  fea.  There  is  no 
:  furf  conlinually  lathing 


AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 


tff 


»he  fliorei,  which  arc  landy,  making  it  always  inconvenient,  and  romttimet 
llangerous. 

In  running  from  Ntvift  to  BafaUrrtt  which  has  a  large  open  bay,  you 
will  crols  a  bjnk  which  has  4  and  J  fathoms  upon  its  Ihoaleft  part  ;  it  is 
not  quite  one  mile  broad,  and  its  middle  lies  nearly  S.  b.  W.  from  Na/('t. 
head  in  St.  Kids.  Vo  anchor  in  Bajfattrrt  road,  bring  Londonderry  fort 
to  bear  north,  diflant  half  a  mile,  and  the  weft  point  of  the  bay  W.  b.  N. 
you  will  have  good  ground  in  9  fathoms;  here  are  no  tides.  To  the  N.W, 
5  miles,  is  Old-Road  Bay  ;  ihcie  is  a  black  rock  dole  by  the  Ihore ;  obferve 
to  keep  it  a  lutle  open  to  the  weftward  of  the  wellcmmoft  iiouies  above 
the  rock  ;  for  if  you  Ihut  it  in  with  thelie  houles,  you  will  have  no  ground 
half  a  mile  off  (hore  ;  but  bring  it  a  little  open,  and  you  will  have  9  and  10 
fjilioms,  good  ground  :  keep  Nevii  point  open  with  the  eaRernmoft  point 
of  Old  road  bay,  and  the  S.  W.  point  of  St.  KitH  W.  N.  W.  and  more  to 
the  S.  £.  in  10  and  13  fathoms  ;— thew  is  a  great  lurf,  and  »  rocky  Ihore. 

ST.  EUSTATIUS 

Lies  from  Sandy-point,  in  St.  Kitts,  N.  W.  b.  W.  diftant  7  miles  ;  it 
rifes  to  a  cmfiderable  height,  is  5  miles  broad,  and  as  many  in  length.  About 
a  mile  W.  N.  W.  from  Handy  point  is  a  danger,  called  the  Sheep  :  the  town 
is  on  the  fouth  fide  of  the  ifland,  and  is  divided  into  the  upper  and  the  low- 
er town.  When  the  wind  blows  from  the  S.  E.  there  is  a  very  great  fwell 
in  the  road,  and  tlie  waves  break  off  the  (hore  with  great  violeiue.  If  you 
intend  to  anchor  in  this  road,  you  muft  bring  the  tower  of  the  church  N. 
E.  b.  E.  and  the  weft  cape  of  the  bay  N.  W.  b.  N.  you  will  have  9  and 
10  fithoms,  landy  ground,  half  a  mile  from  the  (liore  ;  you  may  alto  anchor 
further  out  in  1 5  fathoms  ;  but  be  always  attentive  to  the  wind,  and  on  the 
leaft  appearance  of  a  fqiiall  from  the  louth,  put  immediately  out  to  lea.— • 
This  liland  is  clear  from  dagger  all  round,  except  a  (hoal  ftretching  out  ta 
the  S.  E.  and  another  to  tne  weft. 

SABA 

Is  another  fteep  rock,  of  a  round  form,  and  accelTible  only  on  its  Ibuth 
fide  ;  it  bears  N.  W.  of  St.  Eujlalius,  and  is  diftan:  about  1 1  miles  ;  yeii 
may  fee  the  bottom  all  round  it,  and  ihere  is  no  danger  vifible  :  oIT  tlie  N. 
W.  fide  lies  a  rock,  looking  like  a  (hip  under  fail :  and  from  the  louth  ftde 
(Iretches  a  narrow  bank.,  near  43  leagues  towards  a  fmall  iolitary  illand,  called 
the  Bird' s-ijland  :  on  this  bank  aic  various  (biindings  from  10  to  20  fath- 
oms. This  iiland  lies  in  latitude  15  deg.  3 1  oiin.  and  longitude  63  deg. 
87  min.  ;  its  length  from  eaft  to  welt  is  ;)bout  6  miles,  and  it  is  furrounded 
with  rucks  and  flroals,  which  break  at  low  water. 

ST.  BARTHOLOMEW 

Is  an  iflnnd  fomewhat  circular  ;  it  lies  nearly  E.  and  W.  is  23  miles 
long,  and  about  4  broad  ;  the  Ihores  are  extremely  dangerous,  having  many 
rocks  both  above  and  under  water.  From  Sindy-point,  in  St.  Kitts,  to  the 
Vit^tnA  of  ^U- Bartholomew,  the  bearing  is  N.  b.  E.  diftance  9  leagues  ; 
the  middle  is  very  high,  and  muy  be  leen  30  miles  oIF ;  it  has  a  good  har- 
bour. 

St.  Martin's  is  n:arly  as  long  as  St.  Bartholomem,  but  broader  ;  between 
them  is  a  channel,  on  ihe  weft  (\de  of  which  are  Icveral  large  rocki.  This 
ifland  is  high  and  irregular,  but  toward  ilie  wel>  it  declines  ;  the  lea  is  calm, 
tiid  the  anchorage  life  every  wlu-re  :  on  the  weft  fide  is  the  Great  Bay^ 
With  8*  9  or  iQ  fathoms,  good  (antly  boitoni  ;  and  to  the  eaftward  about  tl 


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mm 


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li' 


«|t  AMERICAN  COAST  PILOT. 

nltet,  U  •noiher  b«y.  Oif  the  wedem  point  of  St.  Martin's  about  ti«9 
mile*,  you  vr.ll  find  30  and  3}  fjithoms,  rucky  and  corally  ground.  An- 
fuilla  ii  another  iditnd,  lying  to  the  northward  of  St.  Martin'i  ;  it  is  35 
or  a6  inilei  long,  and  of  an  irregular  brPMith,  being  nariow  at  (he  wefl  end ; 
it  Ii  low  and  iUt,  and  off  the  call  rim  (treichra  a  reef,  breaking  the  current, 
Mtd  making  gcxxi  anchoring.  On  the  fouth  fide  of  the  iiland,  to  the  wefl 
$nd  N.  W.  lie  (cvrial  finall  idands,  the  principal  of  which  are  the  Dog  and 
Prickly •  Pear  ijlatidf  ;  between  thcle  11  a  guoa  and  clrMr  channel.  '1  lie  Dog 
^flmnd  is  on  the  wed,  and  it  the  Urged  ;  its  latitude  is  |8  deg.  ]|  min. 
Itingitude  63  deg.  17  mm. ;  the  Prukly  Pear  is  on  the  ealt  tide  :  they  are 
)oWi  and  cannot  be  Icen  far  oil.  From  the  well  end  of  Si.  Bartholomew  to 
the  wed  end  of  St.  Martin's,  deer  N.  N.  \V«  and  16  through  the  Dog  aitU 
frickl)t-Pcar  pajfage, 

THE  VII^JIIN  ISLANDS. 

Thefe  are  a  colieflion  of  iflandb  lying  between  the  Carribn  I/lands  and 
Porto- Rica,  taking  up  a  Ipace  from  ead  to  wdi  of  more  than  lOQ  iniic%  *, 
their  dtores  are  rockv  and  dangerous,  but  in  the  middle  of  them  i&  a  very 
fine  bafon,  15  or  |6  miles  broad,  and  about  24  miles  long;  it  is  called 
Urake's-Bay,  and  diips  may  lie  there  at  anchor  land-locktd,  and  dicltered 
from  all  winds.  Mod  of  the  idands  are  high,  and  appear  joined  together, 
but  between  them  are  levenl  deep  channels,  which,  if  acquainted  with,  you 
pay  itavigatc  with  fafety. 

Samta-Cruz  is  the  Ibuthernmod  of  the  Virgin  Ijlands  ;  is  cad  end  lias 
"W.  b.  N.  from  Sandy-point  in  St.  Kilt's,  didant  107  iiulc.  This  ifland 
ia  not  high,  but  full  of  hummocks,  the  mod  reniark^ihie  of  wmtli  :ireon  the 
«ad  iide ;  it  is  lurrounded  on  the  buth  by  numerous  and  daii)>eroii^  Ihoals  ; 
■nd  from  the  ead  end  a  reef  dretches  a  long  way  into  the  iea.  1  bf  princi- 
pal town,  called  Chrijlianfiad,  is  on  the  N.  E.  (ide,  and  ui  the  lauiude  of 
jf"  40'  N.  and  the  longitude  of  6^^"  f,o'  W.  'I'he  other  town,  calkd  Frtd.~ 
tnckjtad,  is  on  the  wclleni  fide  :  the  idand  is  about  ;|4  miles  long,  atui  6 
9)tles  broad. 

From  Chrijfiiinjlad  to  Ram-hrad,  in  St.  John's,  the  courle  is  N.  b,  E. 
iJsout  19  miles  :  in  the  channel  lifs  a  round  lock,  called  the  Jiird's-kty^ 
On  the  eadern  fide  of  St.  John's  Ifland  is  a  harbour,  from  without,  the 
<ad  point  of  which  you  will  lind  regular  Ibundings  from  10  to  5  fathoms : 
the  mouth  of  the  baibour  is  about  half  a  mile  liioad  ;  and  oil  the  wed  fide 
ii  a  key,  with  a  reef  from  its  iiuit-r  fule,  running  Ibuthwaid.  If  the  wind 
is  to  the  noithwaid  of  eai'i,  you  nay  lie  in  the  harbour;  but  if  the 
wind  is  to  the  ibuthwaid  uf  £.  S.  E.  you  mud  anchor  without,  and 
warp  in.  Lefs  than  half  a  mile  is  the  Governor's  hou/e,  al  ove  which  diipa 
of  war  feldom  go :,  you  may  anchor  within  a  quarter  of  a  mile  of  the  weather 
(hore,  in  5  fathoms,  and  run  a  dream  anchor  to  the  S.  W.  In  coming  in,, 
pblerve  to  leave  one  third  of  the  channel  fioto  the  ead  point  to  windward,, 
and  two  thirds  to  leeward  towards  the  key.  There  ia  a  (iiiall  bank,  not  vifo 
ible,  off  the  gate,  a  cable's  length  from  the  diore,  on  which  are  only  iqfeet* 

ST.  THOMAS. 

From  Ram-head  to  the  entrance  of  St.  Thomas'  harbo«ir,  the  cpurfe  i% 
N.  W.  b.  N.  didant  19  miles,  and  from  ChriJUanJlad  N.  N.  W,  \  N.  dif- 
tant  57  miles.  St.  Thomas'  town  is  in  the  latitude  of  18°  ^1'  N.  and  ioi 
the  longitude  of  6,5°  Oi'  wed  from  London. 

The  ifland  of  St.  Thomas  is  about  14  miles  long,  and  5  miles  bra|4 ;  it 
luj  a  good  harbpuf}  inhere  a  number  pf  flii^t  nay  lie  Ihelteted  aqd  fi^cuiw^ 


OT. 

it.  Martin's  about  ti«t 
1  roritlly  ground.  An- 
St.  Martin's  ;  it  is  35 
,  nariow  at  the  wed  end ; 
ef,  breaking  the  current, 
r  the  iiland,   to  the  well 

which  are  the  Dog  and 
clear  channel.  'I'lie  JJog 
ude   it    18  deg.  31  min. 

the  e«(t  tide  :  they  ate 
1  of  St.  Bartholomtu  to 
lb  through  the  iJof  and 


S. 

he  Carribrt  Iflands  and 
>f  more  than  lOO  inilc%  ; 
niddle  of  them  i&  a  very 
niles  long  }  it  is  called 
id-locki'd,  and  (hctlered 
appear  joined  together, 
,  if  acquainted  with,  you 

tjlands  ;  i'%  cad  end  lies 
107  ""!'-"•  T''i*  ifiand 
i:ihic  of  Willi  li  are  on  the 
m  and  danj^ennis  Ihoalt  } 
ito  the  lea.  I'lie  princi- 
e,  and  ni  the  laumde  of 
other  town,  called  Fred' 
t  34  miles  long,  and  6 

r,  the  courle  is  N.  b.  E. 
called  the  Bird's-key^ 
lOur,  from  without,  the 
i  from  10  to  5  fathoms  : 
I }  and  oil  the  wed  fide 
juthwaid.  If  the  wind 
the  harbour  ;  but  if  the 
d  anchor  without,  ami 
ioufe,  A  ove  which  (hi  pa 
of  a  mile  of  the  weather 

S.  W.  In  coiwnig  in,, 
ead  point  to  windward,, 

is  a  (iiiall  bank,  not  vif* 
I  which  are  only  iqfeet^ 


harbour,  the  cpurfe  i» 
adN.  N.  W.  4  N.dif- 
5  of  li"   ^i'  N.  andia 

;,  and  5  miles  b^ipi^ ;  it 
lie  (heU«ied  ai)d  mw»m. 


Am  ERIC  AH  COAST  PILOT. 

In  running  from  Ram  htad  to  St.  Thomas'  harbour,  the  Btrd's-key  will  be 
left  to  the  louth,  and  your  CDurle  is  W.  N.  W.  tMl  you  reach  the  Duck' 
I/and,  between  which  and  the  main  the  channel  is  about  a  mile  and  a  half 
broad  ;  and  at  the  entrance  in  the  fair-way  lies  a  lunken  rock,  with  only  5 
feet  on  it  :  the  lafed  palfa^e  ia  between  thia  rock  and  Duck-Ijland,  keepini 
the  Utter  on  board  ;  mr  l^etween  the  rock  and  St.  Thomas'  ijland  it  ia  foul 
ground.  In  hauling  in  for  the  town,  N.  b.  W.  or  N.  N.  W.  gtve  th« 
cadem  (bore  a  good  birth,  and  run  within  half  a  mile  of  the  white  fort  which 
is  to  be  feen  at  the  end  end  of  the  town  ■,  anchor  in  5  hthoms,  clear  groiuid. 
In  entering  the  harbour,  there  is  a  rock  above  water,  called  Prince  Robert's 
Cliff;  leave  it  to  the  eiOward,  and  you  may  make  bold  with  its  wed  iide, 
but  there  is  no  paffai^e  within. 

From  St.  Thomas'  harbour,  if  bound  to  Porto-Rico,  deer  W.  b.  N.  till 
you  reach  the  wed  end  of  the  iiland,  which  is  about  11  niiles  from  the  har- 
botir.  There  are  feveral  I'mall  rocks  amMUnds  lying  off,  the  chief  of  which 
are  Grttn-Ijland  and  Little  Saba  \  the  fermer  i.i  to  the  wed  of  the  wedern 
p>int  of  St.  ihomas',  and  the  latter  is  to  the  louiliward ;  it  is  rocky,  about 
half  a  mile  round,  and  lies  two  miles  from  the  diore  ;  it  is  foul  all  round, 
and  mud  have  a  good  binli  :  all  thefe  ifland':  mud  be  left  on  the  darboarJ 
hand ;  and  in  running  down  till  you  are  pad  Green-IJland,  you  will  have 
foundings  all  the  way,  but  irre  ular,  and  in  lome  )laces  deep.  Steering 
S.  W.  b.  S.  from  the  wed  ena  of  St.  Thomas'  IJland,  didant.  7  miles,  you 
will  fall  in  with  a  round,  rugged,  double  poirueu  rock,  called  the  Carvel  i 
it  is  high,  white,  and  deep  to.  Abotu  7  mil's  wedward  of  this  rock  lies 
Great -Paffagt- IJland,  beating  fnvn  the  weP  ooint  of  Sr.  Than  -i'  W.  b.  S. 
didance  15  miles  ;  round  this  iiland  lie  fcvtial  kevs  an  >  ;ock.s.  I  at  particu* 
larly  to  the  wedward,  where  is  a  cinder,  called  th'.  T"  ,  >  Keys  :  the  chan- 
nel between  Green- Jfiand  »nd  Paffage- IJland  is  \  al.  bat  to  the  latter 
mud  always  be  given  a  good  birth,  fhe  courfc  through  is  N  W.  or  N« 
N.  W.  with  little  wind,  for  fear  of  a  cal  •.  ..  .1  lee  current,  tin  ..  dern  fide 
being  foul  and  dangerous ;  keep  this  coti  le  'it  you  bring  St.  Juan's  Cafe, 
which  is  low,  to  b^ar  W.  b.  S.  or  W.  S.  W,  whicii  will  carry  you  to  St. 
Juan,  the  chief  town  of  Porto-Rico. 

CRAB  ISLAND. 

Crab-Ifiand  is  about  >o  milea  in  length,  and  narrcw;  it  lies  S.  W.  of 
St.  Thomas'  harbour,  didant  about  x6  m'*.es,  and  10  from  the  S.  £.  end  of 
Cr«i«  Paffage  IJland  ;  the  wed  end,  on  the  ead  part,  ia  low  land,  but  te 
the  S.  WT  are  hills,  and  from  thence  to  the  wedward,  low  broken  hum- 
mocks, and  to  the  S.  W.  higher  hills.  In  going  to  Crab-IJland,  keep  the 
Ibuthe^  fide,  the  north  part  being  foul  :  you  may  fail  within  3  or  3  miles 
of  the  fliore  all  the  way  doWn  to  the  weft  end ;  anchor  on  the  fouth  lide  of 
that  point,  and  you  will  have  3  and  4  fathoms  about  2  miles  off.  From  the 
wed  end  of  Crab-IJland  to  tbe  S.  E.  cape  of  Porto  Rico,  the  didance  is 
about  5  miles. 

TORTOLA. 

The  ifiand  of  Tortelo  is  to  the  N.  E.  of  St.  John's  j  it  U  about  16  miles 
4ong,  and  its  broad  'i.  part  8  ;  on  the  fouth  fide  is  a  bay,  with  a  good  en- 
trance, at  the  bot'om  of  which  the  town  is  fituated  ;  the  ead  part  of  the 
bay  is  bold,  jn»;  off  the  wedern  part  runs  a  reef;  the  depth  of  water  is  iS 
fathoms,  good  ground.  To  the  north  and  ead  of  Torlola  lie  feveral  idands, 
^'^^f^^m^y ana- IJland,  Cemmanoes- IJland,  Sfrub-IJiand,  Dog-Mand, 
Bcxf-IJhind,  and  otheri. 


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VIRGIN  GORDA. 

Virgin  Gorda  is  an  irregular  ITland,  lying  to  the  eaftward  of  Tortota  t 
k  is  high  land,  and  has  i\''o  good  harbours ;  the  largeft,  called  Eaji  Bay,  is 
«n  the  north  fide,  in  which  you  may  anchor  lafe  in  5  fathoms  ;  the  other  is 
M  the  wed  Ttde,  where  ftands  the  town,  being  in  the  latitude  of  18  deg.  18 
jgiti.  N.  and  longitude  64  deg.  12  min.  W.  from  London  .*  there  is  alfoan- 
ijlher  bay  to  the  fouthward.  From  Saba  to  the  eaft  point  of  Virgin  Gorda^ 
the  courfe  is  nearly  N.  W.  diftant  50  miles.  When  Virgin  Gofda  bears 
N.  W.  b.  N.  about  7  leagues,  they  appear  like  3  large,  with  feveral  fmall 
iOands  encircling  them,  the  middlemod  appearing  the  longed ;  but  when 
you  approach  nearer,  they  feem  joined  together. 

From  the  S.  W.  end  of  Vitj^Gorda,  lie  a  parcel  of  finall  broken  iflandi 
and  rocks,  jud  above  water,  ciiWi%||1li  Fallen  City,  terminating  their  Ibuthem 
extremity  with  a  remarkable  rulH^Oand  called  the  Round  Rock  ;  between 
this  rock  and  an  idand  to  thel^tbWard  of  it,  named  Gingtr  Jfland,  is  the 
cadem  ^ •'ffage  into  Drakt's  Bay  s  it  is  called  the  King's  Channel^  and  in 
it  is  no  ground  with  hand  leads.  To  the  wed  of  Ginger  IJland  are  feveral 
other  iflandis^  namely,  Cooper's- IJland,  Salt-IJland,  Dead-Man's-Chtf,  Pe- 
ter-ljland,  Norman- IJland,  md  Witch-IJland  ;  thefeare  the  fouthern  boun. 
^ries  to  Draie's-Bay,  while  the  iflands  of  St.  John,  Tortoln,  Beef-IJland, 
JDog-IJland,  and  Virgin  Gorda,  enclofc  it  on  the  wed  and  northern  fides. 
This  bay  is  abou'.  15  miles  long,  and  15  broad  ;  the  depths  of  water  are  from 
to  to  i5  fathomii.  Its  noithem  entrance  is  between  Dog-IJland  and  Vir. 
gin  Gorda,  bemg  about  2  miles  broad ;  its  fouthern  entrance  is  between 
IKt/cA-t/a«<i  and  St.  7oAn'j,  about  5  miles  broad;  and  the  other  entrance  is 
between  St.  John's  Ijland  and  Tortola,  fcarce  a  mile  in  breadth,  and  being 
the  weftem  padage  of  the  King's  Channel  above  mentioned. 

ANEGADA. 

Anegada  lies  to  or  11  miles  to  the  northward  of  Virgin  Gorda  :  it  is  very 
low,  and  at  high  tides  almod  drowned  by  the  lea  ;  the  rocks  and  (hoals,  by 
which  this  illand  is  furrounded,  are  very  dangerous.  From  its  eadem  end 
a  long  reef  extends,  with  only  two  feet  upon  it  in  Ibme  places  ;  it  ftretehes 
14  or  15  miles  into  the  lea.  The  courfe  between  Anegada  and  VirginGorda 
is  N.  W.  and  W.  b*  N.  or  W. ;  but  you  mud  be  careful  toavoida  funken 
rock  lying  in  the  midway  of  the  chaimel  between  them* 


SOMBRERO.  ^ 

The  ifland  of  $ombrero  is  a  flat  rocky  ifland,  about  3  miles  in  length  ;  it 
has  a»whtte  appearance,  but  cannot  be  icen  further  od*  than  15  or  t6  itiiles  ; 
€m  its  ead  fidfe  are  feveral  rocks,  and  it  is  furrounded  by  a  fhoal.  Somhrert 
is  in  the  north  latitude  of  18  deg.  38  min.  and  in  63  deg.  30  min.  longitude 
wed  from  London  :  6  miles  W.  S.  W.  of  this  ifland,  from  £2  to  35  fathoms, 
uneven  and  rocky  bottom.  From  Anegada's  ead  end,  Sombrero  lies  ead, 
didant  2 1  miles ;  there  are  5, 6,  7,8,  10  and  1 1  fathoms. bietween  them.  From 
Dog-ijland,  Sombrero  lies  N.W. b.  N.  difl^nce  19  miles;  and  from  Saba 
N.  N.  W.  *  N.  58  miles.  The  paflfage  to  leeward  orwindwardof  Sombrero 
is  clear  and  lafe — there  is  no  fwell  ;  the  winds  are  favourable  for  going  out ; 
and  when  once  you  are  paft  Sombrero,  you  are  out  of  all  «ianger. 


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he  eaftward  of  Tortola  i 
geft,  called  Eaji  Bay,  is 
1  g  fathoms  ;  the  other  is 
tie  Utitude  of  18  deg.  18 
onion  :  there  is  alfo  an- 
\  point  of  Virgin  Gorda, 
hen  Virgin  Gotda  bears 
large,  with  feveral  fmall 
g  the  loogeft ',  but  when 

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crminating  their  fouthem 
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jed  Gingtr  Ifland,  is  the 
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Ginger  Ifland  are  feveral 
:,  Dead-Man's-Ckeft,  P«- 
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j/irt,  Tortolit,  Beef-IJland, 
:  weft  and  northern  fides, 
e  depths  of  waier  are  from 
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them  entrance  is  between 
and  the  other  entrance  is 
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f  Virgin  Gorda  :  it  is  very 
the  rocks  and  fhmls,  by 

us.  From  its  eaftem  end 
ibme  places  ;  it  ftretehes 

Anegada  and  VirginGorda 

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)out  3  miles  in  length  ;  it 

off  than  15  or  »6ifiilea; 

ded  by  a  ftioal.     Soii^rert 

63  deg.  30  min.  longitude 

ind,  from  »2  to  35  fathoms, 

\  end,  Sombrero  lies  eaft, 

10ms. between  them.   From 

19  miles ;  and  from  Sab* 

■d  or  windward  of  Sombrero 

favourable  for  going  out ; 

of  aU  danger. 


AMERICA^  COAST  !'1L0T» 


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BY  the  benevolence  of  the  Miffackufetts  Mijionary  Society,  aided  by 
fubfcriptions  of  feveral  Gentlemen  in  Neuburyport  and  the  neighbouring 
towns,  a  meeting-hou/e  has  bedn  erefted  on  Star-Ijland  (one  of  the  abovs 
iflands)  which,  from  its  fituation,  cannot  hxl  of  being  advantageous  as  a 
land-mark  to  mariners. 

The  following  defcription  of  the  illands,  and  their  relative  fttuationi  has 
lately  been  obtained. 

White-Ifiand  (the  fouth-wedernmofl:  ifland)  is  a  rocky  ifland,  about  three 
quarters  of  a  mile  in  length  from  S.  £.  to  N.  W.  and  about  one  mile  and 
three  quarters  diftant  from  the  iHeetirf^:^^^§,  There  is  a  reef  that  extends 
about  one  third  of  a  mile  *rom  the  N.  Wf'i  «id,  which  in  pafllng  you  mu(b 
give  a  good  birth.  The  S.  £.  end  ^beari:fiom  the  meeting-hou/e  S.  W^  i  S» 
the  N.  W.  end  S.  W.  b.  W.  |  W. 

Londoner's,  (or  Lounging  IJland,)  lies  about  one. mile  and  a  half  to  the 
northward  of  IVhite-IJldnd,  is  about  Hve  eighths  of  a  mile  in  length  from  S.  to 
N.  and  is  high  at  each  end ;  in  high  tides  the  middle  is  fometimes  covered  ;  a 
number  of  racks  lie  clole  about  the  ifland,  in  almoft  every  direction,  Ibme  of 
Vrhith  are  always  bare.  The  iouth  end  beirs  weft  from  the  meeting-hou/e  t 
the  north  end  W.  N.  W.  \  W.  about  half  a  mile  diftant.  About  half-way 
between  this  ifland  and  Star-Ijland  lies  a  rock  which  is  bare  at  low  water  t 
it  bears  from  tht  meeiing-hou/e  N.  W.b.  W.  \  W.  one  third  of  a  miledift* 

Star-IJland  (where  the  meeting-hou/e  ftands)  is  about  three  quarters  of  a 
tnile  in  length  from  S.  E.  to  N«  W.  and  about  half  a  mile  in  breadth  ;  it  is 
covered  with  buildings  on  the  north  fide.  The  meeting-hou/e  ftands  on  an 
eminence  a  little  to  the  northward  of  the  middle  of  the  ifland  *,  is  li  feet 
high  from  the  foundation  to  the  roof  ;  to  the  top  of  the  fteeple  is  30  feet 
more;  the  whole  height  from  the  furfece  of  the  water  is  about  65  feet  ;  it 
is  painted  white,  and  the  fteeple  is  placed  in  the  middle  of  the  building  ;  it 
ftands  fronting  the  weft,  and  may  be  feen  at  the  diftance  of  8  or  9  leagues^ 
in  almoft  any  dire£li(Mi  at  fea  t  it  bears  from  Thatcher's- IJland  lights  (Cape- 
Ann  J  N .  I  £.  fix  and  a  half  leagues  dift. ;  from  Pigeon-Hill  N.  b.  E.  fix  and  a 
quarter  leagues  diftant ;  from  Nerobutyport  light-houies  N.  £.  {-  E.  fix 
leagues  d>&nt ;  from  Pori/moulh  light-houfe  S.  S.  E.  \  E.  three  and  a 
q'Uarter  leagues  diflant :  from  the  weftem  Agamenticus  mountain  S>  |  E.  { 
from  the  eaftem  ditto  S.  |  £. ;  from  Boon-ljland  beacon  (which  appears  in 
the  day  time  like  a  light-houfe]  S.  W.  \  S.  four  and  a.  quarter  leagues  dif- 
tant ;  from,  Boon-IJland  ledge  (which  lies  i  league  S.  E.  from  Baon-IJland) 
S.  W.  b.  W.  four  and  three  quarters  leagues  din.  Off  the  fouth  end  of  this 
ifland,  aVout  three  quarters  of  a  mile  from  (hore,  lies  Ander/on's- Roc k,vA{ich 
is  bare  at  half  tide ;  in  paffing,  give  it  a  good  birth  ;  it  bears  from  th« 
fneeting-hou/e  S.  S.  E.  •■ 

Cedar- Ifland  is  fmall  and  about  one  third  of  a  mile  in  length  from  £. 
to  W.  fituated  between  Star  and  Smutty -neft  Iflands.  There  is  a  channel 
between  it  and  $mutty-no/e  Ifland  i  but  it  is  crooked,  and  not  fit  to  be  at- 
tempted by  ftr^ngers.  The  eaft  end  bears  from  the  neeting-hou/e  £.  ^  N. 
and  the  weft  etid  E.  N.  £.  |  E.  three  eighths  of  a  mile  diflant.  A  rock 
lies  off  the  S.  E.  end  of  this  ifland,  half  a  mile  diftant,  bare  at  half-tide ;  i( 
bears  from  the  meeting-hou/e  E-  b.  S. 

Cmiitty-no/e  Ifland  is  about  one  mile  in  length  from  eaft  to  w^ft,  and 
about  half  a  mile  in  breadth,  and  may  be  knowa  by  it  wind>flfill  on  the  north 

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part  of  the  Ifliind  ;  at  the  weft  end  is  a  fine  harbour,  called  /ffl&y'j-CoW, 
where  ik  or  ao  fmall  veffels  may  lie  fafe  from  al  winds.  There  are  feveral 
buildings  near  this  harbour,  there  is  a  fine  channel  bet*eeri  this  lOand 
and  Hog.IJland,  where  is  water  fufficient  for  any  veffel,  kcepmg  near  he 
middle  of  the  paffage.  The  weft  end  of  SrHuttynofr  Ifiand  bears  frdm  the 
Zttins-koufe  \.  b.  E.  i  E.  and  the  eaft  end  E.  N.  E.  about  five  eighth. 

■  'itf^./Aln/is'a  high  illand  lying  to  the  northward  of  SmuHy-nofe  Ifiand  -, 
is  about  one  mile  in  length  from  eaft  to  w-.ft,  and  five  eighths  of  a  mile  ftom 
north  to  fouth.  The  weft  end  lies  from  the  mMting-houfe  N.  b.  W. ,  W. , 
eaft  end  of  ditto  N.N.E.feven  eighths  of  a  mile  diftant. 

Duck.Ifland  (the  northemmoft  ifland)  is  a  long  low  rocky  ifland  j  fome 
parts  of  it  are  covered  at  high  water,  with  rocks,  prqjeaing  m  every  df- 
«aion,  efpecially  at  the  N.  W*#d,  where  a  ledge  runs  off  half  a  mile. 
It  is  the  moft  dangerous  of  any  ol Ihe  ip.s  of  Skoals,  and  ought  carefully 
to  be  avoided  j  it  is  about  feven  eighths  of  a  mile  m  length  from  N.  W.  to 
S.  E. ;  the  eaft  end  bears  from  i\a  metins-houfe  N.  N.  E.  *  E. ;  the  welt 
end  N.  b.  W.  ^  W.  about  three  and  a  quarter  miles  diRant. 

TNoTE.  A  Gentleman  at  Georgetown  CSouth-CaroliHa J  has  informed 
the  Editor,  that  a  new  paffage  has  been  difcovered  into  Georgetown,  thnnigh 
North.InUt,  which  is  eafier  of  entrance  and  Cifer  than  the  common  pffage 
mentioned  in  page  90.  You  may  go  in  fafe,  by  fteermg  a  W.  b.  S  cour  e, 
keeping  in  the  middle  of  the  river,  where  you  will  not  have  lefs  tl«n  15 
feet^water.  It  has  been  generally  believed,  that  a  (hoal  extended  acrofe  the 
paffage,  which  is  not  the  cafe.] 


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TABLE 
Of  the  latitudes  and  LONGITUDES 

OF  THE 
PRINCIPAL   HARBbmiS   AND    CAPES, 
FROM  THE 

St.  CROIX-RIVER  (tue  eastern  boundary  or  THi 
UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA)  to   thr 

MOUTU    OF    THE    RIVER    MISSISIPPL 


Kambi  or  Places. 


Annapolii  Royal  (N.  S.) 
Entrance  of  St.  Croix  River 
Ifland  of  Campo  Bello  (middle 

or  weft  paflage  of  Paflanu- 

qdoddy  Bay) 
Wulvea'  inanda       - 
Eaft  end  of  Grand  Manan 
Grand  Manan  N.  h  ad 
d4.  Weft  end        - 
da.  S.  W.  Ledge  of  Seal  Rock 
Quadx  Head  N.  E.  point 
tt^raoce  of  Machia^  River 
Cra^  lOand  off  Machiai  Bay 
MU^iai  Seal  ifljnds     .     . 

tftt1i$  Manan  Ifland 
GMUiborough  Hatboqr     . 
iMouat  Oerert  Rock     • 
Cranberry  Idand  (oeu  MouM 

Defett) 
LoHK  Illandi  fouth  of  Mount 
,  D«fert,  Or  entrance  of  Blue 

Hil!  Biy 
lfl«ofHaut      ... 
Caftine  (formerly  Penobfcoi} 
Maiinicus  Ifland 
Cape  Sable  ('fouth  poloc  of  No 

va  Scotia) 
Wooden  Bald  Rock 
lilaod  of  Manheigan 
Penniequlil  Point     . 
Townfeod,  or  Booth  Bay  en' 

trance         ... 
Jo,  Soath  .point  Rock 
BanCum  heAgn 
Kenncbcck  River  entrance 
ISe^uine  Ifland  iight-hoofc 
Citpe  Small  Point 
dlhe's  T.eHge  (Ikoaleft  pait) 
'  Atden's  Ledge,  off  Cape  EJi. 

aabeth         ... 


Lonn. 


Well. 


65,$0 
67,00 


44.  $0 
44i4* 
44.40 
44.43 
44.30 
44.»S 
44.43 
44.3S 
44.3 « 
44i»7 
44.H 
44.  >9 
44.ao 

43.S* 
44.  >4 


67.04 
66,50 
66,50 
66,55 
67,04 
67,00 
67,05 
66,56 


rkAMia  OP  Placsi. 


Lat*. 


North 


Brunfwick 
Fort  Hill  (Portland) 
'ortland  Light-Houfr 
Cape  Elisabeth 
Saco  RWer  entrance 
Wood  Ifland  off  do. 
Biddcford  Town      ■ 
Apmenticoi  Hill      • 
Cape  Porpotfe 
Well*  Harbour 
Bald  Head 

Cape  Neddock  Nubble    . 
67,23  IVork  RWer 
66,5x|Boaa  Ifland      • 
67.37  IBooa  Ifland  Ledge 
67,5s   ^ortfnionth  Light-Houfe 
Ppnfmonth 
lOeiofShoali        .  ■ 
Newburyport  Lights  oo  Plumb 

Ifland 
Ipfwich  entrance 
Siiuam  (Pigeoa  Hill) 
Sandy  Cove  (or  B«y) 
Cape  Ann    Light.Houfci  on 

Thatcher's  Ifltn*    ■ 
Eaft  point  of  Cape  Ann  Har- 

hour        .        *        . 
Ught-Honfe  on  Baker's  Iflaad 
Beverly 
iaiem 
MarUehcad 
<(ahattPulat  (oottheaft  pokit 

of  Bofton  harbour) 
Bofton  light-haufe    • 
Bofton        ... 
CajwCod        .        .        . 
C^pe  Cod  Light-Hourc 
-iandy  Point  or  Malabar 
Shoal  of  Georges,  Baft  Md 
do.   of     dp.      Weft  end 


L<io». 


Wc. 


+3.5* 
43.43 
43.39 
43.33 
43.»8 
43.»7 
43.30 


67,56 
68,05 

68,12 


4»fHl«S.3J 
43>4S|^(« 
4J44  HM 
434*  *9i^ 


70,08 
70,06 
70- « 7 
7O1IS 
70,»i 


43.1670.36 
70,  ao 

70.  »• 
70,36 

70,3' 
70.33 
70,  a6 

79.** 

70r39 

70.4" 
70,33 

70.46 
70^♦4 
70.36 
70,34 

70,33 

70,39 
70,46 

ro,50 
70,50 
70,49 


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+3.«9 
43.«3 
♦3.'0 
43.07 
♦J.06 
43*04 
43.04 
♦3.05 
4»,S7 

4*^8 

4»,4: 

4».40 

4».40 

4»,j8 

4».35 
4a,33 
4».33 
4».3» 
4».30 


».a8 


4«.>7 
4S,» 
4>,*3 

♦».os 
41,05 

4<,34 
4'.45 
♦  ".3i 


70,S» 
70,53 
70,58 
70,14 
70,14 
70,00 
68,u 
6«,S4 


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NGITUDES 

)   CAPES, 

JNDARY    or    Tftl 

A)    TO     TH* 

SIPPI. 

Placbi. 

Lati. 

Lnnt. 

North 

We.,. 

. 

43.S* 

tlHi) 

43>43 

Houfr 

4Ji39 

70,08 

- 

43>33 

70,06 

ince 

43.»» 

70-. « 7 

do. 

43.  »7 

70.15 

1 

4J.J0 

70,  »i 

Ul     .     . 

43. '6 

70,36 

. 

41«s> 

70, » 

- 

+3ff9 

70. »« 

- 

4J.«3 

70,30 

Vubble    . 

43.«o 

70,3' 

• 

43.07 

70,33 

- 

4J.06 

70,  »6 

ge      -       . 

43.04 

70." 

lit.Houfe 

4J.04 

70»39 

- 

43iOJ 

7<».4« 

-   ■ 

4».57 

70.33 

fhts  on  Plumb 

- 

4»^8 

70.46 

e        .        . 

4».43 

70,44 

Hill)       . 

4a,40 

7^>.36 

B«7)        - 

♦»,40 

70,34 

[U-lioufe*  on 

Itnd    .     . 

4»»J8 

70,33 

«p«  Ann  Har- 

A        « 

4».J< 

70,39 

Baker**  Ulaad 

4*t33 

70,46 

- 

4**33 

70,50 

- 

4».3» 

70,50 

a            . 

4».30 

70,49 

■Mrtiwaft  point 

bear)       . 

4».«7 

70,5> 

ufe    . 

4».»" 

70,53 

- 

4».»3 

70,58 

►               m.            m 

4a.os 

70,14 

t.HouTe 

4»,os 

70,14 

Malabar 

4>>34 

70,oai 

i,  Eaft  mi 

4>.4S 

6g,a» 

Weft  cod 

4«.35 

68.54 

l>:  • 


TaBLB   op   LATIttDES   AMD    LoNOITUDSS. 


NAMItor  PlACCt. 


fNanrulcket      Urcat      Kound 

Shoal 

Nanncket  Lifht-Hourc 
SkiKOty'bcad  or  Naatucket' 

tfland  .  • 

Tom-NcTtn-head 
Nantucket  South-Sboal 
Gapc>Po(e 
6qiiibnockct-Head 

(Sotttbwefterly  part  of  Mat 

tba'a.Vineyanl) 
Gay.Head  Ught-houfe  (WeA 

end  of  the  Vineyard) 
Moman'*»  Land -1  Hand 
New-BedM       • 
Butcard*  Bay  entrance 
New.  Port  entrance 
Rbodcliland  Light  Houfe 
Point-Judith 

BlockWland  (Middle)      . 
Montock-Point,  Eaft  End  of 

Lonc-lflend      •      • 
New*  London,  or  entrance  of 

ThanMS'River        •     • 
Norwich  on  do 
New-Haven  entrance     - 
New.York    Light.Houfe  on 

Sandy.Pdnt 
•  Penh'<Ambo]r 
Little-Egg-Harbooi 
Creat>E|g-Harbour' 
Cape-M«|r 
Cape.Jamet 
Li^t'Heufe  on  Cape  Henio* 

pen 
Fafft-Cape 
Cape.CharIca 
C4p»4ttnry 
NorMk  (Virg.) 
Petctfturgh,  (Vir.) 
York-Town,  (Vir.)     - 
Richmond  (Vb.) 
Annapoll*  (Mat.) 
Alonadib,  (Vir.)    •     . 
fChlaeaieagae-Shoali, 

on  Maryknd'Shore 
Baltimore 
RoaiiDke  Inlet 
Cape>Hatteni  Shotli,  S.Weil 

point - • 


Lati. 


North. 


4'»«5 

4'.» 

41,16 
4i.«4 
40.44 
4».*S 


41,19 

4i,as 
41,16 
4«.4« 

4«.*8 
41,20 
4i,sS 

4<.«4 
41,10 

41,04 

4I,M 

4«.34 
41,18 

40,»8 

40.3s 
39.30 
39,18 
38.57 
3«.47 

38,46 
38.«7 
37.11 
36,58 

36.SS 

37.14 
37. 1  a 
37.30 
39.00 

381.5s 

38.00 
39.*o 
35.47 

34.48 


Lmig. 


Weft. 


69.SS 
69,58 

69,56 
69.S7 
69.55 

70,17 


70,48  N( 


70,53 
70,5* 

70,57 
70,58 
7i,«3 
71,30 
r«,33 
71, 


40  Cape. 


71,01 

71,16 
7»,a9 
7*.S7 

74.07 

74.«: 
74.33 

74.5, 

7S.oi 

75.07 
75,08 
76,10 
76,17 
76,37 
77.54 
76,5a 
77,50  Cape 


7  $.05 
76,50 
76,08 


7<.oe 


Nambi  orPtACBs. 


La' I. 


North 


34i4« 
34.  *» 
34.'* 

34.»8 
3433 
34.3* 
34.*7 
34,18 

3-1. 1 1 
33.46 
33.50 
33.40 
33.30 


77.06 
77.01 

77.i< 
77.38 

77.4* 

77.5* 
78,04 

78.*  • 
81,3* 
78,»S 

78.13 

78.17 


Cape-Hatterai        -        .       35,0876,  7 

Occacocke  Inlet        -        •   34,^4  76,28 

Newborn  (N.  Carolina)    .     35,14 

Braufert,  (N.Caroliaa)    . 

Cape'LooJcout 

Shoalt  off  do.  Sou|h  part     - 

Gore*Sound  (or  entrance  to 

Beaufort) 
Bouge  Inlet 
Bear  do. 

ew.Rfver      do. 
Top-Sail  do.        .    - 

WAmiogton,  (N.  C.) 
Petcrlb»igh  (Georgia,) 
Cape-Fei^r        •        - 

end  of  do.  Shoal* 
Pryingpan-ShoaU  off  do.      • 
Oeorge-Town        -  -     33.i4l79.07 

Shoal*  oflf  do.        -         •     33,iOJ79,03 

:*Roman 
Charlefton  Light>Houfe    - 
North  Eddifto  Inlet 
Sonth  Eddifto  do. 
Seaufort,  (S.  Carolina)     . 
Port  Royal 
Tybee- Light 
St.  Cathenne-Sound 
St.  Simon'!  Sound         -^ 
Brunfwiek,  (Georgia) 
.imelia  Sound  (or  entrance  ol  . 

St.  Mary**  river) 
Talbert**  ifland,  (Oeorgb) 
Rivet  St.  John  (Entrance) 
St.  AugoiHne 
AuguftiiM  Bay 
Cape  Canaveral 
Shoal*  off^  do. 
Cooper'*  Rill  (eaftemffloft  pan 

of  Eaft  Florida)      - 
Cape  Floiida 
Dry  Toituga  Shoal*    - 
"      Sable 
Charlotte  Harbour 
Spiritu  Santo  B«y      . 
Bay  of  Apilache    -      -         *9>4°83,35 
Cape  St.  Blaice        •        •     19,358^.00 
Peofacola  Bar      -      • 
Uobille  Point 
Mouth  of  the  Miffifippi  River 


33.33 

3*.44 

3».33 

3*,30 

3»,»8 

3»,o{ 

3*. 

3«.37 

Ji.oi 

Ji,t6 


30,35 
30,ao 
30,09 
19,40 

*9.4> 
a8,is 
*8,is 

46,4a 
»5.44 
*4.** 
»5.oo 
»6,43 
17,46 


Long. 


79.84 
80,01 
80,16 
80,14 

80, 5* 
80,57 
81,18 

8ty4S 


81,00 
81,00 
8'.5S 
81.45 
81.49 
po*J» 
K>,47 

S0,»3 
80,34 
83.10 
81.37 
8»,55 
83,14 


30,10 
30,15 
19,00 


86,42 
87,11 
88,37 


*  Thii  place  lies  at  the  head  of  RivHoi^  on  a  neck  of  land  betv«een 
Raviton  river  and  Arthur  KuU  Sound,  topen  to  Sandy  Hook,  and  has 
one  of  the  beft  harlMurs  on  the  continent.  VeffeU  from  fea  may  enter 
it  in  one  tide^  in  almoft  any  weather.     It  is  not  in  a  flouri(hing  ftate. 

f  It  bears  about  fbuth  from  Cape  Henlopen,  two  leagues  from  land. 


jij^ 


1-/6        DiKGeTiONS  TO  riuu  tue  Tjuc  at  Hiaa  Waus* 

To ^ttd  the  time  ^  High  Water  at  any  place. 

THE  method  conatnonly  ufed  for  finding  iht  time  of  high  water  will, 

■  at  times,  give  the  moon;6  aga  a  day  wrong  ;  and  the  time  ot  her  fputhing, 

>  confequentiy  that  of  high  water,  will  partake  of  that  error.     £ven  fup- 

li^fing  the  moon's  fouthifigwere  exa£lly  found,  yet  the  tides  would  gan- 

|i<nHy  diftr,  more' or  lefs,  frpm  the  computed  time  ;  for  the  times  of  higjh 

t:«ater  do  not  always  happen  at  equfl  diHances  from  each  other,  but  at  di/. 

\J»rtnt  diftances,  according  to  the  time  of  the  moon's  ag.',  and  her  fituation 

.with  refpefl  to  the  fun,  or  as  the  waters  are  afted  upon  by  the  jaini  attraft- 

:fag  forces  of  the  fun  apd  moon,  or  jhe  dijfncnct  of  their  forces.     Hence  the 

ifintes  of  the  tides  are  not  always  in  proportion  to  the  diftance  of  the  moon 

from  the  meridian  at  the  ftme  places,  but  arc  varionfiy  atfeftcd  by  the  ac- 

lion  of  the  fun,  which  brings  them  on  foontr  when  the  moon  is  in  her  ftrfi 

«nd  Ihird  quarters,  and  Jiceps  .them   back  /'J^'"  vvhen  fhe  is  in  her /(coiid 

Ivad  fourth  quarters.     In  the  former  cafe,  the  tides,  were  they  raifed  by  the 
|un  alone,  would  he  earlier  than  thofe  railbd  by  the  moon  alone ;  and  in  tl<e 
lattc    cafe,,  they  would  be  to?r,  „5  may  evidenHy  be  feen  in  thefi^liowing 
I  Table  of  the  times,  or  fliifcing  of  the  Tides. 

I  As  thcfe  caufes  will  make  the  times  of  liig'.i  water  it  any  place  diflec 
widely  from,  thofe,  by  •common  computation,  pilots,  and  all  concerned, 
would  do  well  to  ufe  the  followirg  method,  wliich  will  in  genci-al  give  the 
tiroes  of  high  \yater  within  ?4  minutes  of  the  truth,  when  'lie  tides  are  not 

« really  influenced  by  the  wind.  Here  it  is  DecelTary  to  obferve,  that  the 
bes  of  the  new  moon  may,  by  the  irregularity  of  her  motion,  differ  half  a 
{CNyftom  thofvfound  in  the  Firft  Table;  and  confequetrtly  the  time  of 
lliivh  water  m^y  dif^r  9^  minutes  from  the  truth,  but  feldom  more,  unltSi 
Ihe^tidas  arc  cither  accelerated  or  reta^:de^  by  high  winds. 


■lfht//e  of  ihtJoUowing  Tables  for  Jindiftg  the  Moon's  Age,  mid  t^e  Tim 
fif  lUgh  Water  at  any  Place. 

Find  the  n.oon's  age  in  the  firft  table,  by  reckoning  the  number  of  daya 

Ance  bft  new  moon  ;  andegiititt  Iwr  age,  in  the  fecoijd  laWe,  you  will  iind 

iKftOTS  and  minutes,  which  being  added  to  the  time  of  high  water  at  thegiv- 

fliin  place,  on  the  chaijge  and  Kill  days,  will  give  tlie  umi  of  liigb  watet 

[there  paft  noon  cm  the  given  day.     If  the  funi  exceed  iz  hour«,  lufotraft  \i 

jlwunfromit,  and  the  remainder  will '  (hew  the  time  of  h'gh  water  after 

^  midnight }  but  if  the  fum  exceed  34  hours,  fubtraA  94  hours  from  it,  and 

the  remainder  will  (hew  the  time  o|  h'gh  water  after  noon  on  the  nejit  day ; 

whfch  being  reduced  back  tv  the  given  day.  by   dcdu6Ung    1  s  houri  24 

minutes,  for  each  tide  of  ebb  and  flood,  will  give  the  tinie  ot  high  water  <m 

, the  given  day.  * 

Example    I. 

V^at  time  will  it  be  High  Water  at  Charlefton  on  the  %6th  of  Augufl,  1800? 

Agiinft  1800,'  in  tlie  firll  table,  and  under  Awgaft,  I  find  new  moon 
jthe  19th  day  ;  and  reckoning  forward  to  the  26*h,  I  find  the  moon  will 
then  be  7  daya  old.  Then  agiinft  7.  under  the  moon's  ag:  in  the  fecond 
table,  ftand  4h,  s^nn.  to  which  I  add  7  hours  (the  tifne  or  high  water  at 


*■  *  iiM^    m  ifitfliM 


..j^Se, 


>r  Hi  OH  .Wavzk. 

■- .  . .  ssrsas.? 

r  at  any  place. 

hi  time  of  high  water  wilt, 
i  the  time  ot  her  fputhbg, 
of  that  error.  £ven  fup- 
yet  the  tides  would  ean- 
rae  ;  for  the  times  of  higjh 
cm  each  other,  but  at  dtf- 
oon's  ag.?,  and  her  fituation 
i  upon  by  the  joint  attraft- 
af  their  forces.     lience  the 

0  the  diftance  of  the  moon 
arioufiy  affeQ«d  by  ihe  ac- 
en  the  moon  is  in  h^tftrfl 

when  (he  is  in  her  fecoid 
les,  were  they  raifed  by  the 
he  moon  alone  ;  and  in  tl^ 
y  be  feen  in  t  be  following 

water  at  any  place  difTer 
pilots,  and  all  concerned, 
ch  will  in  genei-al  give  the 
uth,  when  'Ue  tides  are  not 
cedary  lo  obferve,  that  the 
of  her  motion,  differ  half  a 

1  confequently  the  time  af 
h,  but  feldom  more,  unl«£i 
jh  winds. 


Moon's  Age,  aiid  (J^  JutH 

'■ace. 

konirg  the  nttmber  of  days 
:  fecoijd  I  a  We,  you  will  find 
le  of  hi|jh  water  at  the  glv- 
\tit  llie  1 1  mi  of  liigh  watesr 
ixceed  iz  hours,  iubtraS;  )  a 
e  time  of  h'gh  water  after 
trad  34  hours  ffom  it,  and 
afier  noon  on  the  ncKt  day ; 
y  dedufcling  12  hours  24 
e  the  time  ot  high  water  o» 


n  the  t6th  of  Augujl,  1800? 

Atigaft,  I  find  new  mooij 

irh,   I   find   the  moon  will 

he  moon's  agi  in  the  fecond 

(the  lime  ot  high  water  ii 


Directi6ns  to  fihd  t'Ak  time  of  High  Watf.k, 


»77 


Charlejton  on  the  change  and  full  days)  gives  ith.  £401.  the  time  of  high 
water  at  Charlefion  in  the  afternoon  of  the  given  day. 

Example  II. 

Aequired  the  time  of  High  water  at  BoHonLight-Houfe,  December  1 5, 1 803  ? 

Agiinft  1803,  in  the  fird  table,  and  under  December,  I  find  it  will  be 
new  moon  on  the  12th  day  ;  and  counting  forward  to  the  t5th,  I  find  that 
the  moon  will  be  3  days  old  ;  then  againtt  3,  her  age,  in  the  fecond  table, 
fland  ih.  5610.  to  which  add  ilh.  30ra.  (the  time  ot  high  water  at  Boflo)i 
light-hbufe  on  the  chang'  mid  full  days)  gives  I3h.  26m,  the  time  of  high 
waier  after  noon  ;  from  which  take  t2h.  24m.  for  half  a  lunar  day,  or  the 
time  of  one  ebb  and  flood,  the  remainder,  th.  2m.  will  be  the  time  of  high 
iVater  ■it'BoJlon  light-houlc  in  the  afternoon  of  the  given  day. 


y 


M    W 


m[ 


illlr  rtililliiaWM 


A  TABLE  {hewing  the  Day  of  the  Month  the  New  Moon  will  fallen 
from  the  beginning  of  the  Year  1799  till  the  end  of  the  Year  1817,  ac- 
cording to  the  New  Stile.     And  alio  a  Tab  lb  of  the  fhifting  of  the 
Tide,  by  which  tlie£rror,  in  the  common  method  of  reckoning  the  time 
oF  lligh  Water  to  fiill  49  minutes  later  every  day  after  the  full  and 
Change,  will  evidently  appear. 

TABLE  II.  1 

TABLE  I. 

Tm.Kn. 

T 

«799 

> 

Fel>. 

Ma. 
NM 

Afr. 

NM 

¥y-  7«- 

7«/. 

NM 

At. 
NM 

&//. 

Off. 

Nov. 

Dtc. 
NM 

H  Water 
'oremch 
Jiy  after 
theaewft 
Pullmoon 
H  M 

044 
I  aa 

•  Jf 
a  a8 

3  v>i 

4  a4i 

it 

9  •» 

10  15 

11  i6- 

12  la 

NM 

6 

NM 
4 

NM 

NM 

NM 

NMNM 

6 

»4 

S 

4 

3 

20 
10 

a 

1.30 

29 

28 

a7 

IS 

4 

26 

»J 

4 

L>«ys 

1 
3 

3 
4 
S 

6 

7 
8 

9 
10 
II 

12 

•3 
•4 
'S 
16 

'7 
18 

'9 
20 

ai 
aa 

»J 

as 

26 

a7 
28 

»9 
«9i 

1800 
1801 

*5 
13 

a3 
12 

22 

22 

•9 

«7 

"7 

»3 

12 

1 
20 

8 

II 

9 
28 

8 

6 

6 

i8oa 
1803 
1804 

3 

1 

3 

1.30 

X9 

a7 

*S 

*5 

»3 
'3 

1 
20 

»3 

12 
1.30 
20 

22 
11 

20 

22 

20 
8 

18 

18 

16 

J 

3 

'4 

a 

22 

9 

10 

6 

6 

1805 

*9 

28 

29 

28 

27 

26 

*S 

»4 

22 

1806 

18 

>7 

«9 

»7 

•7 

16 

'S 

«3 

12 

11 

29 

10 

28 

9 

*7 

0  56 

1  24 
a    8 
*40 

3  «4i 

4  3«l 

1  'IS 

6165 

7  i«« 

8  22< 

9  26 
10  30 

t  3a 
12  ta 

1807 

8 

6 

7 
»7 

5 
»5 

S 

3 

3 

2 
20 

1.30 

1808 
1809 
i8(o 

26 
4 

»S 

as 

22 

>9 

18 

'7 

«7 
6 

'4 

16 

'S 

14 

»3 

12 

10 

8 

8 

6 

3 

5 

3 

3 

. 

1.30 

»9 

*7 

17 

*S 

»S 

'3 

J 

1811 
(8ia 

»3 

12 

az 

22 

21 

20 

«9 

18 
8 

.7  i  .6 

•5 

«4 
3 

10 

IX 

10 

10 

8 

6 
*5 

S 

4 

From   the 
change  to  the 
full,  the  Moon 
comee    to  the 
Mciidianintbe 
afberiioon,  and 
'■om  theiull  to 
the  change,  fhe 
comes    to  the 
meridian  after 
nnidnight. 

1813 

I 

— 

I 

29 

29 

a7 

*7 

*4 

n 

«3 

aa 

21 

1814 

SO 

18 

20 

8 

*7 
17 

•9 

7 
26 

18 
6 

•7 

16 

«5 

»3 

It 

II 

»9 
18 

1815 
1816 

l8l7 

9 

»7 

8 

25 

•5 

S 

4 

4 

2 

I 

29 
18 

•3 

22 
II 

1 
10 

ip 

20 

'5 

'3 

9 

8 

7 

L.                                                      ii 

evv  Moon  will  fall  on 

of  ihe  Year  1817,  ac- 

of  the  (hifting  of  the 

1  of  reckoning  the  time 

day  after  the  full  and 


TABLE  II 


as 


II 


»9 


18 


*9 


18 


From  the 
change  to  the 
full,  the  Moon 
comes  to  th 
Meiidianinthe 
afternoon,  and 
~  om  the  full  to 
the  change,  Jhe 
comes  to  thi 
meridian  after 
midnight. 


4%>  rU 


jltiinnniiH" 


TIDE     TABLE, 

SHEWING 

The  time  of  High  Water  at  Full  and  Change  of  the  Moon  , 
at  the  following  places. 


[MoTB.    n.ftandifir  biuri,  M.Jir  mimua,  aad  T.  fir  feet* 

Bofloo  Lieht-Houfe,  .  . 

Maibleheaa,  Saleni)  and  Cape-Ann,  : 

Ncwburypori  and  Porifraouth,  *.  i^ 

Portlind  and  CafcoBay,  ;  : 

Kennebeck  and  Sheepfcut,  .  • 

Townfend,  Broad- Bay,  and  George's-River,  ; 

Penobfcot-River  and  Fox-Ifland,  '    : 

Mount  Oefert  and  Goulfborough,  ; 

Machias,  :  :  .•  ; 

Padannaquoddy  River  and  Moofe  Idand,  :  ; 

Plymouth,  Cape  Cod^  and  Mapomoy  Pointt  • 

Race  Point,  :  :  ;  : 

Nantucket,  ;  :  :  j 

Tarpaulin  COve,  :  ;  ;  : 

Oay-Head,  New-Bedford,  Block-Ifland,  aqd  Rhodclfland  Har- 

hours,  t         ,  :  ; 

New-Haven,  :  :  :  : 

New-London,  New  York,  Etizabeth-Town  Point,  and  Cape- 

Hentopen,  :  :  ; 

Sand^-Hook,  (New-York)  j  •  5 

Capei Henry  and  Cape-Charles,*  j  i 

CharUaon,  (S.  C.)  i  »  • 

Port-Royal,  ;  t  :  ; 

St.  Simon's-Sound,  :  s  •  • 

St.  Simon's- Bar,  :  :  ;  ; 

St.  Simon's-Ofhng,  :  '  i  ;  •  • 

St.  Anaftatia's-Ifland,  :  :  ; 

Florida- Keys,  s  :        *^,    :  ; 


M. 

30 
30 
'5 
45 
45 
45 
45 


so 

30 

o|45 


54 


637 


•f 


30 
45 
30 


P, 

i« 
IZ 

10 
9 
9 
9 

<<> 

la 

6 

6 
S 

5 
8 

6 
5 

t 


•  The  Tides  in  tkefc  rivers  are  governed  by  the  winds.  When  it  blows 
for  two  or  three  days  at  N.  or  N.  W.  the  JloOd  tide  does  not  rife  two  feets 
but  when  the  wind  blows  a  gait  to  ihe  S,  E,  or  E>  S,  £.  the  tide  rifes  4  tir  C 


-sfc.- 


r  s'ii 


BVi  ID 


(      i8o      ) 


ap-^ 


^      LAWS 

Relating  to  Makers  and  Seamen  in  the  Merchants'  Service. 

Regulation  of  Seamen. 


BY  a'LavJTalthe  United  States  for  the  Govcmme»)t  and  Regqktion  of 
Seamen  in  the  Merchant*'  feryice,  it  is  provided, 
That  every  mailer  or  commander  of  any  fliip  or  veffel  bound  from  it 

ftort  in  the  United  States  to  any  foreign  port,  or  of  any  (b.i[>  01;  vetfol  of 
he  burthen  of  fifty  tons  or  upwards,  bound  from  a  port  in  one  ftate,  to  a_ 
port  in  any  other  tljan  an  adjoining  ftate,  Ihall,  before  he  proceed  ^n  fucb 
V9y3(,e,  make  an  agreemetit  in  wilting  or  in  print,  with  every  feaman  or 
mariner  on  board  (uch  (hip  or  velTel  (except  fuch  as  fhall  be  apprentice  ox 
fervant  tp  himielf  or  owners)  declaring  the  voyage  or  voyages,  term  or 
terms  of  time,  for  which  fuel,  leaman  or  mariner  ihall  be  (hipped.,  And  it 
any  mailer  or  cominander  of  fuch  fhip  or  velTcl  fhall  carry  out  any  feaman 
Or  ojariner  (except  apprentices  or  levvant?  as  aforefeid)  without  fuch  contra£t 
or  agusmjint  being  lirft  made  and  figned  by  the  feamen  and  mariners,  fucK 
Jiiaffcer  or  iommander  (h^ll  pay  to  every  fuch  leaman  or  mariner  the  hij^hcft 
yrice  or  \Mages  which  (hall  have  ^en  given  at  the  port  or  place  where  fuch 
leaman  or  mariner  Ihall  have  been  (hipped,  for  a  fimilar  voyags,  within 
three  months  r»;xt  befo^rc  the  time  of  fuch  (hippuig  :  Providedyi\k.\\  feaman 
or  mariner  (hall  perform  fuch  voyage  :  or  if  not,  then  for  fuch  time  as  he 
flwU  continue  to  dp  duty  on  board  fuch  (hi|5  or  veffel ;  anJ  Ihajl  rapreover 
forfeit  twenty  dpllars  for  every  fuch  feaman  or  mariner,  one  half  to.  the  u(e 
of  thf  perfbn  proi'ecuting  for  the  &me,  the  othJer  half  to  the  u^fe  of  the  Unit- 
ed States :  and  fuch' ieaman  or  mariner,  not  having  iigned  fuch  cca^6l, 
Ihall  not  be  bound  by  the  regulations,  nor  fu^jeft  to  the  penalties  apd  for- 
feiture!; ccfitained  in  this  a&. 

At  ibe  foot  of  every  fuch  contraft,  there  (hall  be  a  memorandum  ii^ 
writing,  of  ihe  ^ay  and  the  hour  on  which  fucb  feaman  or  mariner,  who 
(hall  lb  (hip  and  fubfcribs,  fliall  render  themfelves  on  boards  to  begin  the 
voyage  agreed  upon.  And  "if  any  fuch'feaman  or  mariner  (hall  neglcft  to 
render  hirafelf  on  board  the  (hip  or  veffel,  for  which  he  has  fliipped,  at  the 
time  mentioned  in  f'lch  memorandum,  and  if  the  mafler,  coshmandrr,  o^ 
otbit  r^fficer  of  the  (hip  oi;  vcll'el^  (hall,  on  the  day  on  which  fuch  ncg!ed 
happesied,  make  an  entry  in  the  log-book  of  fuch  fhip  or  vtfTel,  «f  the  name 
of  lucl)  leammi  or  mariner,  and  fliall  in  like  mannei  note  the  tin)B  that  he  io 
neglefted  10  render  himielf  (after  the  time  appointed) ;  every  furh  feam.m 
or  mai  iner  (liall  forfeit  for  every  hour  wl.lch  he  (hall  lb  m  gieft  10  render 
himielf,  one  day's  pay,  accprdii  g  to  the  rate  of  wages  rgrccd  upon,  to  be 
dediitled  out  of  his  w?g.'s.  Ana  if  any  fuch  (eaman  or  nidiiuer  (hall  whol- 
ly negleft  to  vender  himielf  on  hoard  of  fuch  Ihip  or  velfel,  or  l;avii,g  ren- 
deitd  himlelF  on  bcwrd,  (hall  afterwards  defert  and  elcape  io  thai  the  Hiip 
^r  veifel  proceed  to  lea  wiihout  him,  every  fuch  feam".,  or  manner  Ihali  li.Ji- 


MHi^ 


r  ij*,, :. 


[erchants'  Service. 


len.^ 


ne»it  and  RegM^tion  o? 
led, 

or  vcffel  bound  from  9i 
any  (hip  ojf  veffel  of 

I  port  in  one  ftate,  to  a_ 
ore  he  proceed  <>n  fucb 
,  with  every  feaman  or 
s  fhall  be  apprentice  or 
ge  or  voyages,  term  or 
ill  be  (hipped..    And  if 

II  carry  out  any  feaman 
id)  without  fuc;hcomra£t 
men  and  mariners,  fuchi 
an  or  mariner  the  hi^hcd 
port  or  place  where  luch 
a  firailar  voyage,  within. 

:  Provided^  liith  feaman 
hen  for  luch  time  as  he 
effel ;  and  Ihajl  moreover 
iner,  one  half  to,  the  ufe 
If  to  the  Uife  of  the  TJnit- 
ng  figned  finch  ccu^d, 
to  the  penalties  apd  for- 

11  ^e  a  memorandum  iiX 
?  feaman  or  mariner,  who 
!  on  boards  to  begin  the 
r  rnariner  (hall  neglcft  to 
ich  he  has  fliipped,  at  the 
lie  ma(ler,  commandfrj  o\ 
y  cai  which  fuch  neg'eft 
hip  or  vtfTel,  «f  the  name 
;i  note  the  time  that  he  io 
ited) ;  every  fucli  feam.m 
Ihali  (b  nigieft  lo  render 
wages  rgrccd  upon,  to  be 
lan  or  nidiiner  fhaU  whol- 
or  velfel,  or  liavir.g  rfn- 
d  efcape  io  that  tin  llii;) 
cam::.,  ormaiinei"  Ihall  iw'-- 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


i8t 


hit  and  pay  to  the  mafter,  owner  or  confignre  of  the  laid  (hip  or  veflel,  % 
fum  equal  to  that  which  (hall  have  been  paid  to  him  by  advance  at  the  tim« 
pt  figning  the  contrail,  over  and  befidet  tlje  fum  fo  advanced,  both  which  (urns 
{hall  be  recoverable  in  any  cpuit,  or  before  any  juftice  or  jufticei  of  any  ftate, 
city,  town  or  county  within  the  United  States,  which,  by  the  laws  thereof, 
^ve  cognizance  of  debts  of  equal  value,  againft  fuch  feaman  or  mariner,  or 
his  furety  or  fureties,  in  cafe  he  (hall  have  given  furety  to  proceed  the  voyage. 
If  the  mate  or  firft  officer  under  the  matter,  ind  a  majority  of  the  crew  of 
any  (hip  or  veffel,  bound  on  a  voyage  to  any  foreign  port,  (hall,  after  the 
voyage  is  begun   (and   bcfbte  the  (hip  or  veffel  (haU  have  left  the  land) 
dilcover  that  the  faid  (hip  or  veffel  is  too  leaky,  or  is  otherwife  unlit  in 
her  crew,  body,  tackle,  apparel,  furniture,  provifiors  or  (lores,  to  proceed 
pn  the  intended  voyage,  and  (hall  require  fuch  un(iinefs  to  be  inquired  into, 
the  mafter  or  commander  (hall  upon  the  requeft  of  the  faid  mate  (or  other 
pfticer)  and  fuch  majority,  iQr'hwith  proceed  to  or  (lop  at  the  neareft  or 
|noft  convenient  pore  or  place  where  fuch  inquiry  can  be  made,  and  (hall 
there  apply  to  the  judge  of  the  dilftri^  court,  if  he  (hall  there  reftdc;,  or  if 
not,  to  Ibnit;  juftice  of  the  peace  of  the  city,  tovhi  or  place,  taking  With 
him  two  or  more  of  the  faid  crew  who  (hall  lutve  made  fuch  lequeft  ;  and 
thereupon  fuch  judge  or  juftice  is  hereby  aiithoriaed  and  required  to  iftue 
his  precept  direited  to  three  perfons  in  the  neighbourhood,  the  moft  (kilful 
in  maritiine  alhirs  that  canibe  procured,  requiring  them  to  repvf.civ.bqard 
fuch  (liip  or  veiTel,  and  to  examine  the  fame  in  refpe£l  to  th^di^B^ls  and  im 
fufticicnce^  complained  of,  and  to  make  report  to  him  tm' faid  judge  or  juf- 
tice, in  writii  g  under  their  hands,  or  the  Ivinds  of  two  of  them,  whether  ii^ 
any,  or  in  what  lefped   the  faid  (hip-ov  veffel  is  un(k  to  proceed  on  the  in- 
tended voy.ige,  and  what  addition  of  men,  provifions  or  ftores,  or  yvhat  re> 
pairs  or. alterations  in  the  body,  tackle  or  apparel  will  be  neceffary  *,  and 
upon  fuch  report  the  laid  judge  or  juftice  (hall  adjudge  and  determine,  and 
lliall  endoric  on  the  laid  report  his  judgment,  whether  the  laid  (hip  or  vei< 
fcl  is  fit  to  proceed  on  the  intended  voyage ;  and  if  not,  whether  fuch  re- 
pairs can  Ije  made  or  deficiences  fupplied  where  the  (hip  or  veflel  then  lies, 
pr  whether  it  ^e  jieceffary  for  the  (aid  (hip  or  ve(fcl  to  return  to  the  port 
from  whence  (he  firft  lailed,  to  be  there  refitted  *,  and  t^e  mafter  and  crew 
^U  in  all  things  conform  to  the  faid  judgment  ;  and  the  maftei  or  com- 
mander ?m:uX\,  in  the  (irft  inftance,  pay  all  the  cofts  of  fuch  view,  report,  an4 
judgment,  to  be  uxed  and  alloweti  on  a  fair  copy  thereof,  certified  by  th«. 
litid  judge  or  juftice.     But  if  the  complaint  of  tb-  faid  crew  (hall  appear 
upon  the  &id  report  and  judgment,  to  have  been  without  foundation,  then 
%he  (aid  mafter,  or  the  owner  or  confignee  of  fuch  (hip  or  ve(rel,  fhall  de- 
duct the  amount  thereof,  and  of  realbnable  damages  (br  the  detention  (to  ha. 
aicertained  by  the  faid  judge  or  juftice)  out  of  the  wages  growii    ;  due  to  the 
complaining  feamen  or  mariners.      And  if  after  fuch  judgment,  fuch  (hip 
or  veffel  is  fit  to  proceed  on  her  intended  voyage,  or  after  procuring  fuch 
men,  pvQvilions,  (tores,  repairs  or  alieMtions  as  may  be  dire£ied,  the  faid  lea- 
men  or  mariners,  or  either  of  them,  (hall  refufe  to  proceed  on  the  voyage,  it 
fhall  and  may  be  lawful  for  any  juftice  of  the  peace  to  commit  by  warrant 
under  his  hand  and  leal,  every  fuch  feaman  or  mariner  (who  (hall  fo  refule) 
■to  the  commit)  gaol  of  the  county,  there  fo  remain  without  bail  or  main- 
prize,  until  he  fhall  have  pad  double  the  fum  advanced  (o  him  at  the  time 
uf  fubicribing  the  contjr<tct  for  the   voyage,  together  Vv-ith  luch  rea'onable 
Cofls  as  fliall  be  allovveJ  by  the  faid  juftice,  and  inferted  in  the  laid  warrant, 
and  the  futety  or  luieiies  of  luch  leainan  or  mariner  ^in  cale  he  or  they  (hall 
have  given  any)  ihall  leniain  liable  for  luch  paymetit. 


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LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


If  any  pcrfon  fhall  harbour  or  fecrete  any  feaman  or  mariner  belonging  to 
•ny  (hip  or  vellel,  knowing  them  to  belong  thereto,  every  i'uch  perlbn,  on 
convidlion  thereof  before  any  court  in  the  city,  town  or  county  where  he, 
file  or.they  may  refide,  fhall  forfeit' and  pay  ten  dollars  for  every  day  which 
he,  (he  or  tliey  fhall  continue  (o  to  harbour  or  fecrete  iuch  feinian  or  mari- 
ner, one  half  to  the  ule  of  the  pertbn  profecuting  the  (ame,  the  other  half  to 
the  ule  of  the  United  Statei ;  and  no  fum  exceeding  one  dollar,  (hall  be 
recover;\ble  from  any  feaman  or  fnarincr  by  any  one  perfoii,  for  any  debt 
cotitraded  during  toe  time  f«ch  (eaman  or  mariner  (hall  aflually  belong  to 
any  (hip  or  veflel,  until  the  voyage  for  which  fuch  (eaman  or  mariner  en> 
gaged  (hall  be  ended. 

If  any  feaman  or  mariner,  who  (hall  have  fubfcribed  fuch  eontraCb  ac  ia 
herein  before  fubfcribed,  (haU  aUiint  himMf  from  on  board  the  (hip  or  vef- 
fel  in  which  h:  (hall  (u  have  (Kipped,  without  leave  of  the  mafter  or  oBicer 
commanding  on  board ;  and  the  mate,  or  other  oflicer  having  charge  at  the 
log-book,  (hall  make  an  entry  therein  of  the  name  of  iuch  (eaman  or  mari- 
ner, on  the  day  on  which  he  (hall  (b  abient  himffelf ;  and  if  fuch  Icaman  or 
mariner  (hall  return  to  bis  duty  within  forty-eight  hours,  fuch  feaman  or 
mariner  (hall  forfeit  three  days  pay  for  every  day  which  he  (hall  To  abient 
himlelf,  to  be  deduced  out  of  his  wages :  but  if  any  feaman  or  mariner 
ihall  ablenLhimfelf  for  more  than  forty- eight  hours  at  one  time,  he  (hall 
forfeit  all  tlie  wag  ^  due  to  him,  and  all  his  goods,  and  chattels,  which  were 
on  board  thfS  (aid  ii  ->  or  veifel,  or  in  any  (lure  where  they  may  have  been 
l()dg.-d  at  the  timroi  his  delertion,  to  the  ufe  of  the  owner  of  the  fliip  or 
veUcl,  and  moreover  Ihall  be  liable  to  pay  to  him  or  tliem  all  damages  which 
he  or  they  may  ludain  by  being  obligifd  to  hire  other  leamen  or  marinen 
IP  his  or  their  place,  and  fuch  <bmages  (hall  be  recovered  with  coils,  in  any 
court  or  before  any  juftice  or  juftices  having  juriiHiftion  of  the  recovery  of 
(itbts  to  the  value  of  ten  dollars  or  upwards. 

Every  leaman  or  mariner  (hall  be  entitled  to  demand  and  receive  from  the 
mailer  or  commander-of  the  (hip  or  veflel  to  which  they  belong,  one  third 
part  of  the  wages  which  (hall  bo  due  to  him  at  every  port  where  fuch  (hip 
pr  velTel  (hall  unlade  and  deliver  her  cargo  before  the  voyage  be  ended,  un- 
lefs  the  contrary  be  exprelsly  ftipulated  in  the  contra£l:  and  as  toon  as  tha 
^'Otygf  is  ended,  and  the  cargo  or  ballaft  be  fully  difcharged  at  the  laft  port 
pf  delivery,  every  feaman  or  mariner  (hall  be  entitled  to  the  wages  which 
fhall  be  then  due  according  to  his  com  raft  :  and  if  fuch  wages  ihall  not  be 
paid  within  ten  days  after  Iuch  difcharge,  or  if  any  difpute  (Iiall  arile  between 
|he  mader  and  lisamen  cr  mariners  touching  the  (aid  wages,  it  (hall  be  lawful 
fox  the  judge  of  the  diftrift  where  the  faid  fttip  or  veifel  (hall  b«,  or  in  calfe 
his  rei'ulence  be  more  than  three  miles  from  the  place,  or  of  his  abfence  froiR 
the  place  of  his  reiitience,  then  for  any  judge  or  juftice  of  the  peace,  toium- 
iinon  tht  mader  of  1im.Ii  Otip  or  veflel  to  appear  before  him,  to  (h^w  caul& 
why  procets  OK>uld  not  iftue  againft  fucli  ihip  or  veffcl,  her  tackle,  fumi- 
f  ure,  and  iippM-el,  accotdkig  to  thei^ouvlc  of  admiralty-cauits,  to  aniWet 
|(>r  tlie  iiiid  wages  :  and  if  the  mailer  (hall  ncgle£l  to  appear,  or  appearing 
jhall  not  i\ww  tliat  the  wages  ait  piiid,  or  uthcvwile  latisfied,  or  forfeited, 
fnd  if  the  matter  in  dilpute  (hall  not  be  forthwith  fettled,  in  fuch  cafe  th» 
iudge  or  juftice  ftiall  certily  to  ibe  cleik  of  the  court  of  the  diftrifl,  that 
tliere  is  fuHicicnt  caufe  of  complaint  wiieiTon  to  found  admiralty  proceis, 
?nd  thereupon  the  clerk  of  fuch  court  Distil  iifue  ptocels  againft  the  laid 
ihip  or  velfel,  and  the  fuit  fhall  be  proceeded  on  in  the  laid  court,  and  final 
jiwd^ment  be  given  according  <.o  the  courl'e  of  admiralty-courts  in  iuch  cafes 
'\^IeJ  '^  and  iu  fuch  luit,  a\[  the  feaine[\  or  mat'-ners  (having  cauic  of  aonA 


lariner  belonging  to 
ry  i'uch  perl'on,  on 

county  where  he, 
or  every  day  which 
ich  fe^ian  or  mari- 
w,  the  other  half  to 
one  dollar,  fhall  be 
lerfnn,  for  any  debt 

a£iually  belong  to 
lan  or  mariner  en* 

i  ftich  contni£b  as  is 
lard  the  (hip  or  vef- 
the  mafter  or  oKcer 
iving  charge  of  tho 
ich  kaman  or  mari- 
id  if  fuch  teaman  or 
its,  fuch  ieaman  qr 
\  he  (hall  Co  abfent 
Teaman  or  mariner 
one  time,  he  (hall 
chattels,  which  were 
;hey  may  have  been 
3Wner  of  the  fliip  or 
mail  damages  which 
leamen  or  mariners' 
d  with  cods,  in  any 
(I  of  the  recovery  of 

md  receive  from  the 

:y  belong,  one  third 

art  where  fuch  (hip 

lyage  be  ended,  un« 

:  and  a»  toon  as  th« 

■ged  at  the  laft  port 

n  the  wages  which 

wages  Ihall  not  be 

te  (hall  arile  between 

:s,  it  flull  be  lawful 

fhall  be,  or  in  cafe 

of  his  abience  frou> 

if  the  peace,  to  I'um- 

him,  to  Ihew  caule 

1,  her  tackle,  fumU 

■cauits,  to  anlWer 

>pe«r,  or  appearing 

isfied,  or  forfeited, 

d,  in  fuch  cafe  the 

;>f  the  diftria,  that 

admiralty  procels, 

lis  again  (I  the  laid 

aid  court,  and  final 

ourls  in  fuch  cafes 

m^  caulc  of  •oo^a 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


It} 


plaint  of  the  like  Icind  againft  the  lame  (hip  or  veflel)  (hall  be  joined  as  coin- 

!latnant5 ;  and  it  Ihutl  be  incumbent  on  the  mafter  or  commander  to  pro- 
uce  th ;  contrs£i  and  log-book,  i(  required,  to  afcertain  any  matters  in  dif- 
pute  '  otherwilc  the  complainants  (hall  be  permitted  to  (late  the  contents 
thereof,  .rd  the  piOi)f  of  the  contQry  (halt  lie  on  the  mafter  or  commander  ; 
but  'nothing  hereui  contained  flull  prevent  any  ieaman  or  mariner  from  hav- 
ing or  maintaining  any  aftioh  at  common  law  for  the  recovery  of  his  wages, 
or  From  immed*.  c  procefs  out  of  any  court  having  Mimiralty  jurifdiflion, 
wherever  any  (hip  or  velTel  may  be  (bund,  in  caft'lhe  (hall  hive  left  the 
port  of  delivery  wh^c  her  voyage  ended,  before  payment  of  the  wages,  or 
iii  afe  (he  (hall  be  about  to  proceed  to  fea  before  the  end  of  the  ten  days 
neMafter  the  delivery  pf  her  dargo  or  ballaft. 

If  any  ieaman  or  mariner,  who  (hall  have  flgned  a  contra£l  to  perform  a 
voyage,  (hall  at  any  port  or  place  defert,  or  (hall  ablisnt  himielf  fiom  fuch 
(hip  or  velTel,  without  leave  of  themafter,oroIIicer  commanding  in  the  abience 
of  the  mafter,  it  (hall  be  lawful  for  any  juftice  of  peace  within  the  United 
States  (uix>n  the  complaint  of  the  mafter)  to  ilTue  his  warrant  to  apprehend 
(tich  delerter,  and  bring  him  before  fuch  juftice  ;  and  if  it  (hall  then  appear 
by  due  proof  that  lie  hus  (igned  a  contract  with  the  intent  and  meaning  of 
this  s£t,  and  that  the  voyage  aneed  for  is  not  finiihed,  altered,  or  the  con- 
tra£l  otherwife  dilTolved,  and  that  fuch  feaman  or  mariner  has  deferted  the 
(hip  or  velTel,  or  abfented  himfelf  without  leave,  the  laid  juftice  (hall  com- 
mit |iim  to  the  houfe  of  cprre£tion  or  common  gaol  of  thie  city,  town,  or 
place,  there  to  remain  until  the  f^id  (hip  or  ve(lel  (hall  be  ready  to  proceed 
on  her  voyage,  or  (ill  the  mafter  (hall  require  his  dilicharge,  and  then  to  be 
delivered  to  the  laid  mafter,  he  paying  all  coft  of  fuch  commitment,  and  de- 
dt^n!g  the  (ame  out  of,  the  ws|^s  due  to  fuch  feaman  or  mariner. 

'Jivcry  (hip  or  vedel  belonging  to  a  citizen  or  citizens  of  the  United 
States,  of  the  pvlrthen  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  tons  or  upwards,  navigited 
by  ten  or  more  perlbns  in  the  whole,  and  bound  on  a  voyage  without  the 
limits  of  the  United  States,  (hall  be  provided  with  a  clieft  of  medicines,  put 
up  by  (bme  apothecary  of  known  repuution,  and  accoiapanied  by  direaions 
for  adminiftering  the  lame ;  and  the  faid  me«l}cine  (ball  be  examined  by  the 
lame:  or  ibme  other  apothecary,  once  at  leaft  in  every  yeir,  and  fupplied  with 
fre(h  medicines  in  the  place  of  fuch  as  (hall  have  been  ufed  or  fpoiled  ;  and 
in  de^ult  of  having  fuch  medlcine-cheft  fo  provided,  and  kept  fit  for  ufe, 
the  niafter  or  commander  of  fuch  Ihip  or  velfel  (hall  provide  and  pay  for 
all  fuch  advice,  medicine,  or  attendance  of  phyficians,  is  any  of  the  crew 
(hall  ftand  in  need  of  in  cali;  of  fickuel's  at  every  port  or  place  where  the 
ifhip  or  vefTel  may  touch  or  trade  at  during  the  voyage,  without  any  de- 
duction from  the  ^t^aces  of  fuch  fick  (innian  or  mariner. 

Every  (hio  or  veilel,  belonging  as  afotefaid,  bound  on  a  voyage  acrofs  thli 
Atlantic  oconi,  (hall,  at  the  time  of  leaving  the  laft  poii  ftom  whence  {lie 
lails,  have  on  board,  well  (ecursd  undec^ck,  at  leaft  uxtv  gallons  of  vnter, 
one  hundred  pounds  of  lalted  ne(h  mOK,  and  one  hundred  pounds  of  whole- 
fome  (hip-bread,  for  every  perfon  on  board  fuch  (hip  or  veffel,  over  and  be- 
(tdes  fuch  other  ptovifions,  (lores,  and  live  ftock  as  (hall  by  the  mafter  or 
pafTengers  be  put  on  board,  and  in  like  proportion  for  (hortcr  or  longer  voy- 
ages i  and  in  cafe  the  crew  of  any  fliio  or-  velfel,  which  (hall  not  have  been 
fo  provided,  (liaU  be  put  upon  fliort  allowance  hi  water,  flelh,  or  bread 
during  the  voyage,  the  mailer  or  owner  of  fuch  fhip  or  veiiel  (hall  pay  to 
each  of  the  crew  one  day's  wages  beyond  the  wages  agreed  on  for  every  liay 
they  fliall  be  fo  put  to  ihort  allowance,  to  be  recovered  in  the  fame  manner 
as  tlieir  ftijpulated  w;<ges. 


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t«4 


tA\VS  RELATlt^G  TO  SEAMEN. 
ReguialtoH  of  the  Fijheriei . 


6Y  a  law  of  the  United  States  concerning  certain  flfhenef,  and  for  tli^ 
regulation  and  govemrr<ent  of  the  BiheMicd  employed  therein,  it  is  provide 
ti,  that 

No  (liip  or  veflel  of  twenty  tons  or  upwards,  employed  in  thofe  (iOieries, 
Ihall  be  entitled  to  ihe  allowance  therein  gnntrd,  unleit  the  (kipper  or  oiaf- 
ter  thelTof  ihall,  "xk-in  \\t  proceeds  on  any  iifhing  voyage,  make  an  agree- 
ment, in  writin;;r  04  >n  print,  with  every  (ifhermnn  employed  therein,  ex- 
cepting only  any  apprentice  or  Icrvant  of  himfell  or  owner  ;  and  in  addititm 
to  fuch  terms  of  (hipment  as  may  be  agreed  on,  (hall  in  fuch  agreement,  ex- 

Ereis  whether  the  fame  is  to  continue  for  one  voyage,  or  for  the  fi(hing  fea- 
n,  and  (hall  alio  expriTs  that  the  (ilh  or  the  proceeds  of  ftich  (i(hing  voyage 
or  voyages  which  may  appertain  to  the  (i(her,nen,  (hall  be  divided  among 
them  m  proportion  to  the  quantities  or  number  of  faid  (ifh  they  may  re(pec- 
tively  have  caught ;  which  agreement  ihall  be  endorfed  or  counterfigned  by 
the  owner  of  fuch  (ifhing  veUel  or  his  agent ;  and  if  any  (i(herman,  having 
engaged  hitnfelf  for  a  voyage  or  for  the  fi(hing  fcafon,  in  any  fi{hing  ve(Tel, 
and  figned  an  agreement  therefor  as  aforeiaid,  mall  thereafter  and  while  fuch 
agreement  itraama  in  force  and  to  be  performed,  defert  or  ablent  himfelf  from 
fuch  velTel,  without  leave  of  the  mailer  or  (kipper  thereof,  or  of  the  owner 
or  his  agent,  fuch  deferter  (hall  be  liable  to  the  lame  penaltiek  as  delerting 
(bamen  or  mariners  are  fub)e^  tp  in  the  merchants'  fervice,  and  may  in  the 
like  manner,  and  upon  the  lilce  complaint  and  prboF,  b«  apprehended  and 
detained ;  and  a-H  colls  of  proceTs  and  commitment  if  paid  by  the  mader  or 
owner,  (hall  be  deduSed  but  of  the  fhare  of  ii(h,  or  proceeds  of  any  Rl^iing 
voyage  to  which  fuch  deferter  had  or  fhall  become  entitled.  And  any  fifli- 
crman,  having  engaged  himfelf  as  aforelaid,  who  (hall  during  fuch  filhkig 
voyage,  refu»  or  neg|le6l  hi  proper  duty  on  board  the  filhing  ve(rel,  being 
thereto  ordered  or  required  by  the  mafter  or  (kipper  thereof,  or  (baU  other- 
wii^  refill  hie  juft  conmands,  to  the  hindrance  or  detriment  of  fuch  voyage, 
beflde  being  anrwerahle  for  all  damages  arifing  thereby,  l^all  forfeit  to  tne 
uie  of  the  oyviKr  of  fuch  vefTel,  his  (hare  of  the  allowance,  which  (hall  b< 
Jiaid  upon  fuch  voysge  as  is  herein  granted. 

Where  an  aereeirlent  or  contract  lliaU  be  (b  made  and  figned,  for  a  filhhig 
voyage  or  for  Uie  Fifliing  feafon,  and  any  fifh  which  may  have  been  caught 
on  board  fuch  vell'el  during  the  faipe,  fhall  be  delivered  to  the  owner  or  td 
his  agent,  for  cure,  knd  ftialT  be  fold  by  faid  owner  oragfpt,  fuch  veflel  Ihall 
fox  the  term  of  fix  months  after  fuch  fale,  be  liable  and  anfwerable  for  the 
fkipper's  and  every  other  filhertnap's  (hare  of  fuch  (ifh,  and  may  bt  proceed- 
ed ao^inll  m  the  fame  form,  and  ,to  the  (aine  efre£l  as  ar>y'other  veflel  it  by 
laW liable,  and  may  be  proceeded 'a|(ain{l(i^r  the  w^iges  of  fearni;^  Or  mariners 
in  the  merchants'  lervice.  And  uDpii  fuch  prorels  for  the  value  of  a  (hare 
<)r  fhares  of  the  proceeds  of  fi(hdel^(!rcd  and  fold  as  afore&id,  it  fhall  be 
incumbent  oh  the  owner  or  his  agent,  to  produce  ajufl  account  of  the  fale^ 
and  divifion  of  fuch  filh  accdrding  to  fnch  agreement  or  cofttraft',  otherwife 
tht  (aid  vefTel  fhall  be  anfwerable  upon  fuch  procefs  for  what  may  be  the 
highed  value  of  the  fhare  or  ihares  demanded^  But  in  all  cafes,  tlie  ownW 
of  fuch  veflel  or  his  agent,  appearing  to  aiifwer  to  fuch  procefsj  may  off^r 
thereupon  his  accoun'  of  general  fupplies  made  for  fuch  fifhing  voyage,  and 
of  other  fupplies  therefor  made,  to  either  of  the  demandants,  and  fhall  be 
allowed  to  produce  evidence  thereof  in  anfwer  to  their  demands  refpeftive- 
ly,  and  judgment  fhall  be  rendered  upon  fuch  proceCs,  for  the  refpeftivc 
balances,  which  upon  fuch  an  inquiry  ihall  appear  ;  Provided  altvays,  That 


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:n. 


ifheriei,  and  for  \hi 
herein,  it  i>  provid- 
ed in  (hofe  li(herieS| 
.  the  Ikipper  or  maf- 
age,  make  tn  agree- 
iployed  therein,  ex- 
icr  ;  and  in  addition 
I  fuch  agreement  ex- 
jr  for  the  BIhing  fea- 
■  fiich  fifhing  voyage 
ill  be  divided  among 
i(h  they  may  refpec- 
or  counterfigncd  by 
y  filherman,  having 
in  any  fi(liinf|  veffel, 
nhrt  and  while  fuch 
»r  abfent  himfelf  from 
■eof,  or  of  the  owner 
jenallieti  as  deferting 
vice,  and  may  in  the 
be  apprehended  and 
)aid  by  the  mafter  or 
ceeds  of  any  .fiftiing 
:lcd.     And  any  fifli- 
during  fuch  fifVting 
filhing  veffel,  being 
reof,  or  fliaU  other- 
nent  of  fuch  voyage, 
(Jiall  forfeit  to  ll>e 
ince,  which  (hall  be 

figned,  for  a  fiflihig 

lay  have  been  caught 

ed  to  the  owner  or  to 

rij(H,  fuch  veflfel  Oiall 

d  anfwerablc  for  the 

and  may  bi  proceed- 

ly  ■  other  veffel  it  by 

of  kamt^  tv  m^rin^rs 

■  the  value  of  a  (har« 

afordaid,  it  (hall  be 

I  account  of  the  ftlen 

)r  cofttraft',  othcrwile 

for  what  may  be  |he 

n  all  cafes,  tli<  owne^ 

^  jprocefs,  may  offrr 

1  hfhing  voyage,  and 

ndarits,  and  fhall  be 

demands  refpeftive- 

ts,  for  the  refpeftivc 

roviiUd  almays,  That 


Laws  RELATtNO  to  seamrI*. 


\BS' 


When  procefs  (hall  be  iffued  againft  any  veff«l  liable  as  aforeTaid,  if  the 
owner  thereof  or  hii  igent  will  give  bona  to  each  fl(herman  in  Wliofe  fa* 
vour  luch  proceis  (hall  be  inflituted,  With  ru{ncient  liecurily,  to  the  tiitts- 
UAiaA  of  two  indices  of  the  peace,  one  of  whcm  (hall  be  named  by  fuch 
bwner  or  agent,  and  tlu  otlwr  by  (lie  Kfnerman  or  (irhermen  puiluing  fucti 
procclk  ;  or  if  either  party  (hall  rifule,  ttien  the  juftice  tir(t  appointed  (hall 
name  his  aflbciatc,  with  coiiditiiui  to  aniwer  and  pay  whatever  Cum  (hall  bt 
recovered  by  him  or  them  on  I'upli  pruccii,  there  (hall  be  an  immediate  dil- 
chargc  oIT  liich  vedial :  Provided,  1  list  nothing  herein  conuined  (hall  pre. 
vent  any  (irherman  fVom  having  his  a£lion  at  common  liw,  for  hia  (hare  or 
(hares  of  hlh,  or  the  proceeds  tUcreof  as  afortiaid. 


Bounty  on  VeJJih      pkytd  in  curry ;iig  oh  the  Bank  and  othet  Ccds 

Fijhtrits, 

THERE  fhal'  id  On  the  laft  day  of  Deceflnber,  annuaUt^  to  the 

owner  of  every  vt  >  agtnt,  by  the  colletlor  of  the  di(lri8  where  fucJi 

veffel  may  be!r»ig,  tiui  (hill  '"-'  cjualiiied  agreeably  to  laW,  for  carrying  On 
the  bank  and  oiMrr  cod-fi(herKs,  and  that  (hall  aftually  have  been  employed 
therein  at  Tea  for  the  terra  of  four  months  at  the  leafH  of  the  (ilhing  feafdn* 
next  preceding,  which  feafoti^is  accounted  to  be  from  the  laft  day  of  Febru- 
ary to  the  laft  day  of  November  in  evei-y  year,  for  each  ind  every  ton  rtt 
fuch  veflfel'y  burthen,  according  to  her  admeafurement  as  licenled  or  enrolUd^ 
if  oftWehty  tons  Ind  not  exceieding  thirty  tonl,  one  and  a  half  dollars,  and 
if  above  thirty  tons,  two  and  a  half  dollar),  of  \(hich  allowance  aforeCiid 
three  eighth  patts  (hall  accrue  and  belong  to  the  owner  of  fuch  (i(hfaig  veffel, 
and  the  other  RVe  eighths  thereof  (hall  be  divided  by  him,  hit  agent  or  law- 
ful reprelentative,  to  and  amotig  the  feveral  (i(hennen  who  (hall  have  been 
(employed  in  fuch  veffel  during  the  feafon  afore&id,  or  t  part  thereof,  as  the' 
cafe  may  1^,  In  fuch  proponions  as  the  (i(h  they  (hall  refpeSliTely  have  uken 
nay  bear  tb  the  whole  (Quantity  of  B{h  taken  on  board  fuch  veffel  during 
fuch  lea&n  t  Phvided,  That  the  allpwance  aforefaicl  on  any  one  veffel,  for 
One  feifikij  (hall  not  exiieed  one  hundted  and  (evehty  dollars. 

On'  the  laft  day  d  December  aimually,  as  afixebid,  there  (hall  alfo  be 

{>aid  to  the  Owner  o^'  every  filhing  boat  or  velCel  of  more  than  five  tOns,  alQ 
eis  than  twenty  toru,  oi:  to  his  a^t  or  lawful  reprdentative^  by  the  collec- 
tor of  the  di(tri£l  Where  fuch  bott  olr  Veffel  may  oeloog,  the  fum  of  one  dol- 
lar upon  every  ton  admetfurenlent  of  fuch  boat  or  velfel  ;  Which  allov^ance 
fhall  vt  accounted  for  its  part  of  the  phxeedt  of  the  hre%  of  laid  boat  or  vef- 
(el,  and  (hall  accotdingly  be  b  divided  among  all  perfoot  interefted  thenin : 
Protidtd  however,  That  this  allowance  (hall  be  made  only  to  luch  boats  or- 
veffels  as  (ball  have  aflually  been  employed  at  fea  in  the  cod  fifhery,  ibr  the 
term  of  four  months  at  the  lead,  of  the  preceding  kaibti :  And  provided  al- 
Jo,  that  fuch  boat  or  veffel  (hall  have  hnded  in  the  courfe  of  faid  preceding 
leafon,  a  quantity  of  (ifh  not  lets  than  twelve  quintals  for  every  ton  of  her 
admeafurement ;  th^  (aid  quantity  of  fi(h  to  be  afoertained  when  dried  and 
cured  (it  for  exportation  and  according  to  the  weight  thereof,  as  the  fame 
(hall  weigh  at  the  time  of  delivery  when  a^ually  (old  ;  which  account  of  the 
weiglit,  with  the  origtiisd  adjuftment  and  fettlem'ent  of  the  litre  or  fiires  among 


iw 


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LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEK. 


the  AWi\eri  md  fi(hcrmtn,  teftther  with  ■  written  aicnunt  of  the  length, 
bradth  and  depth  of  Grid  beat  or  veilcl,  imd  the  time  ihe  has  aAually  Iwen 
employed  in  the  itfliery  in  the  prtcedini  fealbot  ftiell  in  all  cafei  be  pm< 
duced  and  (worn  or  amrmrd  to,  before  the  iiiid  colledor  of  the  diihin  in 
order  to  entitle  the  owner,  hia  agent  or  lawful  repreicntirtiTe,  to  receive  the 
allowmiMe  afoneiiid.  And  if  at  any  time  within  unc  year  after  payment  of 
fuch  allowance,  it  fliall  eppcar  that  any  fraud  or  deceit  liaa  been  pradiled 
in  ebuining  the  fame,  the  bout  or  velfel  upon  which  iuch  allo%vance  fhall 
liftv*  been  peid,  if  bund  within  the  diftn£^  aforelind,  (hall  be  firfcited  ; 
otberwife  ibe  owner  or  ownera  having  preftifad  fuch  fraud  or  deceit,  (hall 
forfeit  and  pay  one  hundred  dollan. 

The  owner  or  owneri  of  every  fifhing  Vcflcl  of  twenty  toiu  and  upwardi, 
hit  or  their  agent  or  lawful  rcjprelimtative,  Ihall,  previoiu  to  receiving  the 
allowance  which  is  provided  for  in  this  tSc,  produce  ti  'he  coUe^cxi 
^ho  ia  authorized  to  pay  the  fame,  the  original  agreement  greeme  .1^ 

which  raw  liave  been  made  with  the  hlhermen  employed  ou  -oard  fu^.i 
veflei,  a*  IS  herein  before  ic^uircd,  and  alio  ■  certificate  to  be  by  him  ov 
them  lublcribcd,  therein  mentioning  the  particular  days  on  which  iuch  vrl* 
M  failed  and  returned  on  the  leveral  voyages  or  fares,  (he  may  have  made 
in  the  pnceding  ttlhiog  fealbn,  to  the  truth  of  which  they  QmU  fwear  or 
aiOinn  b«tie  the  coUettor  aforcfaid. 

NoOiib  or  veflei  of  twenty  tons  or  upwards,  employed  as  albreiaid,  (hall 
be  entitled  tothe  allowance  granted  by  this  a£t,  unUls  the  (kipper  or  mailer 
thereof  (hail,  befork  he  proceeds  on  any  fifhing  voyrgr,  make  an  agreement 
in  writing,  or  in  priiUt  w>lh  every  fiihemian  employed  therein,  excepting 
only  an  apprenttte  otr  ferV|nt  of  hknielf  or  owner  ;  and  in  adiition  to  fuch 
tetUs  of  Ihipment  as  niay  be  agreed  on,  (hall  in  (uch  agreemc'  Jixprefs  whe. 
tbcr  the  fame  it  to  continue  for  one  voyage  or  for  the  filking  i*  iMn,  ^nd  (ball 
alio  cxprets  that  the  (ilh  or  the  proceeds  of  fuch  (ifbing  voyage  or  voyages 
which  may  appcrtaiki  to  the  (i(hennen,  (hall  be  divided  among  them  in  prn- 
]^rtion  to  the  quamilidi  or  number  «f  faid  Bflv  they  may  refpc^lively  have 
caught  \  which  agreement  (hall  be  endoxrcti  or  counterfigned  by  the  olmer 
4if  iuch  fifhing  veflei,  o»  hb  agent. 

Any  pcrlbn  >vbe  liaU  declare  falfaty  in  any  oath  or  affirmation  veouirfd 
by  this  att,  being  duly  (ionvided  thereof  in  any  court  of  the  United  Sutes, 
having  juriidiaion  lor  fuch  oflence,  fhall  (uffcr  the  lame  penalties  as  are  pro- 
vided <b)r  ftlfe  (wearing  br  affirming,  by  "  An  aft  to  provide  more  rffic- 
tually.for  the  ct>llefttbn  Of  the  dutiea  tmpoled  by  lav  on  goods,  wares, 
and  merchandite  impiorted  itub  ftte  United  States,  and  on  the  toni»g|B  of 
(hips  or  vtffleU.'* 

This  a&  to  be  in  force  until  the  i6th  day  of  February,  1799,  and  from 
(hence  to  the  end  bf  the  next  fefTton  of  Congiels. 

According  t6  the  proviiidii  above  mentioned,  this  allowance  is  in- 
crealed  J3|  per  cent  after  the  1  fl:  day  of  Jan.  1 7^  :  and.  all  velkls  follow- 
ing the  ctirettions  df  this  a6l,  are  now  entitled  to  bounty  accorduag  to  tht 
following 


T  A.B  L  E, 
Veflels  of  j  tons,  and  not  exceeding  so  ton, 
•»-^>  above  30  tons 


Dol.  Ctnti. 
per  tons,      x     35J 
3    00 

3  n\ 


•■iw<«'li»<»% '«*»>»  .•«^«. 


cmmt  of  the  Irngth, 
r  ihe  has  aAuilly  been 
in  all  cifei  be  pm- 
ior  of  the  difhitt  in 
ntative,  to  receive  the 
year  after  fMyment  of 
(it  liai  been  prat^iled 
I  iuch  alloMrance  (hall 
A,  (hall  be  firfeiicd  i 
Traud  or  deceit,  (ball 

nly  tons  artd  upwardi, 
ioiM  la  receiving  the 
uc«  ti  *he  coUeQwr 
sement  greemc  .1^ 

oyed  Oil  -oard  fuj.i 
icate  to  be  by  him  o» 
y»  cm  which  Iuch  vel- 
,  (he  iMy  have  imdc 
b  they  fttall  fwear  or 

>yed  as  afoceiaid,  (hall 
the  (kipper  or  malter 
;e,  make  an  agreement 
^ed  therein,  excepting 
i  in  adiition  to  fuch 
j^reemcr  .-xprels  whe- 
iikinsiii.'vn,  9nd  (hall 
mj  voyage  or  voyagea 
:d  among  them  in  pro- 
may  refpedively  )iavc 
erfigned  by  the  olrner 

ir  affirmation  icquirfd 
of  the  United  Suus, 
e  penalties  as  are  pro* 
>  provide  more  e&c- 
lav  on  goods,  wares, 
nd  oil  the  tonnagiB  of 

ruftry,  179;^  and  from 

this  allowance  is  in- 
and.  all  veifels  follow- 
>unty  accordisg  to  tht 


Dot.  Centt. 
per  tons,       i     2$\ 

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LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


187 


Abjlrati  of  the  Laws  0/  the  United  States  concerning  Vejfeli  to  be 
employed  in  the  Coafting  Trade  and  Fi/henes, 

IN  orckr  to  the  licenfmg  any  (hip  or  veffel  for  carrying  on  the  coaft. 
ing  trade  or  fifheiies,  llw  hutband  or  managing  owner,  togfther  with  the 
mafter  thereof,  with  one  or  more  lureties  to  the  latisia£iion  of  the  coUeftor 
granting  tlie  fame,  (hall  become  bound  to  pay  to  the  United  States,  if  luch 
fhip  or  velfel  be  of  the  burthen  of  five  tons,  and  le(s  than  twenty  tons,  the 
fum  of  one  hundred  dollars  5  and  if  twenty  tons,  and  not  exceeding  thirty 
tons,  the  fum  of  two  hundred  dollars  ;  and  if  above  thirty  tons,  and  not 
exceeding  fixfy  tons,  the  fum  jof  five  hundred  dollars;  and  if  above  fixty 
tons,  the  fum  of  one  thoutand  dollars,  in  cafe  it  fliall  appear,  withir»  two 
years  from  the  date  of  the  bond,  that  liich  (hip  or  veffei  has  been  employed 
in  any  trade,  whereby  the  revenue  of  thp  United  States  has  been  defrauded 
during  the  time  licenfe  granted  to  fuch  (hip  or  veffei  remained  in  force  ; 
and  the  ma.ler  of  fuch  (hip  or  veifel  thall  alio  fwear,  or  aifirmj  that  he  is  a 
citizen  of  the  United  States,  and  that  luch  licenfe  (hall  not  be  ufed  for  any 
other  veffei,  or  any  other  employment,  than  that  for  which  it  is  I'pecially 
granted,  or  in  any  trade  or  bufinels,  whereby  the  revenue  of  tjie  United 
States  may  be  defratided ;  and  if  fuch  fhip  or  veffei  be  lefs  t!^n  twenty 
tons  burthen,  the  hulband  or  managing  owner  {hall  fwear,  or  affirm,  that 
Ihe  is  wholly  the  property  of  a  citizen  or  citizens  of  the  United  States. 

No  licenfe,  granted  to  any  ftiip  or  veffei,  fhall  be  coiifidered  in  forces 
any  long?r  than  fuch  (hip  or  veffei  is  owned,  and  of  the  defcription  let 
forth  in  fuch  licenfe,  or  for  carrying  on  any  other  buiinefs  or  employment, 
than  that  for  which  (he  is  Ipecially  licenled  ;  and  if  any  fliip  or  veffei  be 
found  with  a  (brged  or  altered  licenfe,  or  making  -.ite  of  a  licenfe  granted 
for  any  other  fliip  or  veffei,  fuch  (hip  or  veffei,  with  her  tackle,  apparel, 
and  the  cargo  found  on  board  her,  (hall  be  forfi^ited. 

Every  (hip  or  veffei  of  twenty  tons  or  upu'ards  (other  than  fuch  as  are 
regiftered)  found  trading  between  diffri6t  ancl  diftrifb,  or  between  different 
places  in  the  fame  di  (IriCk,  or  carrying  on  the  fi(hery,  without  being  enrolledand 
licenfed,  or  if  left  than  twenty  tons,  and  not  lefs  than  five  tons,  without  « 
licenfe,  in  manner  as  provided  by  this  a£l,  fuch  fhip  or  veffei,  if  laden  with 
goods,  the  growth  or  manufacture  of  the  United  States,  (diffilled  fpirits  ex- 
cepted) or  in  ballaft,  (hall  pay  the  fame  fees  in  every  port  of  the  United 
States  at  which  Ihe  may  arrive,  as  (hips  or  veffels  not  belonging  to  the  citii 
een  t>r  citizens  of  the  United  States,  ^nd  if  (he  have  on  board  any  articles  of 
foreign  growth  or  manufa£lure,  or  dii Jlled  fpirifs,  other  than  fea-ftores,  the 
fhip  or  veffei,  together  with  her  tsckle,  apparel,  and  furniture,  and  the  lad- 
ing found  on  board,  (hall  be  forfeited  :  t'rovided,  however,  if  fuch  (hip  or 
veffei  be  at  iea,  at  the  expiration  of  the  time,  for  which  the  licenfe  was  giv- 
en, and  the  mailer  of  fuch  (hip  or  veffei  (hall  fwear  or  affirm  that  fuch  wax 
the  cafe,  and  (liall  alio  within  forty-eight  hours  after  bis  arrival  deliver  tOk 
the  collffl»r  of  the  di(lri£i  in  whiih  he  fhall  fir(b  arrive  the  licenfe  which 
(hall  have  expired,  the  forfeiture  aforelaid  (hall  not  be  incurred,  nor  (hall 
the  (hip  or  veffei  be  liable  to  pay  the  fees  and  tonnage  aforefaid. 

If  any  (hip  or  veffei,  enrolled  or  licenfed  as  aibrelaid,  (hall  proceed  on  a 
foreign  voyage,  without  firft  giving  up  her  enrolment  and  licenfe  to  tha 
colleflwr  of  ihe  diftri6t  comprehending  the  port  from  which  fhe  is  about  to 
pioceed  on  fuch  foreign  voyage,  and  being  duly  regiffered  by  fuch  collef^or, 
*very  Inch  lliip  or  vetfel,  together  with  her  tackle,  apparel  and  furniture,  an4 
llie  goods,  wares  and  tn^chandize,  fo  imported  theicini  fliall  be  liable  to  fek 


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LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


)      : 


r- 


?' 


sure  and  forfeituve  :  Pr'ovuUd  always,  if  the  port  from  which  fuch  (hip  or 
Vellel  >»  about  to  proceed  on  I'uch  foreign  voyage,  \>e  not  wiiliin  ihe  di(tri6l 
where  luch  il^ip  o(  velTel  i$  ejicpllcd,  the  coUedor  of  lucli  di(ln£t  fliall  give 
to  tlie  mader  of  fuch  J^iip  or  veiFtl  a  certificale,  Ipecifying  that  the  enrol- 
inent  and  licence  of  fuch  (hip  or  vellel  is  ructivod  by  him,  and  the  tim? 
when  it  was  (p  received  ;  which  certihcatc  lliaU  afteiwards  ba  delivered  by 
the  laid  inafler  to  the  colle£tor,  whp  may  have  granted  fuch  enrolment  and 
Vcenie. 

Tha  liccnfe  granted  tQ  any  fiiip  or  veCCeX  £haU  be  given  up  to  the  collec- 
tor of  the  diftrift,  who  may  have  granted  the  lame,  within  lliree  days  afiet 
^he  expiration  of  the  time,  for  which  it  was  granted,  in  cafe  fuch  fhip  or 
vellel  be  then  within  the  diftri£^,  or  if  fhe  be  ab'ent,  at  that  tiqie,  within 
ihree^lays  from  her  lirft  arrival  within  the  diftritt  afterwards,  or  if  (he  bo 
told  out  of  the  diltrid,  within  three  dayt  after  the  arrival  of  the  mader  with- 
in any  di(lrt£^,  to  the  colle£lor  of  fuch  didrift,  taking  his  certificate  there- 
^or  ;  and  if  the  mader  thereof  Ihall  negleft  or  refufe  to  deliver  up  the  li. 
cenfe,  as  afojelVtd,  he  AiaU  forfeit  fifty  dollars ;  but  if  fuch  licence  fliall  have 
been  previouUy  given  up  to  the  collefilor  of  any  other  diftrift,  as  author- 
ized by  this  aik,  and  a.  certificate  thereof,  under  the  hand  of  Inch  coUeftor, 
be  pnxluced  by  f«»ch  mader,  or  if  fuch  licenie  b«  l<lA»  or  dedipyed,  or  un- 
intentionally niillaid,  fo  that  it  cannot  be  found,  and  tbe  mader  of  iuch  fliip 
or  vellel  fliall  mal>e  and  fubfcribean  oath  ur  affirmation,  that  iuch  Kcenle  i\ 
ipfl,  dedroyed,  or  unintentionally  mifUid,  as  l^e  verily  believes,  and  that 
tlie  lame,  i(  found,  (hall  be  delivered  up,  as  is  hereia  required,  then  the  afijre- 
laid  penalty  fliall  hot  be  incurred.'  And  if  fuch  licenit:  fhall  be  lod,  de- 
ftroyed,  or  unintentionally  millaid,  as  aforefaid,  before  the  expiration  of  the 
\ime  for  wb!(fh  it  yiras  granted,  upon  the  like  oath  or  affirmation  being  made 
and  iubfcribed  by  the  mader  of  fuch  diipor  veffel,  the  laid  colledor  is  here- 
by authorized  andretjuired,  upon  appUca^tiori  beiflg  made  therefor,  to  licenf& 
fuch  Ihip  or  vefiel  anew. 

It  Oiall  and  may  be  lawful  for  the  owner  oroyirners  of.  any  licenfed'fliip 
ov  vellel  to  return  fuch  liccnfe  to  the  colleftor  who  granted  the  lame,  at  any 
time  within  the  year  for  which  it  was  granted,  who  (ball  thereupon  cancel 
the  fame,  and  (hall  licenfe  fuch  veflel  anew,  upon  the  application  of  the 
owner  or  owners^  and  upon  the  conditioiis  herein  before  required,  being 
complied  with  ;  and  in  cafe  the  term  for  which  the  former  licenie  yras  grant- 
e<l  (hall  not  be  expired,  an  abatement  of  the  tonnage  of  IV-  cents  per  ton 
fhall  be  made,  in  the  proportion  ^f  the  time  fo  unexpired. 

Every  licenfed  fliip  or  velfel  (hall  have  her  name,  and  the  port  to  whitli 
flie  belongs,  painted  on  her  dcm,  in  the  manner  as  is  provided  for  regidered 
(hips  or  veffels  ;  and  if  any  kicenied  Ihip  or  veffel  be  found  without  fuch 
paintirg,  the  owner  or  owners  thereof  (^all.  pay  twenty  dc^Uars. 

Wheii  the  mader  of  any  lieenled  (hip  or  velfel,  frrry-boats  excepted, 
ftiall  be  changed,  the  new  roafter,  or,  in  cafe  of  his  abfencc,  the  owner  or 
one  of  the  owners  thereof,  fliall  report  fuch' change  to  the  colleftor  refiding 
at  the  port  where  the  fame  may  happen,  if  thetp  be  nne,  oiherwife  to  the 
colleftor  refiding  at  any  port,  where  fuch  (hip  or  veilcl  may  next  arrive, 
who,  upon  the  oaih  or  aihrmation  of  fuch  nevf  mader,  or,  in  cale  of  his  ab- 
(cnce,  of  the  ti»;i)«r  or  one  of  the  owners,  that  he  is  a  citizen  of,  the  United 
Slates,  and  that  fuch  fliip  or  vellel  Ihall.not,  while  fuch  licenie  continues  in 
forte,  b-'  etnplpved  in  any  matiiier  wherebv  the  revenue  of  the  United 
States  rriav  be  defrauded,  Ihall  endorle  Iuch  change  on  the  licenli*,  with  the 
name  of  the  new  mader;  and  whi'ii  any  change  Ihall  happen,  as  aforelairt, 
and  fuch  change   fhall  not  Ut  icporied,  and  tlie  endorfcm?n'.   nude  of  I  .'-t) 


I  ii[    II  'i   rt» 


-a*= 


lEN. 

Ti  which  fuch  (hip  or 
lot  witliin  the  diltri6l 
uch  diftvitt  fliall  give 
Tying  that  the  eniol- 
ly  hiiD,  and  ibe  tinK; 
wards  hi  delivered  by 
,  fuch  enroirpent  and 

ven  up  to  the  coUcc- 
/ithin  three  days  afiet 
ill  Ciile  fuch  {hip  or 
,  at  that  time,  within 
terwards,  or  iC  (he  bo 
i^al  of  the  mafter  with- 
ig  his  certificate  tbete- 
;  to  deliver  up  the  li- 
luch  licence  Iliall  have 
er  diftrift,  as  author- 
land  of  fuch  coUeftor, 
:,  or  deftipyed,  or  un- 
lae  mafter  of  fuch  fliip 
an,  that  fuch  Hcenle  i.^ 
ily  belieyesj  and  that 
squired,  then  the  afijre- 
;nie  (hall  be  lofl,  de- 
e  the  expiration  of  the 
(firmation  being  made 
:  laid  colleftor  is  here- 
adc  therefor,  to  licenfe 

rs  of  any  licenfed'lhip. 
ranted  the  lame,  at  any 
{hall  thereupon  cancel 
the  application  of,  the 
i}efpre  required,  being 
»rmer  licenle  yiras  grant- 
e  of  iV-i  <:enls  per  ton 
jred. 

and  the  port  to  whicii 
provided  for  regillered 
e  found  without  fuch 
ity  dpllars., 

,  frrry-boats  excepted, 
abience,  i  he  owner  or 

0  the  colleftor  refiding 
one,  otherwife  to  the 

:ili'l  may  next  arrive, 
•r,  or,  in  cafe  of  his  ab- 
riiizen  of,  the  United 
ich  licenle  continues  in 
r venue  of  the  United 
m  ilie  licenle,  witli  the 

1  happen,  as  aforclaid, 
H-fcincii'.    nude  of  f  ".'-ti 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEW.'  |^ 

(Chanffe,  zt  is  herein  required,  fuch  (hip  or  yeffel,  found  carrying  on  the 
coading  trade  or  fiflieiies,  IhaU  be  fubjeft  to  pay  the  fame  fees  and  tonnagci 
as  a  velfel  of  the  United  States  having  a  regiiler,  and  the  laid  new  mailer 
ihzW  forfeit  and  pay  the  fuin  of  ten  dollars. 

The  mafter  or  commander  of  every  fhip  or  velfel  licenfed  for  carrying  a^ 
the  coafttng  trade,  deiliited  from  a  didridt  in  one  (bte  to  a  diftri^  in  th« 
fame,  or  an  adjoining  Hate  on  the  fea«coall,  or  on  a  navigable  river,  having 
ittti  board  either  di(li!1ed  fpirits  in  cafks  exceeding  Hve  hundred  gallons,  wins 
in  cafks  exceeding  two  hundred  and  fifty  gallons,  or  in  bottles  exceeding 
one  hundred  dozens,  fugar  in  caiks  or  boxes  exceeding  three  thouiana 
pounds,  tea  in  cheds  or  boxes  exceeding  five  hundred  pounds,  coHee  in 
cafks.  or  bags  exc»»eding  one  thoufand  pounds,  or  foreign  merchandize  in 
packages,  as  imported,  exrceding  in  value  four  hundied  dollars,  or  goods, 
ivares  or  merchandize,  confiding  of  fuch  enumerated  or  other  articles  o(^ 
foreign  growth  or  manufa£ture,  or  of  both,  whofe  aggregate  value  exceed* 
eight  hundred  dollars,  (hall,  previous  to  the  departure  of  fuch  fhip  or  vef« 
fel  from  the  port  wliere  fhe  may  then  be,  make  out  and  fubfcribe  duplicate 
manifefls  of  the  whole  of  fuch  cargo  on  board  fuch  (hip  or  vefl'el,  fpecify. 
ing  in  fuch  manileds  the  marks  and  numbers  of  every  cafk,  bag,  tx)x,  cheft 
or  package  containing  the  fame,  with  the  name  and  place  of  relidence  of  ever  jr 
fhipper  and  conftgnee,  and  the  quantity  {hipped  by  and  to  cirh;  and  if 
there  be  a  colleAor  or  furveyor,  reliding  at  fuch  port,  or  within  five  miles 
thereof,  he  {hall  deliver  fuch  manifells  to  the  colleftor,  if  there  be  one,  oth- 
erwife to  the  furveyor,  before  whom  he  fhall  fwear  or  affirm,  to  the  bed  of 
his  knowledge  and  belief,  that  the  goods  therein  contained  were  legally  im- 
ported, and  the  duties  thereupon  pid  or  fecnred,  or  if  fpirits  dif- 
tilled  within  the  United  States,  that  the  duties  thereupon  have  bwn  paid  or 
fecured,  whereupon  the  faid  colleftor  or  furveyor  {hall  certify  the  fame  dq 
the  &id  maniieds,  one  of  which  he  dull  return  to  th^  faid  mader,  with  a  per- 
mit, fpecifying  thereon,  generally,  the  lading  on  board  fuch  fliip  'or  veffeL 
and  authorizing  him  to  proceed  to  the  port  of  his  dedination.  And  if  any 
fliip  or  veffel,  being  laden  and  dedined,  as  aforelaid,  flrall  depart  from  the 
port  where  {he  may  then  be,  without  the  mader  or  commander  having  lirft 
made  out  and  (ublcribed  duplicate  roanifeds  of  the  lading  on  board  fuch 
fhip  or  veffel,  and  in  cafe  there  be  a  colleftor  or  furveyor  refiding  at  fuch 
port,  or  within  five  miles  thereof,  without  having  previoudy  delivered  the 
fame  to  the  faid  colleftor  or  furveyor,  and  obtaining  a  permit,  in  manueras  is 
herein  required,  fuch  mader  or  commander  fhall  pay  one  hundred  dollars. 

The  mader  or  commander  of  every  (hip  or  vedel  licenfed  for  carrj'ing  on 
the  coading  trade,  having  on  board  either  didilled  fpirits  in  calks  exceeding 
five  hundreid  gallons,  wine  in  cafks  exceeding  two  hundred  and  fifty  gal- 
lons, or  in  bottles  exceeding  one  hundred  dozens,  fugar  in  calks  or  boxes 
exceeding  three  thouiand  pounds,  tea  in  cheds  or  boxes  exceeding  five  hun- 
dred pounds,  ccflbe  in  calks  or  bags  exceeding  one  thoufand  pounds,  or  for- 
eign merchandize  in  packages,  as  imported,  exceeding  in  value  four  hundred 
dollars,  or  goods,  wares  or  meichandize,  confiding  of  fuch  enumerated  or 
other  articles  of  foreign  growth  or  manufaftyre,  or  of  both,  whole  aggregate 
value  exceeds  eight  hundred  dollars,  and  arriving  from  a  didrift  in  one 
flate,  at  a  didriti  in  the  liime  or  an  adjoining  (bte  on  the  fea-coad,  or  on  a 
navigable  river,  {hall,  previous  to  the  unlading  of  any  part  of  the  cargo  of 
fuch  (hip  or  velRl,  deliver  lo  ihe  colleftor,  if  there  be  one,  or  if  not,  to  the 
liirveyor  refiding  at  the  port  of  her  arrival,  or  if  there  he  no  colleftor  or 
iiu veyor  refiding  at  luch  port,  then  to  a  colleftor  or  linveyor,  if  there  ba 
any  fuch  ofHcer  reliding  within  five  miles  thereof,  the  manifed  of  the  cargo, 
cenified  by  the  colleftor  or  lurveyof  of  the  didrift  from  whence  ihelwledi 


t'li. 


V 


lit) 


># 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


(if  there  be  fuch  nunife{l|  etherwtfe  the  duplicate  manifefls  thereof,  as  it 
kerein  before  dircAed,  to  trw  truth  of  whith,  before  fuch  odicer,  he  fhall 
fwcar  or  affirm.  And  if  there  have  been  uken  on  board  luch  ihip  or  vclfcl, 
any  other  or  more  goods,  than  are  contained  in  fuch  ntanifed  or  manifeils, 
fmce  her  departure  from  the  port,  from  whence  (he  (ird  iailed,  or  ii  any 
goods  have  been  fmce  landed,  the  did  mafter  or  commander  (hall  make 
Known  and  particularixe  the  (ame  to  tlte  faid  colle£loi  or  I'urveyur,  or  if  no 
fuch  goods  have  been  fo  taken  on  board  or  landed,  he  (hall  lb  declare,  to  the 
truth  of  which  he  (hall  fwear  or  affirm  :  Whereupon,  the  faid  collector  or 
iurveyor  (hall  grant  a  permit  for  unlading  a  part,  or  the  whole  of  fuch  car- 
go, at  the  £iid  mafter  or  commander  may  requeft.  And  if  .here  be  no  coU 
le^r  or  furveyor,  reliding  at,  or  within  nvc  miles  <^  .lie  faid  port  of  hei 
arrival,  the  mafter  or  commander  of  fuch  (hip  or  ^effci  may  proceed  to  dii. 
charge  the  lading  from  on  board  fuch  (hip  or  vefTel,  but  (Itall  deliver  to  the 
colle£tor  or  furvcyor,  refiding  at  »he  (irft  port,  where  he  may  next  afterwards 
arrive,  and  within  twenty-four  hours  of  his  arrival,  the  manifeft  or  manifefts 
afbrebid,  noting  thereon  the  times  when,  and  places  where,  the  goods  there- 
in mentioned,  have  been  unladen,  to  the  truth  of  which,  before  the  laid  laft 
mentioned  colle£kir  or  furueyor,  he  (hall  fwear  or  aifimi ;  and  if  the  mafter 
or  commander  of  any  fuch  (hip  or  vtUel,  being  laden  as  afbrelaid,  (hall  xK" 
g\c6t  or  refiile  to  deliver  the  manifeft  or  manifefts,  at  the  times,  and  in  the 
manner  herein  dire3ed,  he  (hall  pay  one  hundred  dollars. 

The  mafter  or  commander  of  every  (hip  or  veftel,  licenfed  for  carrying 
on  the  coafting  trade,  and  being  deftinea  from  any  diftri£l  of  the  United 
States,  to  a  diftri£i  other  than  a  diftriA  in  the  fame,  or  an  adjoining  ftate,  on 
the  fea-coaft,  or  on  a  navigable  river,  (hall,  previous  to  her  departure,  de- 
liver to  the  collc£tor  refiding  at  the  port  where  fuch  (hip  or  velfel  may  be, 
if  there  is  one,  otherwife  to  the  collector  of  the  diftrift  comprehending  luch 
port,  or  to  a  furveyor  within  the  diftrid,  as  tlie  one  or  the  other  may  refide 
;ieareft  to  the  port  at  which  fuch  fliip  or  velTel  may  be,  duplicate  manifefts 
f)f  the  whole  cargo  on  board  fuch  fliip  or  veflel,  or  if  there  be  no  cargo  ou 
)K»rd,  he  fhall  (b  certify-  and  if  there  be  any  diftilled  ipirits^  or  goods, wares 
ynd  merchandize,  of  fore'ga  growth  or  matiufafture  on  boaid,  other  than 
wliat  may,  by  the  collefior,  be  deemed  luflicient  for  fea-ftores,  he  flia5l  fpe- 
fify  in  luch  manifefts,  the  marks  and  numbers  of  every  ca(k,  bag,  bo-.,  :heft 
(>r  package,  containing  the  lame,  withihe  name,  and  place  of  relidcuce,  of 
(very  (hipper  and  confignee  of  fuch  diftilled  i'pirits,  or  goods  of  foreiga 
giawth  or  manufacture,  and  the  quantity  (hipped  by,  and  to  each,  to  be  by 
bim  fubfcribed,  and  to  the  truth  of  which,  he  (hall  (wear  or  aihrm  ;  and 
^al!  alio  fwear  or  alhrm  before  the  faid  collefbr  or  Iurveyor,  that  lucti 
goods,  wares  or  meschandize,  cf  foreign  growth  or  manufa£lure,  were,  to 
the  beft  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  legally  imported,  and  the  duties  there. 
upon,  paid  or  fecured  ;  or  if  fpirits  diftilled  within  the  United  States,  that 
the  duties  theieupon,  have  b«en  duly  pid  or  lecured  ;  upon  llie  perform- 
ance of  which,  ^  not  before,  the  (aid  colle&oror  furveyor  (hull  certify  the 
(ame  on  the  faid  manifefts  ;  one  of  which  he  (hall  return  to  the  mafter,  with 
a  permit,  thereto  annexed,  authorizing  him  to  proceed  to  the  port  of  his 
deftination.  And  if  any  fuch  fhip  or  veffel  (hall  depart  from  llw  port  where 
(lie  may  then  be,  liaving  diftilled  i'pirits.  or  goods,  wares>or  merchandize,  of 
foreign  growth  or  tpanufafture  on  board,  without  the  feveral  things  herein 
required,  bnrg  complied  with,  the  mafter  thereof  (hall  forfeit  one  hundred 
dollars ;  or  if  the  lading  be  of  g^ods,  the  growth  or  manufafture  of  the 
United  States  only,  or  if  fuch  (hip  or  vefl'el  have  no  cargo,  and  (he  depart, 
without  the  feveral  things  herein  required,  bein^  complied  with,  the  iai4 
jRii^ftjer  (UaU  feyfel,  apii  pay  fifty  4i?U"ts» 


1 


lEN. 

nanifefts  thereof,  as  ]» 
Tuch  odicer,  he  flull 
urd  luch  (hip  or  vclfirl, 
I  manifed  or  manifett?, 
:  fird  tailed,  or  if  any 
commander  ihall  make 
or  I'urveyor,  or  if  no 
ftiall  lb  declare,  to  the 
I,   the  faid  colleftor  or 
the  whole  of  fuch  car- 
\nd  if  '.here  be  no  coU 
<  f  .ijc  I'aid  port  of  he« 
[Tti  may  proceed  to  dii- 
but  fl»aU  deliver  to  the 
he  may  next  afterward* 
he  manifeft  or  mantfefts 
(where,  the  goods  there- 
ich,  before  the  laid  la(i 
irm  J  and  if  the  mafter 
n  as  afbrelaid,  (hall  ne- 
t  the  times,  and  in  the 
liars. 

I,  licenfed  for  carrying 
yr  diftrift  of  the  United 
ir  an  adjoining  (late,  on 
IS  to  her  departure,  de- 
1  fliip  or  vetfel  may  be, 
itk  comprehending  luch 
or  the  other  may  refide 
be,  duplicate  manifcfts 
if  there  be  no  cargo  ou 
I  I'piritsj  or  goods, wares 
on  boaid,  other  than 
•  fea-ftores,  he  Qw!l  Ipe- 
ry  calk,  bag,  bo.,  :heft 
ikI  place  of  relidcHce,  of 
or  goods  of  foreiga 
and  to  each,  to  be  by 
1  fwear  or  affirm  •,  and 
or  I'urveyor,  that  lucli 
manufefture,  were,  to 
d,  and  the  duties  there, 
the  United  States,  that 
■ed  ;  upon  llie  perform- 
irveyor  Ihall  certify  ths 
;turn  to  the  n>after,  with 
oceed  to  the  port  of  his 
jart  from  the  port  where 
vares'or  merchandize,  of 
the  feveral  things  herein 
[hall  forfeit  one  hundred 
.  or  manufafture  of  the 
o  cargo,  and  (he  depart, 
complied  with,  the  ia>4 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


«9» 


The  mafter  9t  commander  of  every  (hip  or  veffel  licenfed  to  carry  on  the 
coading  trade,  arriving  at  any  dillri£t  of  the  United  States,  from  any  dt{lri£t, 
other  than  a  diHrift  in  the  lame,  or  an  adjoining  (late  on  the  fea-coaft,  or  on 
a  navigable  river,  (hall  deliver  to  the  colleger  refiding  at  the  port  where 
(he  may  arrive,  if  there  be  one,  otherwile  to  the  colle£lor  or  I'urveyor  in  the 
diftrift  comprehending  <uch  port,  as  the  one,  or  the  other,  may  refide  neareft 
thereto,  if  the  coUeftor  or  furveyor  refide  at  a  diflance  not  exceeding  five 
miles,  within  twenty-foor  hours,  or  it  at  a  greater  diftance,  within  n>rtv- 
cight  hours  next  after  his  arrival  ;  and  previous  to  the  unlading  any  of  tfie 
goods  brought  in  fuch  (hip  or  velTrl,  the  manifeft  of  the  cargo  (if  there  be 
any)  certifi«l  by  the  colleftor  or  furveyor  of  the  diftrift  from  whence  (he 
h(l  failed,  and  (hall  make  oath  or  a(Rnnation,  before  the  (aid  colleftor  or  fur- 
veyor, that  there  was  nor,  when  he  (ailed  from  the  diftiift  where  his  manifeft 
was  certified,  or  has  been  fince,  or  then  is,  any  more  or  other  goods,  wares 
or  merchandize  of  foreign  growth  or  manufafture,  or  diftilled  fpirtts  (if 
there  be  any,  othtr  than  I'ea-ftoref ,  on  board  fuch  vedel)  than  is  therein  men- 
tioned ;  and  if  there  be  no  fuch  goods,  he  (lull  (b  fwear  or  afBrm  ;  and  if 
there  be  no  cargo  on  hoHrd,  he  (hall  produce  the  certificate  of  the  coUeftor 
or  furveyor  of  the  diftril^  from  whence  he  laft  (ailed,  as  a(brelaid,  that  fuch 
is  the  cale  :  Whereupon  fuch  colleftor  or  i'urveyor  (hall  grant  a  permit  for 
unlading  the  whole,  or  part  of  fuch  cargo  (if  there  be  any^  within  his  diC* 
trift,  as  the  mafter  may  requeft  ;  ami  where  a  part  only  of  tne  goods,  wares 
and  merchandize,  of  foreign  growth  or  manufafture,  or  of  diftilled  Ijpirits, 
brought  in  fuch  (hip  or  vellel,  is  intended  to  be  landed,  the  laid  colleftor  or 
furveyor  (hall  make  an  endorfement  of  fuch  part,  on  the  back  of  the  manifeft, 
fpeci^ing  the  articles  to  be  landed ;  and  (hall  return  fuch  manifeft  to  the 
mafter,  endorfing  alio  thereon,  his  permilRon  for  fuch  (hip  or  velTel,  to  pro- 
ceed to  the  place  of  her  deftination  ;  and  if  the  mafter  of  fuch  (hip  or  vedel 
(hall  negleft  or  reful'e  to  deliver  the  mani(t:ft,  (or  if  (he  has  no  cargo,  the  cer- 
tificate) within  the  time  herein  direfted,  he  (hall  forfeit  one  hundred  dollars, 
and  the  goods,  wares  and  merchandize  of  foreign  growth  or  manufafture,  or 
diftilled  fpirits,  found  on  board  or  hinded  from  fuch  (hip  or  velTel,  not  being 
certified,  as  is  herein  required,  (hall  be  forfeited,  and  if  the  fame  (hiali  amount 
to  the  value  of  eight  hundred  dollars,  fuch  (hip  or  velTel,  with  her  tackle,  ap- 
parel and  furniture,  (hall  be  alio  forfeited. 

Nothing  UT.  this  aft  contained  (hall  be  (b  conftrued,  as  to  oblige  the  maf- 
ter or  commander  of  any  (hip  or  velTel,  licenied  for  carrying  on  the  craft- 
ing trade,  bound  from  a  diftrift  in  one  (late,  to  a  diftrift  in  the  fiune,  or  an 
adjoining  ftate  on  the  fea-coaft,  or  on  a  navigable  river,  having  on  board 
goods,  wares,  or  merchandize,  of  the  growth,  produft  or  manu&ftures  of 
the  United  Sutes  only  (except  diftilled  fpirits),  diftilled  fpirits,  not  more 
than  five  hundred  gallons,  wine  in  calks  not  more  than  two  hundred  and 
fifty  gallons,  or  in  bottles  not  more  than  one  hundred  dozens,  fugar  in  c>(ks 
or  boxes  not  more  than  three  thoufand  pounds,  tea  in  chefts  or  boxes  not 
more  than  five  hundred  pounds,  coftee  in  ca(ks  or  bags  not  more  than  one 
thoufand  pounds,  or  foreign  merchandize  in  packages,  as  imported,  of  not 
more  valuer  than  four  hundred  dollars,  or  goods,  wares  or  merchandize,  con- 
fifting  of  fuch  enumerated  or  other  articles  of  foreign  growth  or  manufac- 
ture, or  of  both,  whofe  aggregate  value  (hall  not  be  more  than  eight  hun- 
dred dollars,  to  deliver  a  manifeft  thereof,  or  obtain  a  permit  previous  to 
her  departure,  or  on  her  arrival  within  fuch  diftrift,  to  make  any  report 
thereof ;  but  fuch  mafter  (hall  be  provided  with  a  manifeft,  by  him  fub- 
fcribed,  of  the  lading,  of  what  kind  ('never,  which  was  on  board  fuch  (hip 
or  veffel,  at  the  time  of  his  departure  front  tlie  diftrift  front  which  ft»e  laft 


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LAWS  RELATING  tO  »EAMEW. 


frilec],  and  if  the  (ame,  or  airy  part  of  fitch  lading,  ccmfifU  of  dif^illed  fpiritT; 
OT  goods,  wares,  or  merchaadizf,  of  foreign  giowtli  or  manufafture,  will! 
the  marks  and  numbers  of  each  cafk,  bag,  bux,4:Urn  or  package,  containing 
the  fame,  with  the  name  of  the  ihipper  and  coiuignee  of  eaclt  ;  whicti 
nanifefl.  Ihall  be  by  him  exhibited,  for  the  inlpeclion  of  any  officer  of  the 
levenue,  when,  by  fuch  oflicer,  thereunto  required  (  and  fhall  alfo  inform 
fuch  officer,  from  whenc?  fuch  (hip  or  v^Jlel  l;»ft  lailefl,  and  how  long  fhe 
has  been  in  port,  whm  by  him  ib  intcrrogai«d.  And  if  tlic  ina(ler  of  fuch 
fliip  or  velltl  Ihall  not  be  provided,  on  his  arrival  within  any  fuch  didrifl^ 
wi'h  a  manifed.  and  exhibit  the  lame,  as  is  iKrein  requited,  if  the  lading  of 
fuch  (hip  or  velfel  conftfk  whL>lly  of  g<XKls,  the  produced  or  inanufiiflure  of 
the  United  States  (didilled  I'piriis  excepted)  he  (ball  forfeit  twenty  doUars| 
or  if  there  be  dil^illed  Ipirits,  (  i  goods,  waies,  or  merclundize,  of  forrigii 
growth  or  manufafture,  ^m  board,  excepting  uhat  may  be  lufficient  for  Tea-. 
fiores,  he  Ihall  forfeit  foiiy  dollais  ;  or  if  he  lliall  refute  to  anfwer  the  in- 
terrogatories truly,  as  is  herein  required,  he  (hall  forfeit  the  fu»n  of  one  hun- 
dred dollars.  And  if  any  of  the  goods  latlen  on  boird  luch  (hip  «>r  veffel, 
ihall  be  of  foreign  growth  oi  rjnufafture,  or  of  fpirits  didilled  wi'hin  the 
United  States,  lo  much  of  the  lame,  as  may  be  found  '•n  board  iuch  (hip  Ox 
velTel,  aitd  which  (hall  not  be  included  in  the  manifed  exhibited  by  (Uch 
Bufter,  (hall  be  forfeited. 

When  any  fhip  or  velTel  of  the  United  States,  regidered  according  to  latir, 
(hall  be  employed  in  going  from  aiiv  one  diftnd  in  the  United  Slates,  to 
any  other  diRrift,  fuch  flap  or  vcflel,  and  the  raafter  or  commander  thereof^ 
with  the  goods  fhe  may  luive  on  board,  previous  to  her  departure  from  tliB. 
diftri£fc,  where  (he  may  be,  and  alfo,  upon  her  arrival  in  any  other  didri£l, 
flull  be  fubje6b,  (except  as  to  the  payment  of  fees)  to  tlie  liime  regulations* 
providons,  penalties  and  forfeitures,  and  the  like  duties  are  impolcd  on  like 
officers,  as  is  provided  above  for  Ihips  or  vefl'eh  carrying  on  the  coafting 
trade  :  Provided  howev.r^  that  nothing  lierein  contained,  (liall  be  condruea 
to  extend  to  rcgiftered  (hips  or  veflels  of  the  United  States,  Iviving  on  bo^rd 
goods,  wares  and  merchandise  of  foreign  growth  or  manufafture,  brought 
into  the  United  Slates  in  Iuch  Ihip  or  veilel  from  a  foreign  port,  and  on 
which  the  duties  liave  not  been  paid  or  lecured  according  to  law* 

The  mailer  or  commander  of  every  fliip  or  velfel,  employed  in  the  tranfj. 
porutkm  of  goods  from  diftrid  to  diftriti,  that  fliall  put  into  a  port,  other 
than  the  one  to  which  (he  was  bound,  fhall,  within  twenty  four  hours  o£ 
bis  arrival)  if  tliere  be  an  olHcer  refiding  at  luch  port,  and  (he  continue 
there  to  long,  make  report  of  his  arrival,  to  (iich  olBcer,  with  the  ndme  of 
the  place  he  came  from,  and  to  which  he  is  bound,  with  an  account  of  his 
kding  ',  and  if  the  mailer  of  fuch  (hip  or  velfel  (hall  negle6l  or  refufe  to  do 
the  lame,  he  (hall  forfeit  twenty  dollars. 

If  the  mader  or  commander  of  any  fliip  or  veffel,  employed  in  the  tranfo 
portationof  goods,  from  didrift  to  didri^,  having  on  board  goods,  wares,  or 
>nercl»iidize  of  foreign  growtli  or  manufafbire,  or  dilUlled  Ipirits,.  fhall,  on 
his  arrival  at  the  port  to  which  he  was  deftined,  have  lod  or  miilaid  the  cer- 
tified manifeft  of  the  fame,  or  the  permit  which  was  given  therefor,  by  the 
collector  or  furveyor  of  the  diftrtft  from  whence  he  (ailed,  the  colleuor  of 
the  di drift  where  he  (hall  lo  arrive,  fliall  take  bond  for  the  payment  of  the 
duties  on  fuch  goods,  wares  and  merchandize  of  foreign  growth  or  manufac- 
ture, or  didilled  fpirits,  within  fix  nionihs,  in  the  lame  manner  as  though 
tljey  were  imported  from  a  foreign  country  :  Provided  howevtr,  fuch  bond 
Quit  be  cancelled,  if  the  liiid  mailer  fhall  deliver,  or  caufe  to  be  delivered  to 
the  colle£lor  ukbg  fuch  factd,  and  within  the  teim  tkreio  limited  for  pay- 


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EN. 

(UofdifVlledrpirkT) 
)r  manufacture,  wilh 
r  i)4ckiige«  containing 
nee  of  eacli  ;  whicti 
of  any  oi&cer  of  the 
and  ihall  alfo  inform 
4,  and  how  long  (he 
1  if  tiie  loader  of  fuch 
hill  any  iuch  di(lri£l^ 
uited,  if  the  lading  of 
ic^  or  inanu&flure  of 
orfeit  twenty  dollarf| 
srchandize,  of  forrigii 
y  be  iuiHcient  fur  lea-, 
ule  to  aniwer  the  in- 
it  the  fum  of  one  huii* 
d  iuch  fh'P  ««■  veffel, 
s  didilled  wi*hin  the 
-^n  board  Iuch  Ibip  Or 
•.a  exhibited  by  iuch 

ered  according  to  latir^ 
the  United  States,  to 
or  commander  thereof^ 
ler  departure  from  tlic. 

in  any  other  diftri£l, 

tlie  iimc  regulations, 
es  are  impofed  on  like 
rying  on  the  coafting 
ned,  Hull  be  conltruea 
nates,  Slaving  on  bo»rd 

manufacture,  brought 
I  foreign  port,  and  or 
iing  to  laWi 
employed  in  the  trant 
put  into  a  port,  other 

twenty  four  hours  o£ 
port,  iind  Ibe  Continue 
cer,  with  the  n^me  of 
with  an  account  of  his 
I  negled  or  refufc  to  do 

employed  in  the  tranT* 
1  board  goods,  wares,  or 
liUlled  Ipiriis,  fball,  on 
:  lofl  or  miilaid  the  cer- 
given  therefor,  by  the 
iailed,  the  coUeuor  of 
for  the  payment  of  the 
ign  growth  cr  roanufac- 
lame  manner  as  though 
lid  houevtr,  fuch  bond 
cauie  to  be  delivered  to 
tUreia  limited  for  pay« 


LAWS  RELATfNG  TO  SEAMEN.  '*1^> 

ment,  a  certificate  from  the  coUeftor  or  furveyor  of  the  diftricl,  from  uhonce 
he  failed,  that  iuch  goods  were  legally  exported  in  fuch  Ihip  or  veffel,  liotii 
fuch  diftrift. 

In  all  cafes,  where  fuch  (hip  or  vefTel,  or  any  other  llfcnfed  (liip  or  velTei, 
(ball  have  been  once  admealuied,  it  (hall  not  be  nereffnry  to  meafure  fuch 
(hip  or  vefTel  anew,  for  the  piirpofe  of  obtaining  another  enrolment  or  liccrife 
except  fuch  fhip  or  vellel  (hall  have  undergone  (brne  alteration  as  to  her 
burthen,  fubleqi,  mt  to  the  time  of  her  former  licenfe. 

It  fhsllbi  lawful  for  any  o(hcer  of  the  revenue,  to  jTO  on  hoard  of  any  flip 
or  velfi;!,  whether  (he  (liall  be  within  or  without  his  diflrift,  and  the  (m>^ 
to  inlpefcl,  li;arch,  and  examine,  and  if  it  fhall  appear  that  any  breach  of  tha 
laws  of  the  United  Slates  has  been  committod,  whereby  fuch  (hip  or  vetll-l, 
or  the  goods,  wares,  and  merchandize  on  board,  or  any  part  thereof,  is  or  au 
liable  to  forfeitiire,  to  make  (eizures  of  the  (ame. 

In  every  cale  where  a  forfeiture  of  any  (hip  or  vcfTcI,  or  of  any  fjnods, 
wares,  or  merchandize,  (liall  ncrrue,  it  (hall  be  the  duly  of  the  colleftor,  or 
other  proper  oflicer,  who  fliall  give  notice  of  the  feizure  of  fuch  fliip  or 
vefTel,  or  of  fuch  g<x>ds,  wares,  or  merchandize,  to  infert  in  the  dime  adver- 
tifement  the  name  or  names,  and  the  place  or  places  of  refidence,  of  the  per- 
fon  or  perfons,  to  whom  any  fuch  (hip  or  ve(Tcl,  goods,  wares,  and  merchan- 
dize belonged,  or  where  configned,  at  the  time  of  fuch  leizure,  if  the  fame 
fhall  be  known  to  him. 

If  any  perfon  or  peribns  fhall  fwear  or  affirm  to  any  of  the  matters  here- 
in required  to  be  verified,  knowing  the  <"ame  to  be  fall!?,  fuch  perfon  or  per- 
fons (nail  fuffer  the  like  pains  and  penalties,  as  (lull  be  incurred  by  peribns 
committing  wilful  and  corrupt  perjury.  And  if  any  perfon  or  perfons 
(hall  forge,  counterfeit,  erafe,  alter,  orfalfify  any  enrolment,  licenfe,  certifi- 
cate, permit,  or  other  document,  mentioned  or  required  in  this  aft,  to  be 
granted  by  any  ofHcer  of  the  revenue,  fuch  perfon  or  perfons,  fo  oiTendingj 
fliall  forfeit  five  hundred  dollars. 

If  any  perfon  or  perfons  fhall  afTault,  refill,  obftruft,  or  hinder  any  otBcer 
in  the  execution  of  any  aft  or  law  of  the  United  States,  herein  mentioned,- 
or  of  any  of  the  powers  or  authorities  veiled  in  him  by  any  aft  or  law,  as 
afbrefaid,  all  and  every  perfon  and  perfons  lb  oHending,  ihall,  for  every  fuch 
ofTence,  for  which  no  other  penalty  is  particularly  provided,  forfeit  five 
hundred  dollars. 

If  any  licenfed  (hip  or  vefTel  fhall  be  tnnsferred  in  whole  or  iri  part  to 
any  perfon,  who  is  not,  at  the  time  of  ^■\c\\  transfer,  a  citizen  of,  and  refi- 
dent  within  the  United  States,  or  if  an/  ■  h  (hip  or  velTel  (hall  be  employ- 
ed in  any  oth.fr  trade  than  that  for  whic^-  ilie  is  licenfed,  or  (hall  be  found 
with  a  forged  or  altered  licenfe,  or  one  granted  for  any  otlier  ftsip  or  vefTel, 
every  fuch  (hip  or  velTel,  with  her  tackle,  apparel,  and  furniture,  and  the 
cargo  found  on  board  her,  fhall  be  forfeited. 

Provided  nevurthtUfs,  That  in  all  cafes  where  the  whole  or  any  part  of  the 
lading  or  cargo  on  board  any  fhip  or  veflel  (hall  belong  bona  fide  to  any  per- 
fon or  perfons  other  than  the  mafter,  owner,  or  mariners,  of  fuch  (hip  or  vef- 
fel,  and  upon  which  the  duties  (hall  have  been  previoufly  paid  or  fecured, 
according  to  law,  (hall  be  exempted  from  any  forfeiture  under  this  aft,  any 
thing  therein  contained  to  the  contrary  notwithftanding. 

At 


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LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEANfEl^. 


Relief  of  ftck  and  difabUd  Seamen. 

Many  HofpitaU  and  Lazarcttocs  are  founded  in  diflerent  parts  of 
the  United  StaUs  for  tlu  lupport  and  relielof  pour,  tick  and  difablrd  Sea- 
men ;  and  by  the  United  States  Laws  as  well  as  thole  of  feveral  diHerent 
Slates,  taxes  are  coUe£led  uf  maOrrs  and  mariners  for  this  valuable  purpole. 
We  here  fubjoin  an  ablli»£^  of  ihnle  laws,  fur  the  indrudion  of  mailers  of 
veffels  on  entering  the  diifcrent  ports. 

BY  a  law  of  the  United  States  for  the  relief  of  the  Tick  and  difablcd 
fwmen,  it  is  provided, 

That  from  and  after  the  firft  day  of  September,  1798,  the  maAer  or  ownef 
of  eveiy  fhip  or  vefl'el  of  the  United  States,  arriving  from  a  foreign  port  into 
any  port  of  the  United  States,  (hall,  before  fuch  (hip  or  velfel  (>will  be  ad- 
mitted to  an  entry,  render  tu  the  collector  a  true  account  of  the  number  of 
fcamen,  that  {hall  have  been  employed  on  board  fuch  ve({el  i'wire  (lie  was 
lad  entered  at  any  port  in  the  United  Slates — and  (hall  pay  to  the  £iid  col- 
r61oi,  at  the  rate  of  twenty  cents  pi:r  month  for  every  feaman  (b  employed ; 
which  lum  he  is  hereby  auihoiized  to  retain  out  of  the  wages  of  fuch  fcamen. 
From  and  after  the  hi  ft  day  of  September,  179S,  no  colictloi'  (hall  grant 
to  anv  fliip  or  velTel  whofe  enrolment  or  licenie  for  carrying  on  the  coail- 
ing  trade  lias  expired,  a  new  enrolment  or  llcenfc  before  the  mailer  of  fuch 
fliip  or  veffel  (hall  Hrft  render  a  true  account  to  the  coUeftor,  of  the  num- 
ber of  leamen,  and  the  time  they  have  feverally  been  employed  on  board 
iiich  (Viip  or  veflel,  during  tlie  continuance  of  the  licenfe  which  has  ib  ex- 
pired, and  pay  to  fuch  collector  twenty  cents  per  month  for  every  month 
luch  ii^amen  have  been  feverally  employed,  as  aforefaid  v  which  fum  the  £iid 
niafter  is  hereby  authorized  to  retain  out  of  the  wages  of  fuch  leamen.  And 
if  any  fuch  mafter  fhall  render  a  falfe  account  of  the  number  of  men,  and 
the  length  of  time  they  have  feverally  been  employed,  as  is  herein  required, 
he  fliali  forfeit  and  pay  one  hundred  dollars. 

It  fliall  be  the  duty  of  the  feveral  colle£lors  to  make  a  quarterly  returi> 
of  the  fums  collefted  by  them,  refpeftively,  by  virtue  of  this  aft,  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  Treafury  ;  and  the  Prefident  of  the  United  States  is  hereby 
authorized,  out  of  the  fame,  to  provide  for  the  temporary  relief  and  main- 
tenance of  fick  or  difabled  feamen,  in  the  hofpitals  or  other  proper  inftitu- 
tions  now  edabliflied  in  the  feveral  ports  of  the  United  States,  or,  in  ports 
where  no  fuch  inftitutions  cxid,  then  in  fuch  other  manner  as  he  Ihall  di- 
Teft  :  and  the  Prelident  is  hereby  authorized  to  purchafe  or  receive  ceffions 
or  donations  of  ground  or  buildings,  in  the  name  of  the  United  Slates,  and 
to  caufe  buildings,  when  neceffary,  to  be  erefted  as  hofpitals  for  the  accom- 
nuMlation  of  fick  and  dilabled  leamen. 

And  by  another  aft  in  addition  to  tlie  above,  it  is  provided. 

That  the  Prefident  of  the  United  States  (hall  be,  ainl  he  hereby  is  au- 
thorized to  direft  the  expenditure  of  any  monies  which  have  been  or  (hall 
be  collefted  by  virtue  of  an  aft,  entitled  •«  An  a6t  for  the  relief  of  lick  and 
dilabled  leamen,"  to  be  made  within  the  date  wherein  the  litme  ihall  have 
been  collefted,  or  within  the  dale  next  adjoining  thereto,  excepting  what 
may  be  collefted  in  the  dates  of  New-Hampihire,  Mallachuletts,  Rliodc- 
Ifiand,  and  Connefticut ;  any  thing  in  the  faid  aft  contained  to  the  contrary 
thereof,  notwiihftanding. 

That  thp  Secretary  of  the  Navy  fliall  be,  and  he  hereby  is  authorized  and 
direftcd  to  deduft,  after  the  fird  day  of  September,  X799,  from  the  pay 
thereafter  to  become  due,  of  the  officers,  feamen  and  marines  of  the  N»v  f 


yAmi 


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1 


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men. 

cd  in  diflrrent  parts  ©f 
Tick  and  dibbled  Sea- 
lif  of  fevcriil  different 
thii  valuable  purpoie. 

IruUion  of  mailers  of 

f  the  fick  and  difablcd 

>8,  the  mafler  or  owne» 

from  a  foreign  port  inio 

or  vclFel  (hall  be  ad. 

cunt  of  the  number  of 

vellel  linre  (lie  was 

all  pay  to  the  iiiid  coU 

y  fcaman  h  employed ; 

e  wtgts  of  fuch  Teamen, 

no  collc^f  ihall  grant 

carrying  on  the  coail- 

ore  the  mailer  of  fucli 

colleftor,  of  the  num  - 

Mn  employed  on  board 

cenfe  M'hich  has  lb  ex- 

nonth  for  every  month 

d  >  which  fum  the  fatd 

I  of  I'uch  feamcn.     And 

>e  number  of  men,  and 

i,  as  is  herein  required, 

flake  a  quarterly  return 
irtue  of  this  aS,  to  the 
United  States  is  hereby 
iporary  relief  and  main* 
)r  other  proper  inditu. 
ted  States,  or,  in  ports 
r  manner  as  he  ihall  di* 
:hafe  or  receive  ceiCons 
the  United  Slates,  and 
lofpitals  for  the  accom- 

provided, 

»e,  and  he  hereby  is  au> 
hich  have  been  or  ihall 
nr  the  relief  of  iick  and 
in  the  fame  ihall  have 
hereto,  excepting  what 
Maflachuietts,  Riiode- 
>ntained  to  the  contrary 

ereby  is  authorized  and 

er,  1799,  from  the  pay 

marines  of  the  Nav^ 


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LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


«95 


of  the  United  States,  at  the  rate  of  twenty  cents  per  month,  for  every  fuch 
olHcer,  feaman  and  marine,  and  to  pay  the  lame  quarter  annually  In  the 
Secretary  of  the  Trealiiry,  to  be  applied  to  the  lame  purpoles,  as  the  money 
collefled  by  virtue  of  ihe  above  mentioned  a£l  is  appiojiiiatfd. 

That  tlie  oificers,  i'eamen  and  marines  of  the  Navy  of  the  United  States, 
ihall  be  entitled  to  receive  the  lame  benefits  and  advantages,  as  by  the  a£l 
above  mentioned  are  provided  for  the  relief  uf  the  lick  and  dit'iibled  feamen 
of  the  merchant  velfcls  of  the  United  Stalet, 


Power  and  Duty  of  CONSULS. 

By  an  AH  concerning  Con/uit  and  Vice-Confuls  of  the  United  States,  it  is 

enabled,  that 
TIIEY  Ihall  have  right  in  the  ports  or  places  to  which  they  are  or 
may  be  leverally  appointed,  of  receiving  the  protclls  or  declarations,  which 
luch  captains,  mailers,  crews,  palicngers  and  merchants,  as  are  citizens  of  the 
United  States  may  relpe£lively  chufe  lu  make  there  ;  and  alio  fuch  as  any 
foreigner  may  chulc  to  make  before  them  relative  to  the  perlonal  intered  of 
any  citizens  of  the  United  States  ;  and  the  copies  of  the  laid  a6ls  duly  au- 
thenticated by  the  f^id  conl'uls  or  vice  conliils,  under  the  leal  of  their  con- 
lulates,  reipetlivcly,  ihall  receive  fjith  in  law,  equally  as  their  originals 
would  in  all  courti  in  the  United  States,  It  ihall  be  their  duty  where  the 
laws  of  the  country  permit,  to  take  polTeiTion  of  the  perlonal  eflate  left  by 
any  citizen  of  the  United  States,  other  than  feamen  belonging  to  any  Ihip  or 
velTel  who  fhall  die  within  their  coniulate  ;  leaving  there  no  legal  reprefen. 
tative,  partner  in  trade  or  trudee  by  him  appointed  to  take  care  of  his 
eilefls,  they  fliall  inventory  the  fame  with  the  ailiilance  of  two  merchants  of 
the  United  States,  or  for  want  of  them,  of  any  others  at  their  choice  ;  ihull 
collefl  the  debts  due  to  the  deceafed  in  the  country  wher«  he  died,  and  pav 
the  debts  due  from  his  eilate  which  he  ilvall  have  there  contrafled  ;  ihall  fell 
at  au£lion  after  reafonable  public  notice  i'uch  part  of  the  eilate  as  ihall  be  of 
a  periihable  nature,  and  fuch  further  part,  if  any,  as  ihall  be  neceil'ary  for 
the  payment  of  his  debts,  and  at  the  expiration  of  one  year  from  his  deceafe, 
the  refidue  ;  and  the  balance  of  the  ellute  they  ihall  tranl'mit  to  the  treal'ury 
of  the  United  States,  to  be  holden  in  trufl  for  the  legal  claimants,  But  if  at 
anytime  before  luch  tranfmifTion,  the  legal  repreientative  of  the  deceafed 
fhall  appear  and  demand  his  cikt^  in  their  hands,  they  ihall  deliver  theiQ 
up,  being  paid  their  fees,  and  fliall  ceale  their  proceedings. 

For  the  information  of  the  repreiifntative  of  the  deceafed,  it  (hall  be  the 
duty  of  the  contul  or  vice  conful  authorized  to  proceed  as  aforelaid  in  the 
(ettlenient  of  his  eilate,  immediately  to  noiify  his  death  in  one  of  the  gazettes 
publiihed  in  the  confulate,  and  alfo  to  the  Secretary  of  State,  that  the  fame 
may  be  notified  in  the  ilate  to  which  the  decealed  fhall  belong  *,  and  he  fhall 
alfo,  as  foon  as  may  be,  tranlinit  to  the  Secretary  of  State,  an  inventory  of 
the  effefls  of  the  deceafl-d  taken  as  before  diredlcd. 

The  faid  confuls  and  vice  coniuU,  in  cafes  where  fhips  or  veffels  of  the 
United  States  ihall  be  ilrandrd  on  the  coails  of  their  ^onfulates  rel'peftively, 
Ihall,  as  far  as  the  laws  of  the  country  vyill  permit,  take  proper  meafures,  aa 
well  for  the  purpofe  of  faving  the  laid  flilps  or  veffels,  their  cargties  and  ap* 
purienances,  v  for  ftoring  and  ffcuiing  the  eff-fts  and  inerchwidiic  fav«4» 


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LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


aiul  for  taking  an  inventory  or  inventnrie*  thereof;  and  the  mtrchandixennd 
ctUhi  laved  wiili  the  inventory  or  inventories  thereof  taken  as  aforefaid, 
(hall,  after  tleJufling  therefrom  the  expend',  Ik:  delivered  to  th<r  owner  or 
owners.  Providi'.l,  I'hat  no  confnl  or  vice  conful  fha.l  have  authority  to 
lake  poir>*ll"u)n  of  any  fuch  goodi,  wares,  merchandize  or  other  property, 
when  the  miller,  owner  or  coiilignee  thereof  is  profcntor  capable  of  taking 
pollcinon  of  the  Ijine. 

To  prevent  ilio  manners  and  feamen,  employed  in  vefTela  belonging  to 
citizens  of  thf  United  States,  in  cafes  of  ihipwretk,  ficknefs  or  captivity, 
from  lullerinij  in  fortijjn  ports,  it  thai  I  be  tlie  duty  of  the  confuls  and  vice 
ct^nful',  rclpertivily,  fiom  time  to  time  to  provide  for  them  in  the  mod  rea- 
l()nable  manner,  at  ilic  cxponleof  ,he  United  States,  I'ubjeft  to  fiich  indrnc- 
tioris  as  th-  Si-crciarv  of  Stale  fhill  gi"e,  and  not  exceeding  an  allowance  of 
twelve  cents  to  a  man  ])er  diem  ;  and  all  maflers  and  commanders  of  velfels 
l)c!o :i",ing  to  ciii/Aos  of  the  United  States,  and  bound  to  lome  port  of 
the  lame,  are  hert-bv  renuired  and  enjoined  to  lake  fuch  mariners  or  fea- 
men  on  boai.l  ol  ihtir  Ihips  or  vefTtls,  at  the  requef}  of  the  laid  confuls  or 
vice  conliils  relp.itivclv,  and  to  iranlpott  them  to  the  port  in  the  United 
Slates  to  wliitli  IihIi  Ihip.s  or  vilTds  may  be  bound,  free  of  colls  or  charge  ; 
I  Kit  that  the  laid  mariners  or  liramen  Qiall,  if  able,  bi:  bound  to  do  duty  on 
I'Oird  filth  (hips  or  vcUels  according  to  their  (everal  abiliii'-"s :  Provided, 
Tiiat  no  malLr  or  captain  of  any  fl\ip  or  velftl,  (liall  be  obliged  to  taki  a 
};.i;it:r  numiser  iliaii  two  men  to  every  one  hundird  tons  burthen  of  the  laid 
lliip  or  vtlTi'l,  on  any  one  voyage:  and  if  any  luch  captain  or  mader  fhall 
K'Kile  liif  I'lme  on  the  rcquell  or  order  of  the  conful  or  vice  conful,  fuch 
f  ipiain  or  mafler  Ihall  forfeit  and  pay  the  fum  of  thirty  dollars  fof  each 
mariner  or  kaman  lu  letuled,  to  be  recovered  for  the  benefit  of  the  United 
Stales  l)y  ilw  Ij.d  cnlul  or  viceconlul  in  his  own  name,  in  any  court  of 
comiietcnt  jiirildii.Uon. 

Where  a  Ihip  or  vefTcl  belonging  to  citiz'?ns  of  the  United  States  is  fold 
in  a  foreign  ])ori  or  place,  the  mailer,  unlefs  the  crew  are  liable  by  their  con- 
tract or  00  coiilent  to  be  dilcharged  ilieic,  fhall  fend  them  back  to  the  ftate 
V  here  they  eiUeud  on  bnaid,  or  furnilh  them  with  means  fuf&cient  for  their 
veiurn,  to  be  alcertaiiicd  by  the  conhil  or  viceconful  of  the  United  States, 
having  jutirdi^tion  of  the  port  or  place.  And  in  cafe  of  the  matter's  refufal, 
tlie  laid  conful  or  vice-conlul  may  (if  the  laws  of  the  land  permit  it)  caufc 
his  Clip,  g'O  i>  and  perfon  to  be  arreted  and  held  untii  he  fhall  comply  with 
his  duty  herein. 

The  (ptcilicaiion  of  certain  powers  and  duties,  in  this  aft,  to  be  exercifed 
or  performed  by  the  confuls  and  vice-confuls  of  the  United  States,  (hall  not 
be  coaflrued  to  the  exclulion  of  others  refuliing  from  the  nature  of  their  ap- 
poiiUmeiits,  or  any  treaty  or  convention  under  which  they  may  aft. 


flntUing  (vid  carrykg  azvay  Soldiers^  Apprentices^  and  D^Urs., 
and  importiug  ConviSlSf  Jtiem,i^c. 

BY  an  aft  of  the  United  States,  every  captain  or  commanding  officer  of 
any  (hip  or  velTel,  who  fliall  enter  on  board  fuch  fhip  or  veflel,  as  one  of  his 
crew,  knowing  him  to  have  deferted,  or  otherwife  carry  away  any  Ibldier  iu 
the  fervice  of  tlie  United  States,  or  (Tiall  refuie  to  deliver  him  up  to  the  or- 
ders of  his  C'jinmandingoiTicei,  (hall,  uppn  legal  convift.>on,  be  fuied,  at  llie 


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.MEN. 

rid  the  merchandixennd 
leof  taken  as  aforeiiticj, 
ilivered  to  thr  owner  or 
fha.l  have  authority  to 
di/e  or  other  property, 
nt  or  capable  of  taking 

in  vefTelt  belonging  to 
(icknefs  or  captivity, 
of  the  confuls  and  vice 
r  tliem  in  the  mod  rea- 
(iibjeft  to  fiich  indriic- 
ceeding  an  allowatice  of 
I  commanders  of  velFels 
)ound  to  lome  port  of 
:  ("uch  mariners  or  fea- 
'.([  of  the  (aid  conltils  or 
he  port  in  the  United 
free  of  cods  or  charge  ; 
c  bound  to  do  duty  on 
ral  abiliii'-s  :  Provided, 
lall  be  obliged  to  tak'j  a 
tons  burthen  of  the  laid 
1  captain  or  mafter  fliall 
I  or  vice  conful,  luch 
thirty  dollars  fof  each 
e  benefit  of  the  United 
name,  in  any  court  of 

he  United  States  is  fold 
'  are  liable  by  their  con- 
them  back  to  the  ftate 
(leans  lufHctent  for  their 
1  of  the  United  States, 
e  of  the  matter's  refufal, 
;e  land  permit  it)  caufe 
lit  he  (hall  comply  with 

this  aft,  to  be  exercifed 
United  States,  fhall  not 
I  the  nature  of  their  ap- 
h  they  may  aft. 


iticcs,  and  D^tori, 

r  commanding  officer  of 
J  or  vefiel,  as  one  of  his 
j-ry  away  any  Ibldier  iti 
iver  him  up  to  the  or- 
vidion,  be  (iued,  at  llie 


II  fill  II     -<»Vr#^-., 


LAWS  RELATIN(i  TO  SEAMEN. 


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dilcrction  of  the  court,  in  any  I'um  not  exceeding  tluec  hundicd  dollars,  or 
be  imprilbncd,  for  any  term,  not  exceeding  one  year. 

NEiriiAMPsnitu:. 

Ry  a  law  of  the  date  of  Now-HampOiirc,  lie  iiiafler  rf  evtiv  fliip  or 
other  velTcl,  mull,  within  ilircc  (i.iy>i,  from  .iiul  aficr  llie  ti.ne  i)f  I'ui'-iiiijJ 
his  (liip  or  vcHel,  delivtr  to  the  k'lctlmen  or  town  « Irrk  of  t^le  tuwii  where 
any  luch  (hip  or  vu'lVe!  Hull  jriiw,  a  true  and  jinlctl  liil,  or  ditilitaie 
under  his  hand,  of  the  chrilHan  and  furnamt-s  of  all  perloiii,  pnlVc:  g'ls  and 
c'lher*,  brought  in  luch  Ihip  or  vrH'^'l,  not  btlontjin;'  tluMcio,  and  not  iierc- 
tofore  inhabitant  J  of  this  Hatp,  with  a  partitid.ir  account  of  llit.ir  Icveral  cir- 
cumflances,  lii  far  as  ho  fliall  know  tiK-m.  on  pfi.aliy  of  foileiiiii!;  to  the 
ijfe  of  the  liiid  town,  in  which  luch  viU.l  ariivi.'s,  the  linn  "(  turn  /loiindt 
for  each  perfon  ;  to  be  lecoveied  by  aHiou  by  the  i..!  ftinen,  overlecrs  of  the 
poor,  or  town  iicaluier.  And  wl:en  any  peiton  lo  btong!it  by  atiy  luch 
mailer  of  velTel,  fliall  be  fick  or  bme,  .ind  likely  H)  be  t  li.ii  jjeahlc,  luch  iiial- 
ter  fliall  carry  liiin  or  her  out  ol  the  ll..te  ai^.iiii,  wiiliin  two  months  alter 
requeft  made,  or  give  bond  in  n  uMiimable  Inm  wifii  I'uniciem  Inreties,  tbit 
laid  perl()n  flinll  not  become  cbaigeable  to  laid  to.vn,  and  Hull  b-  liable  to 
pay  all  charges  of  lupporiing  any  luch  jicrlon. 

M,lSS.lCHUSf.TTS. 

By  a  law  of  MalTachufeits,  it.  is  ii;,i.'fi-d,  That  if  any  mnfli'i  or  otl'.cr  per. 
(on,  liaving  chargi.' of  any  veH'l,  Ihall  llieieiii  biit  g  iiiui,  and  laiul,  oi  lull.r 
to  be  lauded  in  any  place  witliiii  the  Couiaioii\vi..i!tb,  any  jjciIou,  bifote 
that  title  convitkd  in  any  other  Itale,  Or  iti  any  foiv!;;.i  country,  of  any  in- 
famous crime,  or  any  for  which  he  hath  b^en  Icntcnced  to  trjuljmriatioi'', 
knowing  of  luch  cnnvliiion,  or  havinj;  rerilnn  to  l.ilpitl  it,  or  any  pcrlon  of 
a  notonuufly  dillolute,  iulainoiis  and  abaiKUMRd  bl'e  and  ciiardflei,  knowing 
him  or  her  to  be  luch,  Oiall  for  every  Inch  ol^'jute  forfeit  the  liiin  C>[  oiif 
hundred  pounds,  one  half  thereof  lo  the  ul'e  of  the  Coiniiionwealtli,  aud  ll)<: 
other  half  to  the  ulc  of  any  peribn,  being  a  citizen  of,  and  reliding  in  tl'^ 
Commonwealth,  who  fliall  j)ioltcule  and  kie  i'or  the  lame,  by  adion  of  debt 
as  aforefaid. 

That  the  mailer  or  any  other  perfon,  having  cluirge  of  any  velTel  arriving; 
at  any  place  within  tl>e  Commonwealth,  with  aiiv  palVengers  on  bo.irJ  from 
any  foreign  dominion  or  connti y,  without  the  Uniied  .States  of  America, 
Ihall  within  forty-eight  houis  alter  I'luli  anival,  rnnke  a  leporl  in  wiiliu^; 
under  his  hand,  of  all  luch  pallonijcts,  their  names,  nation,  age,  cli.iractcr  ani 
condition,  lo  far  as  hath  come  to  bis  knowlotlge,  to  the  overleers  of  the  pcof 
df  the  town  or  dilliiti,  at,  or  nearell  to  whu  l>  lucli  vcU'el  Ihall  ariive,  wliOi 
fhall  record  the  fame  in  a  hook  kept  for  that  puipolc  in  tlieir  olhce.  And 
€very  fuch  mailer  or  other  perlon,  that  fliall  neglecl  to  make  luch  lepoit,  oi" 
that  Ihall  wittingly  amf  tvillingly  make  a  falle  o  le,  lliall,  for  each  of  tbefe 
offences,  forfeit  the  lum  oi fifty  pounds,  to  be  Iued  for  and  recovered  by  ac» 
tion  of  debt  as  afurelaid,  by,  and  to  the  ule  of  lucb  town  or  diRrict. 
■  *By  another  aft  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Maiiachuktts,  every  maRer  or 
commander  of  any  outward  bound  fliip  or  velVel  that  lliall  hereafter  carry  or 
tranlpoit  out  of  the  gov^rmient  any  perlon  under  t'.ic  age  of  twenty-one 
years,  or  any  appreiitice,  or  any  indented  lervaiii,  to  anv  pans  beyond  lea, 
•without  the  content  of  his  parents,  maRer,  or  guavdir.n,  ihall  forfeit  and  !">' 
the  fum  oi  fifty  pounds :  one  moieiy  to  the  ule  t.f  the  government,  and  the 
other  moiety  to  him  or  them  tliat  fliall  lue  iov  the  lame  ;  and  be  further  lia- 
ble for  the  damages  luftained  by  ihu  parent,  maftcr,  or  guardian,  i.  aipeciaj 
pftion  of  the  cafe. 


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LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


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RHODE-ISLAND. 

If  any  mailer  or  other  pcrfon,  having  charge  of  any  veffel,  fljall  bring  in. 
to  and  land,  oi  lutfcr  to  be  landed  in  any  plate  within  the  llaie,  any  perlbn 
before  that  tune  convitted,  in  any  other  iUic  or  in  any  foreign  country,  of 
any  infamous  crime,  or  of  any  crime  for  which  lie  hath  btjen  fentenced  to 
tranfporiation,  knowing  of  luch  convitlion,  or  having  reafon  to  fuipeft  it, 
or  any  perlon  of  a  noiorioully  dillolute,  infamous,  and  abandoned  life  and 
charattcr,  knowing  him  or  liei  to  be  iuch,  (hall,  for  every  fuch  offence,  for- 
feit the  lum  of /our  hundrtd  dollars,  one  half  thereof  to  the  ufc  of  the  flate, 
and  the  other  half  to  the  ule  of  any  perlon,  being  a  citizen  of  and  reliding 
within  the  itate,  who  may  profecute  and  lue  for  the  liime  by  aftion  of  debt 
,        as  aforefaid. 

The  mailer,  or  any  other  perfon  having  the  charge  of  any  veffel  arriving 
at  any  place  wuhin  the  Rate  with  a.iy  paffengers  on  board,  from  any  for- 
eign dominion  or  country,  without  the  United  States  of  America,  fhall, 
within  forty-eight  hours  after  luch  ahival,  or  before  landing  any  luch  paf- 
fenger,  make  a  report  in  writing,  under  his  hand,  of  all  luch  paflcngers, 
tlieir  names,  nation,  age,  charatler,  and  condition,  fb  far  ?.s  fliail  have  come 
to  his  knowledge,  to  the  overleers  of  the  poor  of  the  town  at  which  luch 
tieflel  Ihall  arrive.  And  every 'iiich  mafler  or  otiier  perlon,  who  lliall  ne- 
glefct  to  make  luch  report,  or  who  fhall  wittingly  and  willinalv  make  a 
talfe  one,  fhall  for  each  of  ihele  offences  forfeit  the  lum  of  two  hundred  dot- 
lars,  to  be  (ued  for  and  recoveied  by  atlion  of  debt  as  aforelaid  by  the  town- 
^realurer,  to  the  uii:  of  luch  luvvn,  g 

CONNECTICUT. 
By  a  law  of  the  ftate  of  Conncfticut,  it  is  cnafted,  That  any  perlbn  wh« 

^**' «&j"^  '"^''.  ^^'"  ^^^^  -*"y  P'^'^'*  '""^  indigent  perfon,  and  leave  him  or  her 
in  ai^ptown  within  the  lanie,  of  wliicli  town  he  or  (he  is  not  an  inhabitant, 
fuch  perfon  fo  bringing  in  and  leaving  luch  poor  and  indigent  perfon,  fliall 
forfeit  and  pay  for  every  Inch  perfon  (o  brought  in  and  left,  the  fum  oiJiK" 
tyrfeveti  dollars,  to  be  recovered  in  any  court  proper  to  try  the  fame,  to 
and  for  the  ufe  of  fuch  town, 

No  perfon  convifted  of  any  ci  inie,  in  any  foreign  country,  and  fentenced 
therefor  to  be  ti;anl"poried  abroad,  fliall  be  imported  into  the  ftate  ;  and  any 

I)erfon  or  perfons  who  (hall,  contrary  to  the  true  intent  and  meaning  of  the 
aw,  import,  or  bring  into  the  ftate  any  fuch  convift,  or  be  aiding  or  alTift- 
(ng  therein,  knowins;  fuch  perfon  fo  im[.orted  to  be  a  conviti,  and  fentenced 
as  aforelaid,  fliall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the  treafurer  of  the  ftate,  the  fum  of 
ihree  hundred  and  thirty.four  dollars,  for  every  fuch  convi£l,  fo  imported 
**y  I*  "foi'c'aid.  And  whenever  any  perfon  or  perfons  fhall  be  profecuted  for 
#"y  '>''«ach  of  this  law,  fi^ch  perfon  fhall  be  adjudged  guilty  of  the  fame,  un- 
lels  they  ft^all  make  full  proof  that  they  liad  lawful  right  to  import  the 
^me  ;  and  that  fuch  import4iion  was  not  contrary  to  the  true  intent  and 
meaning  of  rhe  law. 

NEW-YORK. 

If  any  mailer  of  any  fhip  or  other  veffel  (hall  bring  or  land  within  the 

.    llate,  any  perlbn  who  cannot   give  a  good  account  of  himfelf  or  herfelf,  to 

the  mayor  or  recorder  of  the  faid  city  for  the  time  being,  or  w^  is 

like  to  be  a  charge  to  the  iaid  city,  fuch  mailer  fliall,  within  wn  n^^i 


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-SE- 


AMEN. 


ny  veffel,  fljall  bring  in- 
hin  the  fbie,  any  perlon 
any  foreign  country,  of 
:  hath  been  lentenced  to 
ving  reafon  to  fulpef^  it, 

and  abandoned  life  and 
r  every  I'uch  offence,  for- 
of  to  the  ufe  of  the  fUte, 

a  citizen  of  and  reliding 
tie  lame  by  a£lion  of  debt 

•ge  of  any  vefTel  arriving 
on  board,  from  any  for- 
tales  of  America,  {hall, 
re  landing  any  luch  pal* 
of  all  iuch  paflengers, 
ib  far  ?.s  ihail  have  come 
he  town  at  which  luch 
er  perlon,  who  fliall  ne- 
'  and  willinsiv  make  a 
um  of  two  hundred  doU 
as  aforelaid  by  the  town- 


d,  That  any  perlon  wh« 
)n,  and  leave  him  or  her 
{he  is  not  an  inhabitant, 
id  indigent  perfon,  fliall 
and  left,  the  fum  oiJtK' 
per  to  try  the  fame,  to 

1  country,  and  fentenced 
I  into  the  {late  ;  and  any 
tent  and  meaning  of  the 
St,  or  be  aiding  or  alTifl^ 

a  convi6\,  and  fentenced 
of  the  {late,  the  fum  of 
ich  convi£l,  fo  imported 

fhall  be  profecuted  for 
d  guilty  of  the  fame,  un  ■ 
ful  right  to  import  the 
r  to  the  true  intent  and 


^ring  or  land  within  the 

t  of  tiimfelf  or  herfelf,  to 

time  being,  or  wh^  is 

lall,  within  0A«  niQ^i'i: 


LAWS  RELAtiNG  tO  SEaMEI^. 


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c*fry  or  fend  the  perfon  fo  imported  by  him,  back  sgain  to  the  place  from 
whence  he  or  fhe  came,  and  fhall  for  that  purpole  enter  into  bond  to  the 
mayor,  aldermen  and  commonalty  of  the  cuy  of  New-York,  with  one  or 
more  furety  or  fureties,  to  be  approved  of  by  fuch  mayor  or  lecorder,  in  the 
fum  of  one  hundred  pounds,  conditioned  for  the  purpofes  aforefaid,  or  fhall 
enter  into  bond  to  the  faid  mayor,  aldermen  and  commonalty  of  the  faid  city, 
with  one  or  more  fufficient  fureiy  or  fureties,  to  be  approved  by  fuch  mayor 
or  recorder  as  aforefaid,  in  the  fum  of  one  hundred  pounds,  conditioned  that  " 
the  perfon  fo  imported  fhall  not  be  or  become  a  charge  to  the  faid  city  as 
aforelaid,  or  any  other  city  or  town  in  the  ftate  :  and  in  cafe  fuch  mafler  of 
any  fhip  or  other  veffel  fhall  refufe  to  become  bound  as  aforefaid,  it  fhall  and 
may  be  lawful  for  fuch  mayor  or  recorder,  by  warrant  under  his  hand  and 
feal,  diredled  to  any  conftable  of  the  laid  city,  to  caufe  fuch  perfon  lb  refu- 
ftng,  to  be  committed  t©  the  common  goal  of  the  faid  city,  there  to  remain 
until  he  fliall  confent  to  become  bound  as  aforefaid  ;  and  fuch  bond  fhall  not 
be  avoided  by  plea  of  durefs. 

Every  mafler  of  any  fhip  or  other  veffel  who  fhall  entrt-  the  fame  in  the 
cuflom-houfe  in  the  city  of  New- York,  Ihall  within  twenty-four  hours  af- 
ter his  arrival  make  a  report  in  writing  ort  oath  to  the  mayor  of  the  faid 
city,  or  in  cafe  of  his  ficknefs  or  abfence,  to  the  recorder  of  the  Ciid  city, 
for  the  time  being,  of  the  name  and  occupation  of  every  perfon  who  fhall  be 
brought  into  port  in  his  faid  fhfp  or  other  veffel ;  and  in  cafe  of  negleft  the 
roafler  of  fuch  fhip  or  other  veffel  fliall  forfeit  the  fum  of  jify  dollars  for 
every  perfon  (b  neg'.efted   to  be  reported.     And  if  any  perfon  fo  neglefted 

Bto  be  reported  to  the  mayor  or  recorder  of  the  faid  city  as  afiirefaid  fhall  be 
a  foreigner,  the  mafler  of  fuch  fhip  or  other  veffel  fo  negle£ling  to  make 
report  as  aforefaid  fhall  forfeit  the  fum  oi Jeventy ■f.ve  dollars  for  every  for- 
eigner fo  negle£led  to  be  reported. 

Every  mafler  of  any  fhip  or  other  vefTel  who  fhall,  after  the  fifteenth  day 
of  May,  1797,  arrive  at  the  city  of  New- York,  with  em^gi-ants  from  any 
foreign  country,  he  Ihall,  previous  to  the  landing  of  any  luch  dnigrantS|' 
give  a  bond  to  the  mayor,  recorder,  and  eldermen  of  the  laid  city  of  New- 
York,  with  two  fuflicient  fureties,  to  be  approved  of  by  the  faid  mayor, 
recorder,  and  aldermen,  conditioned  to  indemnify  and  fave  harmlefs  the  faid 
city  of  New- York  from  all  and  every  expcnfe  and  charge  which  fhall  or 
may  be  incurred  for  the  lupport  and  maintenance  of  any  fuch  perfon  fo  im- 
ported, as  the  mayor,  or,  in  his  ablence  or  ficknefs,  the  recorder  of  the  faid 
city  for  the  time  being  fhall  deem  likely  to  become  chargeable  to  the  laid 
city  ;  and  if  any  mafler  of  any  fhip  or  other  veffel  fhall  fuller  or  permit  any  . 
fuch  emigrant  to  land  previous  to  giving  fuch  bonds  as  aforelaid,  every  fuctff-: 
mafler  fhall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the  mayor,  aldermen,  and  commonalty  of  the  *' 
city  of  New- York  the  fum  of  five  hundred  dollars  for  each  and  every  fuch 
perfon  whom  he  fhall  permit  and  fuffer  to  land,  and  for  whom  he  fhall  ne- 
gle£l  or  omit  to  give  lecurity  as  afore&id. 

VIRGINIA.     • 

By  a  law  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia,  it  is  enafled,  that 
No  mafler  of  a  fhip  or  other  veffel  fhall  traiifport  or  carry  any  perfon 
whatfosver  out  of  the  Commonwealth,  unlefs  fuch  perfon  fhall  firft 
have  piibliflied  for  fix  i«$]f^s|.fuccefrtvely,  in  the  Virginia  Gazette,  his  or 
her  relblution  to  depart  theii  i||Oim,  under  the  penalty  of  anfwering  and 
pay ii  g  every  debt  and  duty  fuch' perfon  at  his  or  her  departure  out  of 
the  Commonwealth  fhall  owe,  or  Hand  bound  for  to  the  Commonwealth, 
or  to  any  citizen  thereof,  by  judgment,  bond,  bill,  covenant,  acceutit,  or  by 


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^^  LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 

any  other  wiys  or  means  whatfoever,  to  be  recovered  againft  fuch  ma(l»r 
by  aftiDii  of  debt,  in  any  court  of  record  wi'hin  the  Commonwealth. 

Evci  y  mafter  of  every  {hip  or  other  veifel  oHending  herein,  flull  hi  lia- 
ble to  be  fued  at  any  time  for  any  debt  due  or  owing  from  the  peribn  fo 
tranlpoi  ted.  And  whenlbever  any  luch  aftion  or  fuit  flull  be  brought 
againil  liim,  tlw  court  wherein  the  lame  fhall  b;;  depending  may  rule  the 
defendant  to  give  Ipecial  biil,  and  the  clerk  fii.ill  endorfe  oa  the  writ  that 
app^rance  bail  is  required  :  Provided,  the  plaintiff  ihall  make  affidavit  be- 
fore a  inaiJiftrate  of  ibt  ^aul'e  of  attion,  which  ihall  be  tranfmitted  to  the 
clerk  of  the  court. 

Uv  another  law  of  Virginia,  it  is  enabled,  Th:it  no  captain  or  mafterof  any 
vellcl,  or  any  oiher  peilbii,  coming  into  tlie  commonwealth,  by  land  or  by 
water,  Ihall  import  or  bring  with  him  any  perlon  who  Ihall  have  been  a  felon 
convift,  or  undirr  kntence  of  death,  or  any  other  legal  dilability  incurred  by 
a  ciiminal  proltfcution,  or  who  fnall  be  delivered  to  him  from  any  pri.'ba  or 
place  of  coiifinemejit,  in  any  plact;  out  of  the  United  States. 

Eveiy  captain  or  niafter  of  a  vellel,  or  any  other  perlt)n,  who  fhall  pre- 
futne  to  import  or  bring  in'o  the  commonwealth,  by  land  or  by  water,  or 
fliall  fell  t)r  oll'c-r  for  I'ale,  any  fuch  peribn  as  above  deicribed,  fhall  lufler 
tluee  months  imprilonmcnt,  without  bail  or  mainprize,  and  forfeit  and  pay 
for  every  inch  perfon  ib  brought  and  imported,  or  ibid  or  ottered  for  lale,  the 
penalty  ij(  fifty  poundf  current  money  f)f  Virginia,  one  half  to  the  common- 
wealth, and  the  other  half  to  the  peribn  who  ihall  give  information  thereof; 
^hich  laid  penally  fhall  be  recovered  by  aftion  of  debt  or  itiformation,  m 
wliich  the  defendant  fliall  be  ruled  to  give  ipecial  bail.  , 

Every  mailer  of  vefl'cl  or  other  peilbn,  who  Ihall  bring  into  the  Com- 
monwealth, by  wjter  or  by  land,  in  any  veffel,  boat,  land  carriage  or  other- 
wife,  any  free  negro  or  mulatto,  fliall  forfeit  and  pay  for  every  luch  peribn, 
£>  brought,  the  penalty  of  one  hundred  pounds  lawful  money  ;  one  half  to 
the  Commonwealth,  and  the  other  half  to  the  perfon  who  fhall  inform  there- 
of, to  be  recovered  by  atlion  of  debt  or  information,  in  ar.y  court  of  record, 
and  the  defendant  in  every  fuch  cafe  fliall  be  ruled  to  give  fpecial  bail. 

This  aft  fliall  not  extend  to  mafters  of  veiTels  brmging  into  the  ftate  any 
free  negro  or  mulatto  employed  on  board  and  belonging  to  fuch  veffel,  and 
who  fhiil  therewith  depart,  nor  to  any  peribn  travelling  in  the  ftate,  having 
any  free  negro  or  tniilattoi  as  a  fervant.  , 


tv 


qUARANTlNE. 


BY  an  aft  of  Congrefs  refpefting  quarantines  and"  health  laws,  it  is 
provided,  That  the  quarantines  and  other  reflraints,  which  fliall  be  required 
and  eflabiiflied  by  the  health  laws  of  any  fl;jte,  or  purfuant  thereto,  refpeft- 
jng  any  vclfels  arriving  in,  or  bound  to,  any  port  or  difl;riCl  thereof,  whe- 
ther from  a  foreign  port  or  place,  or  fioth  another  diftrift  of  the  United 
Stales,  fliall  be  duly  obferved  by  the  colleftors,  and  all  other  officers  of  the 
revenue  of  the  United  States,  appointed  and  employed  for  the  Icveral  col- 
lection diltrifts  of  fuch  ftate  relpeftively,  and  by  the  mafters  and  crews  of 
the  I'everal  revenue  cutters,  and  by  the  military;  officers  who  fliall  command 
in  any  fort  or  ftation  upon  the  fea  coaft  ;  arid  all  fuch  officers  of  the  United 
States  fliall  he,  and  they  hereby  arc,  authorized  and  required,  faithfully  to 
aid  in  the  execution  of  fuch  quarantines  and  health  laws,  according  to  their 
rclpettive  powers  and  precin£ls,  and  as  they  (hall  be  diredled  from  time  to 


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againft  fuch  maft-r 
[Commonwealth. 
ig  liercin,  flull  be  lia- 
ng  from  the  perlbn  fo 
uit  flull  be  brought 
pending  may  rule  the 
^orfe  on  the  writ  that 
Itall  make  aihdavit  be- 
be  tranfmitted  to  the 

aptain  or  mafterof  any 

iwealili,  by  land  or  by 

I  (hall  have  been  a  felon 

dilability  incurred  by 

im  from  any  p  ri  lb:  i  or 
Stales. 

perlbii,  who  fhall  pre- 
land  or  by  water,  or 

dclcribed,  ftiall  iiifler 
ze,  and  forfeit  and  pay 
i  or  ottered  for  lale,  the 
le  half  to  the  common- 

e  infoi  mation  thereof ; 
debt  or  information,  in 

bring  into  the  Corn- 
land  carriage  or  other* 
for  every  luch  perlbn, 
ul  money  ;  one  half  to 
v\\o  Hiall  inform  there, 
in  ar.y  court  of  record, 
give  fpecial  bail. 
ging  into  the  (late  any 
ing  to  fuch  veflel,  and 
ng  in  the  ftate,  having 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  ftEAMEN. 


sot 


jnd'  health  laws,  it  i*« 
vhich  (hall  be  required 
rfuant  thereto,  refpeft- 
r  diftrifl  thereof,  whe- 

diftri£l  of  the  United 
ill  other  odicers  of  the 
yed  for  the  fcveral  coU 
e  maders  and  crews  of 
iti  who  ihall  command 
I  officers  of  the  United 
required,  faithfully  to 
iW',  according  to  their 

direfled  from  time  to 


time  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treafury  of  the  United  States;  And  the  faid 
Secretary  (hall  be,  and  he  is  hereby  authorized,  when  a  conformity  to  luch 
quarantines  and  health  laws  (hall  require  it,  and  in  rclptt  to  vefll;ls  which 
(hall  be  fubjeft  thereto,  to -prolong  the  terms  limited  for  the  entry  of  the 
fame,  and  the  report  or  entry  of  their  cargoes,  and  to  vary  or  difpenli:  with 
any  other  regulations  applicable  to  fuch  reports  or  entries  :  Provided,  that 
nothing  herein  fhall  enable  any  (late  to  collcil  a  duty  of  tonnage  or  impod 
without  the  confait  of  the  Congrefsof  the  United  States  thereto  :  And  pro- 
vided,  that  no  part  of  the  cargo  of  any  vefTel  firill,  in  any  calf,  bi  taken  out, 
or  unladen  therefrom,  otherwile  than  as  by  law  is  allowed,  or  according  to 
the  regulatioris  hereinafter  elbbliOied. — When,  bythi  health  laws  of  any  (late, 
or  by  the  regulations  which  (hall  be  made,  purluant  thereto,  any  veiTcl  ar« 
riving  within  a  colleftion  didiitl  of  (uch  Hate,  fliill  be  prohibited  from 
coming  to  the  port  of  eniry  or  delivery  by  law  eftabliflied  for  fucJi  diilrift, 
and  it  (hall  be  required  or  permitted  by  fuch  health  laws,  that  the  cargo  of 
fuch  veffel  (liall  or  may  hi  unladen  at  fome  other  place  within  or  near  to 
fuch  diftrift,  the  colleAor  authorized  therein,  after  due  report  to  him  of  the 
whole  of  luch  cargo,  may  grant  his  fpecial  warrant  or  permit  for  the  unlad- 
ing and  dil(:lurge  thereof,  under  the  care  of  the  lurveyor,  or  of  one  or  more 
infpe^rs,  at  fon.e  other  place  where  fuch  health  laws  ihall  permit,  and  upon 
the  conditions  and  redrictions  which  fhall  be  dire6ted  by  the  Secretary  of 
the  Trealury,  or  which  fuch  colleftor  may,  for  the  time,  reafonably  judge 
expedient  for  the  lecurity  of  the  public  revenue  :  Provided,  that  ii»*evcry 
fuch  cafe,  all  the  articles  of  the  cargo  io  to  be  unladen,  fhall  be  depofited, 
at  the  ri(k  of  the  parlies  concerned  ther'  in,  in  fuch  public  or  other  ware- 
houfes  or  inclofures,  as  the  coll«£tor  (hill  defignate,  there  to  remain  u^Jcr 
the  joint  cudody  of  fuch  colleft<»r,  and  of  the  owner  or  owners,  or  trader, 
or  other  perfon  having  charge  of  fuch  velTcl,  until  the  fame  dull  be  entirely 
unladen  or  difcharged  ;  and  until  the  goods,  wares,  or  merchandize  which 
fliall  be  fo  depofited  may  be  fafely  removed,  without  contravening  fuch 
health  laws  ;  and  when  fuch  i-emoval  may  be  allowed,  the  collector  having 
charge  of  fuch  goods,  waies,  or  merchandize,  may  grant  permits  to  the  re- 
fpcftivc  owners  or  conCignees,  their  faftors  or  agents,  to  receive  all  goods, 
wares,  or  merchandize  which  fliall  be  entered,  and  whereof  the  duties  ac- 
cruing fhall  b:  paid  or  liscured,  according  to  law,  upon  the  payment  by 
them  of  a  realonable  rate  of  dore»gi  ;  wHich  (hall  be  fixed  by  the  Secretary 
of  the  Treafury  for  all  public  ware-hoafes  and  inclofures. 

There  (hall  be  purchaled  or  erefled,  under  the  orders  of  the  Firefident  of 
the  United  States,  fuitable  ware-houfes,  with  wharves  and  inclofures,  where 
goods  and  merchandize  may  be  utdaden  and  depofited,  from  any  vefl'el 
which  (hall  be  fubjefl  to  a  quarentine,  or  other  redraint,  purfuant  to  the 
health  laws. of  any  date  as  aforelaid,  at  fuch  convenient  place  or  places 
therein,  as  the  lafety  of  the  public  revenue,  ar.d  the  obfervance  of  fuch 
health  laws  may  require. 

When,  by  the  prevalence  of  any  contagious  or  epidemical  difeale,  in  or 
near  the  place  by  law  ediblifhed,  as  the  port  of  entry  for  any  colle£lion 
di drift,  it  Ihall  become  dangeroucor  inconvenient  for  the  colle£lor  and  the 
other  officers  of  the  revenue  employed  therein,'  to  continue  the  difcharge  of 
their  refpe^ve  offices  at  fuch  port,  the  Secretary,  or,  in  his  abfence,  tlie 
Coroptrollerof  the  Treafury  of  the  United  States,  may  direfl  and  authorize 
the  removal  of  the  coUtifikor,  tnd  the  other  officers  employed  in  his  de- 
partment, from  fuch  port,  to  any  other  more  convenient  place,  within,  or 
as  near  ai  may  be  to  fuch  colleftion  diftrift,  where  fuch  colleftor  and  effi. 
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LAWS  RELATIM'3  TO  SEAMEN. 


cers  may  exercife  the  fame  authorities,  and  (hall  be  liable  to  the  fame  ctutien, 
according  to  exiding  circumftances,  as  in  fiich  !<iwful  port  or  dillrift ;  and 
of  fuch  removal,  public  notice  fliall  be  given  as  loon  as  may  be. 

[As  the  above  law  of  the  United  States  refers  to  the  feveral  health  laws  of 
the  different  ftates,  the  Editor  has  therefore  taken  great  pains  to  procure 
copies  of  them,  part  of  which  he  has  obtained.  Thefe  laws  being  from 
t^uir  fubjefl  liable  to  frequent  alterations,  he  cannot  vouch  for  the  au- 
thenticity of  the  following  ab(lra£l ;  it  is,  however,  as  accurate  as  the 
nature  of  the  fubje£l  will  admit  of.  It  is  probable  that  msders  of  vefleis 
will  be  furnifhed  with  copies  of  the  health  laws  by  the  proper  officcri 
of  the  port  immediately  on  their  arrivaU 

NEW-ltAMPSHlkE. 

By  •  law  of  this  ftate  it  is  provided,  That  whenever  any  (hip,  of  other 
velTel  {hall  arrive  in  any  port  in  the  ftate,  having  any  perfon  on  board  infe£^d 
with  the  plague,  fmall-pox,  peftilential  or  malignant  fever,  or  (hall  1^  '  "-en  lb 
in(ie£led  during  the  voyage,  or  having  on  board  any  goods  which  may  reafona> 
bly  be  apprehended  to  Inve  any  infe£lion  of  fuch  difcafes,  it  (hall  be  the  duty 
of  the  mafter  or  commander  of  fuch  (hip  or  veiTel  to  give  immediate  informa* 
tion  thereof  to  the  le!<;6lmen  of  Portfrnouth,  and  it  (hall  be  the  duty  of  the  ieU 
e£lmen  of  Portfmouth,upon  information  of  the  arrival  of  fuch  (hip  or  veffel,  and 
they  are  hereby  empowered  immediately  to  take  fuch  prudential  methods  and 
precautions  as  to  them  appear  necelTary,  to  prevent  the  fpreading  fuch  in- 
feflion,  and  may  order  and  appoint  the  diftance  at  which  fuch  (hip  or  velFel 
fliall  lie  from  the  (hure,  and  Ihall  have  power  to  remove  the  fame  at  the  ex- 
penfe  of  the  owner  or  mafter,  if  the  mailer  or  commander  (hall  refufe  or 
negle6l  to  remove  after  receiving  from  faid  fele£lmen  an  order  therefor— and 
the  faid  feleflmen  are  hereby  further  empowered  to  forbid  or  prevent  any 
perfon  coming  on  (hore  from  fuch  (hip  or  veffel,  or  any  goods  being  land- 
ed from  the  fame,  until  fuel',  precautions  be  taken  as  the  public  &fety  may 
to  them  appear  to  require.  And  if  the  commanding  ofHcer  of  any  fuch 
(hip  or  vefiel  (hall  fuller  any  perfon  or  thing  to  be  put  on  (hore  without 
permillion  fird  obtained  therefor,'  under  the  hands  of  the  faid  fele£lmen,  or 
a  major  part  of  them,  he  (hall  forteit  and  pay  the  fum  of  four  hundred 
doUars. 

If  any  peribn  come  on  (hore  from  any  fuch  (hip  or  vefTel  without  fuch 
liberty,  any  jullice  of  the  peace  may  caufe  fuch  perfon  to  be  conlined  in  fuch 
proper  place  as  the  fele&men  aforelaid  may  appoint,  for  a  term  of  time  not 
exceeding  thirty  days,  at  his  own  expenfe,  to  be  recovered  by  them,  by  aC' 
tion  of  debt  in  any  court  proper  to  try  the  lame. 

The  faid  Seleftmen  (hall  have  full  power  to  feize  and  keep  any  goods 
landed  from  fuch  velTel,  without  fuch  leave,  until  they  ihall  caufe  the  fame 
to  be  cleanfed  at  the  expenfe  of  the  owner  of  fuch  goods— and  if  the  owner 
nfgtcA  to  pay  fuch  expenfe,  the  Selectmen  (hall  have  power  to  fell  fo  much 
of  the  gx)ds  as  will  defiay  the  lealbnable  Chaiges  of  feizing,  keeping,  and 
cleanfing  the  dime. 

If  any  perfcAi  or  perfons,  leamen  or  palfengers  belonging  to,  or  on  hoard 
any  veifel  arriving  at  any  port  or  harbour  within  the  ftate,  (hall  b.e  infe61e,d 
with  the  plague,  unatl-pox,  peftilential  or  maligltant  kvcr,  during  the  voyage, 
the  commander  of  fuch  (hip  or  vefTel,  (hall  immedialely  on  his  entrance  intA 
fuch  port  or  harbour,  caulc  his  veifel  to  be  anchored,  and  give  information 
thereof  to  the  commanding  ofticer  of  Fort  W^illiam  and  Mary,  if  tlie  velFcl 


HMtrn 


ble  to  the  fame  duties, 
il  port  or  diflrifi ;  and 
IS  may  be. 

feveral  health  laws  of 
;veat  pains  to  procure 
rhefe  laws  being  from 
lot  vouch  for  the  au- 
ver,  as  accurate  as  the 
;  that  mafters  of  veffels 
by  the  proper  officen 


rer  any  (hip,  or  other 
terfon  on  board  inre£led 
rer.orfhallli  '""enfo 
ods  which  may  reaibna- 
fes,  it  fliall  be  the  duty 
ive  immediate  informa* 
t  be  the  duty  of  the  kl- 
Fl'uch  (hip  or  vefTel,  and 
rudential  methods  and 
he  fpreading  fuch  in< 
ich  luch  (hip  or  ve{rel 
>ve  the  lame  at  the  ex- 
pander (hall  refufe  or 
an  order  therefor— and 
brbid  or  prevent  any 
ny  goods  being  land* 
the  public  fafety  may 
g  o(&cer  of  any  fuch 
)ut  on  (hore  without 
the  faid  fele^lmen,  or 
fum  of /our  hundred 

or  velTel  vnthout  fuch 
to  be  conlined  in  fuch 
or  a  term  of  time  not 
ivered  by  them,  by  «c- 

e  and  keep  any  goods 
:y  (ball  caufe  the  lame 
)ods— and  if  the  owner 
power  to  fell  fo  much 
feizing,  keeping,  and 

nging  to,  or  on  board 
■  ftate,  (hall  b?  infefte^i 
ver,  during  the  voyage, 
:ly  on  his  entrance  intd 
I  and  give  information 
ind  Mary,  if  the  velFcl 


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happens  to  be  in  Pifcataqua  harbour,  or  in  cafe  of  the  velTel's  being  in  any 
other  port,  to  thsneat.  II  field  officer  of  the  militia,  whole  bufinefs  it  (hall  bis 
immediately  to  notify  the  prefident,  or  in  hisabfence  two  of  the  council,  and 
receive  their  dire£tions.  And  if  the  commanding  officer  (hall  fuifer  any  per< 
Con  or  thing  to  be  landed,  or  let  on  (hore  out  of  faid  vclTel,  without  per* 
mi(fion  obtained  either  from  the  prefident,  oi  in  his  abfence  from  two  of  the 
council,  he  (hall  forfeit  and  pay  the  fum  of  one  hundred  pounds.  And  if 
any  perfbn  who  may  come  in  fuch  vefTel,  either  as  (eaman  or  palFenger,  (hall 

J>refume  to  come  on  (hore  before  licenfe  is  obtained  as  aforelaid,  he  (hall  for- 
eit  the  fum  oi  fifty  pounds. 

By  another  law  of  New-Hamp(hire  it  is  enafted.  That  whenever  any  (hip 
or  veiTel  (hall  arrive  at  the  port  or  liarbour  of  Porifmouth,  after  the  fifteenth 
day  of  May,  and  before  the  firft  day  of  November,  in  any  year,  from  any 
country,  place  or  port,  (Ubjeft  to  the  How  fever,  or  any  malignant  pedi- 
lential  or  contagious  dilbrder,  or  whei.  the  yellow  fever,  or  any  malignant 
contagious  dilbrder  is  ufually  or  often  prevalent,  it  (hall  be  the  duty  of  the 
healtii  officers  or  any  one  of  them,  immediately  to  examine  into  the  ftate 
and  circumfbnces  of  fuch  thip  or  vefTel,  and  if  it  (hall  be  tjw  opinion  of 
fiiid  health  officers,  or  any  two  of  them,  that  fuch  (hip  of  vcfTcl,  her  cargo, 
or  any  perfon  ot^  board  of  t'.ie  fame  is  infeded  with  any  futh  malignant  con- 
tagious diforder,  and  that  her  coming  to,  or  remaining  at,  or  near  any  of  the 
wharves,  or  compaffc  parts  of  faid  town,  would  be  injurious  or  dangerous  to 
the  health  of  faid  inhabitants,  it  (hall  b^  t'.ic  duty  of  laid  health  officers,  or  fome 
two  of  them  by  a  writing  under  their  hands,  to  order  and  direft  the  owner 
or  owners,  mafter  or  commanding  officer  of  fuch  fhip  or  veffel,  to  remove 
fuch  fhip  or  velTel  to  fome  place  of  fafety  not  exceeding  three  miles  diftance 
from  faid  town,  in  fuch  order  to  be  fpecilied,  there  to  remain  to  cleanfe  and 
purify  fuch  (hip  or  ve(rel  and  her  cargo,  for  fuch  a  term  and  fpace  of  time 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  as  (hall  be  limited  and  fpecified  in  fuch  order^ 
and  in  cafe  the  owner  or  owners,  mailer  or  commanding  officer  of  any  fuch 
fhip  or  velTel,  (hall  difobey  or  nrgle£):  to  perform  and  comply  with  fuch  or. 
der,  or  (hall  move  or  bring  fuch  ihip  or  veffel,  or  any  part  of  her  cargo,  or 
any  article  cm  board  fuch  (hip  or  veifel,  or  permit,  or  (u(fer  the  lame  to  be 
moved  or  brought  on  (hore  before  the  expiration  of  the  time  limited  anci 
fpecified  in  fuch  order,  without  having  previoudy  obtained  permi(fion  ia 
writing  to  do  the  fame  from  two  of  (aid  health  officers,  or  from  a  majority  of 
the  feleftmen  of  faid  town,  fuch  owner  or  owners,  mafler  or  comnuuiding 
officer  fo  offetiding,  (hall  forfeit  and  pay  to  &id  town,  a  fum  not  exceeding 
two  tkou/and  doUars,  which  may  be  recovered  with  cofls  in  an  a£iion  in  the 
name  of  diid  town,  to  be  profecuted  by  faid  health  o(ficers,  in  any  court 
proper  to  try  the  fame :  and  if  the  owner  or  owners,  maftcr  or  commanding 
officer  of  any  fuch  (hip  or  ve(rel  (hall  negle£):  to  remove  the  fame  agreeable  to 
fuch  order,  or  having  removed  the  &me  ihall  again  before  the  expiration  of 
the  time  limited  and  fpecified  in  fuch  order,  bring  fuch  fhip  or  veifel,  or 
caufe  the  fame  to  be  brought  to  or  near  any  wharf  in  (aid  town,  or  near  any 
^compa£l  parts  of  faid  town,  without  having  previotifly  obtained  fuch  per> 
«ni(&on  therefor,  as  is  herein  above  provided,  the  laid  health  officers,  or  fome 
two  of  than,  taking  with  them  fufficient  affillance,  (hall  remove  fuch  (hip, 
or  ve(rel  to  the  place  fpecified  in  (aid  order,  there  to  remain  at  the  ri(k  of  the 
owner  or  owners  until  the  expiration  of  the  time  in  fuch  order  limited  and 
fipecified— ^nd  the  expence  of  removing  fuch  (hip  or  veffel  and  keeping  thft 
u|ie,  may  be  recovered  againft  fuch  owner  or  owners,  mafter  or  command- 
ing pfl\cer,  with  double  cods,  in  the  fame  way  and  manner  as  is  provide^ 

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for  lerpverlng  the  expence  of  removing  or  deftroying  nuifances  and  putrid 
fubfUnce  or  matter. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

By  a  law  of  the  Commonwealth  of  MaflachufettJ,  to  prevent  the  fpread- 
Jng  of  contagious  licknel's,  it  is  enafted,  That  inquiry  {hill  be  made  by  the 
officer  or  otiier  perlbn  on  duty  at  the  caftle  in  the  harbour  of  Boflon,  of  ev- 
ery veflel  coming  from  fea,  and  parting  by  the  ibid  caftle,  whether  any  infec- 
tious ficknels  be  on  board,  or  has  been  on  board,  fince  fuch  velfel  left  the 
ijort  from  wlifiico  f!ie  lid  cunc  ;  and  if  any  fuch  velfel  has  any  ficknefs  on 
)oaid,  or  has  had  any  on  biunl,  fince  her  leaving  fuch  port,  in  fuch  cafe, 
orders  Dull  be  given  by  laid  officer,  or  other  perlon  on  amy,  to  the  matter 
or  commiiider  of  Uuii  ved'i.!,  immediately  to  anchor,  and  to  remain  at  an- 
chor  until  a  cerliKcaie  (liall  be  t)btairied  from  the  major  part  of  the  SeleA. 
men  of  the  tcwn  of  Hortcm,  that  they  arc  of  opinion  luch  velfel  may  come 
up  to  the  town  wiihoul  danger  to  the  inhabitants,  or  until  the  faid  mafter 
«ir  commander  Ihall  itceive  orders  from  tiic  laid  Sele£imen  to  anchor  his  vef- 
lel  near  the  hqffjital  on  Raintfnrd'.t-IJldnd,  in  the  harbour  of  Boflon.  And 
in  ca'e  any  mafler  or  commander  of  a  vefliel  fhall  by  himfelf  or  the  people 
on  hoard  make  lalje  anfwer,  when  enquired  of  as  aforclaid,  by  the  ofncer  or 
other  perlon  0:1  duiy  as  aforelitid,  or  after  orders  are  given  as  aforefaid,  fhall 
iies;ie6i  or  refute  to  aiulior  near  the  caflle  as  aforefaid,  or  come  on  fhore,  or 
fufWr  any  paiiengtr,  (>r  oth'.-r  perfon  belojgii  g  to  the  velfel,  to  come  on 
fhore,  or  any  gtwds  10  be  taken  out  before  the  velfel  fhall  have  anchored,  or 
uithout  lilK-rty  fio:n  the  Seleftmen  as  aforefaid.;  or  in  cafe  any  mafter  or 
tommander  of  a  vcilel,  ordered  to  anchor  near  the  hofpital  afcrelaid,  fhall  ne-. 
gleet  or  refule  fo  to  do  ;  in  every  fuch  cafe,  every  mafter  or  commander  fo 
otfeiidii  g,  fliall  lorii-'it  ar.d  pay  for  each  offence  the  fum  of  four  hundred  dol- 
lars, or  uilTer  lix  months  in-prifonment. 

Upon  application  made  to  the  Seleftmen  of  the  town  of  Boflon  by  any 
mafter  or  coM.mander  of  any  velfel  at  anchor  near  the  hofpital  as' a£ore(aia, 
the  laid  Seietlmen  are  hereby  empowered  to  permit  luch  paHergers,  goods, 
or  lading,  as  they  fliall  jut'g;  free  from  infeftion,  to  come  on  fhore;  or  to  be 
taken  out  and  dilpoled  of  a*  the  owners  Ihall  fee  fit  ;  and  fuch  paffengers 
,  nnd  go<Kls  as  fliull  not  be  permitted  as  aforeliiid,  (hall  remain  on  board  or  be 
landed  on  fiid  illand;  and  if  any  mafter  or  rtJmmander  of  any  fuch  velfel, 
for  the  time  being,  fhall  come  on  fliore,  or  fuller  any  of  his  people  or  paf- 
fengers to  come  oil  Fnore,  or  any  boat  to  come  on  board,  or  fuffer  any  goods 
to  be  taken  out  of  his  velfel,  unlets  permitted  as  aforefaid,  or  fhall  come  up 
to  faid  town,  with  his  velfel,  until  by  a  certificate  under  the  hands  of  the 
laid  Seleftmen,  or  a  mHJor  part  of  them,  it  fhall  appear  that  faid  veffel,  com- 
pany and  gixids  are  cli'.ir  of  infeftion,  and  the  orders  for  flopping  the  fame 
ix;  retpovetl,  or  taken  olf,  he  Ihall  for  every  fuch  offence  forfeit  the  fum  of 
two  hundred  dollars  ;  and  in  cafe  he  be  not  able  to  pay  that  fum,  hc  fhall 
Cufler  three  months  impriloniTieni  ;  and  if  any  failors  or  paffengers,  coming 
iu  faid  velfel,  fhall  without  the  knowledge  or  content  of  the  mafter  or  com- 
maitder,  prelume  to  come  on  fhore,  or  up  above  the  caftle  aforefaid,  or  if 
any  perfon  fhall  knowingly  prefamc  to  go  on  board  from  fhore,  or  go  tijl 
the  aforefaid  houte  or  iftand  in  time  pf  infeftion  there,  without  leave  asafor^' 
faid ;  or  if  any  peilim  put  lick  into  the  litid  houle  or  fent  there  on  fufpiciqn 
of  being  infetled,  Ihall  prelume  to  go  off  the  faid  illand  without  leave  j« 
aforeliiid,  any  pcrion  offending  in  any  of  the  particulars  above-^entionoHj 
ftiall  forfeit  the  fum  of  ta>o  hundred  dollars  j  atid  in  cafe  fuch  perlbn  be  BO< 
able  to  pay  fuch  forfeiture,  he  ihall  fuiler  two  months  impriroiunent. 

*     't       • 


4  EN. 

;  nuifances  and  putrid 


to  prevent  the  fpread- 

(hill  be  made  by  the 

JOur  of  fiofton,  of  ev- 

Hc,  whether  any  infec 

cc  fuch  velFel  left  the 

Vel  has  any  ficknefs  on 

ich  port,  in  fuch  cafe, 

on  duty,  to  the  malkr 

and  to  remain  at  an- 

jor  part  of  the  Sele£l. 

Inch  veifel  may  come 

■  until  the  faid  mailer 

:men  to  anchor  his  vef- 

boiir  of  Bnnon.    And 

himfelf  or  the  people 

ilhid,  by   the  officer  or 

iven  as  aforefaid,  ftiall 

,  or  come  on  (hnre,  or 

he  veflel,  to  come  on 

(hall  have  anchored,  or 

r  in  cafe  any  mafler  or 

)ital  afcreiaid,  (hall  ne<. 

afler  or  commander  fo 

m  oi  four  hundred  doU 

iwn  of  Bofton  by  any 
le  hofpital  ai"  aforefaid, 
"uch  paffepgers,  goods, 
3mc  on  Ihore ;  or  to  be 
;  and  fuch  pffengers 
remain  on  board  or  be 
er  of  any  fuch  veffel, 
'  of  his  people  or  paf- 
rd,  or  fuffer  any  goods 
faid,  or  fhall  come  up 
jrtder  the  hands  of  the 
r  that  faid  veffel,  com- 
for  (lopping  the  fame 
nee  forfeit  the  lum  of 
lay  that  fum,  he  Oiall 
or  pafTengers,  coming 
of  the  mafter  or  com- 
i  caftle  aforefaid,  or  if 
i  from  fhoiife,'  or  go  10* 
without  leave  as  afor^- 
fent  there  on  fufpicioi 
and  without  leave  )« 
liars  above-jnentioncfli 
;ife  fuch  perlbn  be  vot 
%  imprilbnment. 


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Whenever  any  (hip  or  veffel,  wherein  any  infeftion  or  infcfVious  ficknei's 
hath  lately  been,  fljall  come  to  any  hatLour  within  the  ihaie,  or  whenever 
any  perlbn  or  perlbns  belonging:;  to,  or  that  may  either  by  lea  or  lan;l  come 
into  any  town  or  place  near  ilie  public  hofpital  aforelaid,  fliall  he  vilited, 
or  ftiall  lately  before  have  b-en  villtecl  with  any  infetlious  lickncls,  two  of 
the  juO ices  of  the -peace  or  lekVtmen  of  fuch  place,  be,  and  hiTfln"  an-  em- 
powered immediately  to  order  tiie  iaiil  veffel  and  lick  perUins  to  the  liiid  hol- 
pital,  there  to  be  taken  ore  of  according  to  the  dircftions  of  this  ait  -,  and 
where  any  fuch  Ihip,  velle),  or  perl»)ns,  cannot  without  great  incoiiireiutocB 
and  damage,  be  ordered  to  the  aforefaid  hofpiral,  in  any  huh  cale  the  rulot 
and  directions  are  to  be  obferved  which  are  provided  in  the  lirfl  enaftitig 
claufe  of  the  a£l :  and  in  cale  the  mafter  or  mariners  of  any  vellcl  ordered 
to  the  hofpital  as  aforclaid,  (hall  ref^ife  or  delay  foe  the  Ipace  of  fix  hour* 
after  fuch  orders  being  given  to  laid  mafter,  or  cither  of  the  jwners  of  laid 
veffel,  or  of  the  fattors,  or  either  of  the  faid  owners  of  the  goods,  to  come  to 
fill,  if  wind  and  weather  permit,  in  order  lo  proceed  to  liid  hofpital.  fuch 
mailer,  lb  refufing,  Ihall  forfeit  and  pay  the  fuin  of  four  hundred  dollirs  : 
and  each  mariner  lb  refufir.j,  the  lum  of  oi:r  bundrrd  dollars  ;  and  in  cale 
they  be  not  able  u\  pay  laid  iunis,  they  Ihall  fuiicr  fix  months  impnfonment. 

If  any  mafter,  leamau,  or  paffenger,  belonging  to  any  vcllel  on  board. 
which  any  infeclion  is,  ormiy  have  lately  been,  or  lufpetted  to  have  been, 
or  which  may  have  come  fiom  any  port  where  any  infectious  mortal  dil- 
temper  prevails.  Ihall  refufe  to  make  anlwer  on  oaih  to  fnth  queflions  as 
may  be  alked  him  or  them  reliting  lo  fuch  infection,  by  the  fi-leflirtn  of  tlie 
town  to  which  fuch  velL-l  may  come,  (which  ouih  the  laid  ic'lectnten  arc 
hereby  empowered  to  adminifter)  fuch  mafter,  feaman,  or  paffengcr,  lb  refill- 
ing, (hall  forfeit  the  lum  of  two  hundrel  dollars  :  and  in  cale  he  be  not  able 
.  to  pay  laid  fum,  he  Ihall  fultr  fix  months  imprilbnincnt. 

And  the  feleftmen  of  fiofton  are  hereby  authorized  and  direfted  to  proi 
vide  nurfes,  afliftance,  and  necelfaries,  for  the  comfort  and  relief  of  iiich 
fitk  perfons  as  may  be  lent  lo  faid  hofpital  as  afoielaid  ;  the  charge  thereof 
to  be  borne  by  the  faid  perfons  themlelves,  if  able  ;  or  if  p(or  and  unable, 
by  the  towns  to  which  they  refpe6\ively  belong  ;  or  if  not  inhabitants  of 
any  particular  town,  or  other  place  within  this  Itaie,  then  by  the  common- 
wealth. 

Whenever  any  veffel  (hall  arrive  at  any  port  other  than  Bofton  within 
the  commonwealth,  having  on  board  any  pcrlon  vilited  with  the  plague, 
fmall.pox,  malignant  fever,  or  any  other  pcftileniial  difeale,  the  maf- 
ter, commander,  or  pilot  thereof  (hall  not  bring  fuch  velfel  up  near  the  t>  n 
of  the  port  where  (he  firft  arrives,  until  liherty  be  lirft  granted  in  writing 
by  the  leleflmen  thereof ;  but  they  may  bring  fuch  veffel  to  an  anchor  in 
foch  place  below  the  town,  as  will  be  moft  for  the  fifety  of  the  inhabitants 
j^iereof,  »nd  the  prefervation  of  the  veffel  and  the  people  on  lioaid,  there  to 
Wait  for  orders  from  the  li:le£lmen  of  lucli  town  before  any  paffenger  or  per- 
W)n  belonging  to,  or  any  thing  on  board  the  lame  be  brought  on  fhore  ;  and 
any  mafler  or  commander  of  fuch  veffel  who  (hall  be  found  guilty  of  a 
breach  of  the  law  contained  in  this  fe£lion,  (hall  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  of  two 
hundred  dollars  for  every  fuch  offence,  upon  conviftion  thereof  before  any 
court  proper  to  try  the  lame  ;  and  any  pi.'ot  who  may  go  on  board  any  fuch 
velfel,  and  pilot  the  fame  up  to  the  town  without  liberty  firll  had  and  ob- 
tained  fix>m  the  iele£tmen  thereof  as  afureiiiid,  lliuU  forfeit  and  pay  a  line  of 
Jfftjt  dollars  for  every  fuch  offence, 


11; 


Ji 


fi  '< 


lU' 


ae» 


LAWS  RELATIMO  TO  SEAMEN. 


RIIODE.lSLAh'D. 

No  mafter  or  comnnndfr  of  nny  fhij)  or  other  vefTcl,  wiio  {lull  come  inta 
•ny  port  or  liaibmr  of  the  Ibic,  ami  iliill  \\.wi  aiiV  perfon  or  psrlbns  on 
board  Ack  of  the  ("mall  pox,  or  any  otli.i  icniMgioin  dillemper,  or  wlio  hsi 
had  any  ptrl'on  fitk  of  fucii  clidenii^f-r  in  ibc  paffrtgf,  oi  who  finll  come 
from  any  port  or  place  ulually  iiilciLtoil  wi  li  the  fmall-pox,  or  where  any 
other  contagious  difleinper  ii  picv^ienf,  Ihnll  prciume  to  bring  fuch  vellcl 
to  anchor  la  any  of  ihc  poris  uf  th>:  llit'e  within  \iie  didance  of  one  mile  of 
•ny  public  ferry,  pi>-"r  or  Imliaj;  plate,  or  permit  or  fuflijr  any  perfon  or 

J>erfont  on  board  iuch  vedL'l  kj  be  iamie  I,  or  any  pei'on  to  come  en  board 
iich  veffel  without  a  licenle  full  had  and  obtained  from  the  governor  or 
lieutenant-governor,  or,  ia  iluir  abfeiice,  fioin  one  or  more  of  the  afTif- 
tants  of  the  flate,  or,  in  liis  or  ilieir  alili  nee,  from  two  or  more  juflices  of 
the  peaci  or  wardens  of  fuch  to.vn  wh.io  fuch  vflfel  Ihill  arrive,  on  the 

genalty  of  forfeiting/u«r  luinJied  d  >llur.i  to  and  for  the  u("e  of  the  flate,  to 
e  recovered  by  the  general  irealurer,  l>y  artoi  of  debt,  in  any  court  of 
common  pleas.  And  it  Ihall  be  the  duty  of  Iuch  mafter  or  commander,  on 
his  firft  arrival  in  any  port  in  the  ftiie,  lo  hoid  and  keep  his  colours  in  th« 
ihrouds  of  his  Ihip  or  velfel,  as  a  fi;jnal  of  having  come  from  Iuch  infetled 
place,  or  havmg  iiifedion  on  bnanl. 

If  any  perlon  or  peri<)ns  wlu)li.)ever  fliall  prefume  tot  land  or  come  on 
Ihore  from  on  board  Iuch  vellel  without  licenle  full  had  and  obtaii\ed  as 
aforefaid,  it  fhali  be  lawful  for  any  all'iilant,  juilice  of  the  peace  or  warden, 
to  fend  back,  fuch  «  flFonder  or  oUeiKlers  immediately  on  boird  Iuch  veflej,  or 
ConBne  him  or  them  on  (lioie,  in  luc  !i  convenient  place  as  to  him  (hall  ap- 
pear mod  effL-ftual  to  prevent  the  Ipreadingof  anv  infettion,  until  the  town- 
council  of  fuch  town  fliall  have  inl\)riiiatiiin  a. id  op;;ort'jnity  to  remove 
laid  «ff;nder  or  offenders,  as  they  are  hereafter  empowered  and  diretled  ; 
tind  the  perfon  or  perlbns  fo  ( fF  ndii  g  Hull  latisfy  and  pay  all  charge  that 
Ihall  ariie  thereon,  and  alfo  each  ot  ;ticin  (lull  fofeit  forty  dollars,  to  be 
recovered  in  manner  as  afoiefaid  ;  and  if  tli*  olVcnder  or  olfenders  (hall  not 
kave  fuiHcienl  edaie  to  pay  the  lame,  he  or  they  Ihall  be  con(iiicd  and  fub< 
jefted  to  hard  labour  for  a  term  not  exceedirg  two  months. 

The  governor,  lieutenant-governcr,  afrift.jnts,  judices  and  wardens  at 
•forelaid,  be  and  they  are  hereby  empowered  and  direfted,  to  fend  a  phyfi- 
cian  or  other  luitable  perfon  tu  examine  into,  and  make  report  to  htm  or 
them  tefpeftively,  of  the  true  (late  of  Inch  vcllel  and  the  people  on  board, 
•t  the  charge  of  the  mader  or  commander  of  fuch  velTel. 

The  town-council  of  the  town  where  fuch  veffel  fliall  arrive,  be,  and 
they  are  hereby  empowered  and  direfted,  forthwith  to  put  on  board  fuch 
veffel  fome  fuitable  perlbn  or  |)erfons  lo  fccure  (aid  veffel  and  cffiftually 
prevent  any  communication  iheiewiih,  at  the  expenfe  of  the  owners. 

The  town-council  of  fuch  towij  be  and  they  are  hereby  empowered  and 
direfted,  to  confine  on  board  faid  veffel,  or  fend  to  ibme  hoTpital  or  other 
fuitable  place,  all  perfons,  mariners  or  paffengers,  or  others  who  came  in 
£iid  veffel,  for  a  convenient  time,  until  (uch  of  them  as  have,  or  are  liable  to 
have,  the  fmall-pox,  or  other  infeftious  didemper,  are  perfeflly  recovered 
and  cleanfed  from  liiid  didemper,  or  have  piled  a  fuitable  quarantine  ;  and 
alfo  all  other  pericms  who  have  gone  on  board  fuch  veffel  without  licenfe  as 
aforefaid,  at  the  charge  and  expenfe  of  Iuch  perlbns  refpeftively ;  and  alfo 
all  other  perfons  that  came  in  (aid  veffel,  uniu  they  have  been  lufRciently 
aired  and  cleanfed. 


E' 


vIEN. 


:l,  wlio  flull  come  inta 
perlbti  or  perlbns  on 
dilUmper,  or  wlio  has 
jf,  oi  wlio  llnll  come 
i!l-pox,  or  where  any 
le  to  bring  luch  veird 
(IKbnce  of  one  mile  of 
r  I'uHer  any  perfon  or 
n  'on  lo  come  en  board 
from  ilie  governor  or 
or  more  of  the  afTif- 
vo  or  more  juflices  of 
el  IhiU  arrive,  on  the 
the  ufe  of  the  (late,  to 
debt,  in  any  court  of 
ifter  or  commander,  on 
keep  his  colours  in  th« 
tme  from  luch  infedied 

ne  to  land  or  come  on 
(l  had  and  obtaii\ed  as 
f  the  peace  or  warden, 
in  boird  luch  veflej,  or 
ace  as  to  him  (hall  api 
fettion,  until  the  town- 
ip;;ar!  j:iity  to  removt 
I  powered  and  dire£led  ; 
lid  pay  all  charge  that 
?it  forty  dollars,  to  be 
T  or  offenders  (hall  not 
U  be  conhucd  and  fub< 
roRihs. 

I  dices  and  wardens  at 
£^ed,  to  fend  a  phyd- 
[lake  report  to  him  or 
i  the  people  on  board, 
Tel. 

:1  fliall  arrive,  be,  and 
to  put  on  board  fuch 
1  velTel  and  cff';;£lually 
;  of  the  owners, 
hereby  empowered  and 
ibme  hoTpital  or  other 
r  others  who  came  in 
as  have,  or  are  liable  to 
are  perfeftly  recovered 
litabie  quarantine  ;  and 
'elTel  without  licenfe  as 
t  refpe£tively ;  and  alfo 
have  been  I'ulHciently 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


307 


The  town-coMncil  of  the  town  where  fuch  veflel  arrives,  lie,  and 
they  are  hereby  empowered  and  directed,  to  appoint  two  liiilable  perlims  to 
tak";  eflfeftual  care  that  all  goods,  wares  and  inert  handize  imported  in  fuch 
veflel,  which  they  think  liable  to  hold  and  conununicate  the  infeftion,  be 
landed  on  fome  of  the  idands  in  the  Nn  ia;>aiilett  bay,  and  extxiled  to  the 
lun  and  air,  and  clcanfcd,  not  exceeding  ten  iljys,  nor  under  fix  days,  be- 
fore they  arc  permitted  to  be  brought  into  a-iy  lioiiie,  fliop  or  warelioufc, 
other  than  wherf.  thev  are  cleaniifd  as  aforelaid  ;  and  when  fuch  goods  are 
fufiiciently  aired  and'cleanfcd,  luch  perfons  fhall  give  the  owners  or  poflef- 
Ibrs  thereof  a  certificate,  and  the  town-countil  Ih.iU  allow  and  order  laid 
goods,  wares  and  merchandize,  to  he  delivered  lo  the  owner  or  owners 
therrof  ;  and  the  charge  and  expenfo  of  landing,  airing  and  cleanfing  fuch 
goods,  wares  and  merchandize,  Ihall  be  boine  by  the  relpcitive  owner  or 
owners;  and  all  goods  that  are  judged  by  the  town-council  not  to  be  in- 
fefted,  fhall  be  Uclivered  to  the  owner  or  owners,  withoiir  delay  and  ex- 
penfe  of  airing,  as  foon  as  may  be  conlidtnt  wi.h  the  lafcty  of  the  town  in 
regard  to  other  parts  of  the  cargo. 

All  goods  imported  in  luch  vcHlds  as  afoipfaid,  that  fhall  be  chndeftintly 
landed,  or  brought  into  any  houle,  fl;0[i  or  warchonfe,  without  a  certificate 
and  allowance  as  aforefaid,  and  not  cleanled  or  aired  by  order  of  the  town- 
council  as  aforelaid,  fhall  Ije  forfeited,  one  third  to  and  for  the  ule  of  the 
fUte,  and  the  other  two  thirds  to  him  or  them  who  fliall  inform  and  fiie  for 
the  fame,  in  the  court  of  common  pleas  in  the  county  where  fuch  <  ffence 
fliall  be  committed.  And  all  afi'tJlants.  judices  and  wardens,  are  heix:by 
empowered  and  required,  upon  information  given  them,  to  ieizc  and  fecure 
all  fuch  goods,  wares  and  merchandize,  in  their  refpedive  jurilUidioas,  un- 
til legal  trial. 

The  town-councils  of  the  refpeftive  towns  be,  and  they  are  hereby  em- 
powered and  directed,  to  fix,  fettle  and  adjud,  all  wanes  and  charges  de- 
manded by  perfons  employed  by  them  to  It  cure  luch  veilel,  or  to  air  and 
deanie  fuch  goods,  or  to  attend  upon  and  inirli:  fuch  perliins  as  aforelaid. 

For  the  better  fecuring  of  the  payment  of  what  charges  may  arile  on  the 
nurfing  or  attendance  upon  any  failoror  mariner  b-longing  to  fudi  vell'el  as 
aforelaid,  the  mailer  thereof  is  hereby  requiicd  to  flop  payment  of  the  wages 
due  to  fuch  mariner,  until  certified  fiom  the  town-council  that  luch 
charges  are  fully  fatisfied  and  paid,  on  penalty  of  paying  the  fame,  fo  far  as 
the  amount  of  the  wages  fo  pid  by  him. 

CONNECTICUT. 

By  a  law  of  the  ftate  of  Conne£licut,  it  is  ena£led,  That  if  any  perfon  or 
perfons,  feamen  or  paflengers  belonging  to  or  tranf|x>ned  in  any  fliip  or  veflel, 
arriving  at  any  port  or  harbour  within  the  Hate,  happen  to  be  vifited  with 
the  fmall-pox,  or  other  contagious  ficknefs  during  the  voyage,  or  come 
from  any  place  where  fuch  ficknefs  prevails  and  is  common,  it  fhall  be  in 
the  power  of  the  feleftmen  of  the  town  to  order  fuch  perfon  or  perfons  to 
confinement  in  fuch  velTel  and  fuch  place  as  they  (hall  think  proper,  and  for 
lo  long  a  time  as  they  fhall  think  mod  convenient  and  fafe  ;  and  if  need  la 
require,  upon  their  application  to  one  aflTidant  or  jufliceof  the  peace,  or  more 
if  readily  to  be  come  at,  he  or  they  may  and  are  hereby  authorized  to  make 
out  a  warrant  lo  the  flicriff  or  condabte  aforelaid  ;  or  in  want  of  fucli  olH- 
cers.  or  for  any  other  ipecial  realbn,  to  lome  other  fiiitable  perfon  (who  is  ac- 
C(<rdingly  hereby  empowered  with  the  fame  authorities,  and  required  upon 
the  fame  penalties  as  the  proper^ofHcers  are  inveded  with  and  !i;.ble  to)  boili 
for  the  remanding  fuch  peribns  on  board  iigip,  and  confining  them  ly  the 


1^1 


lli 


if* 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEM. 


places  a(1ii;ned  them  on  board  or  on  the  Oiore  ;    and  alfo  for  preventing  per- 
kuis  coining  to,  or  going  from  them  cuntiary  lo  tlie  orders  given. 

Whenever  any  pcrlbn  or  jierlons,  fliall  come  into  any  town  in  the  (late 
either  hy  hull  or  water,  from  anyplace  where  the  (inailpox  or  other  con- 
tagious dileale  i«,  or  liath  lately  been  previHent,  or  whonevcr  the  lisledinen  of 
any  town  ih.\\\  ItifpeH  that  any  {x'rlbn  in  their  town  haih  come  from  fucti 
plico,  or  i.%  infc<te*l  with,  or  hath  been  ex|K>li;d  lo  the  Imall-pox,  or  fuch 
other  tlileaft.',  in-  tiiat  attv  g>odi,  wares  or  merchnndi^.e,  oit  board  any  fliip  or 
veffirl,  ainvinf^in  liK'h  town,  if  landed,  wo'.ild  be  likely  to  communicate  the 
fni.dljvix  or  Inch  other  dileafi',  il  lh.dl  be  l.iwful  for  the  felertmen  o^ fuch 
t'lwn,  or  inch  perlbn  or  pcrlotis  as  they  (hall  ap|ioint  the  health  oiTicer  or 
otliccis  ihercoi',  to  recinive  Inch  (VMronor  ptrloiis,  li)  coming  or  fulpeiled  to 
dilclolo  onoaih,  whether  he  or  ihey  have  come  from  fuch  place,  or  are  in- 
f'^led  with,  or  have  been  expoled  to  ilie  Imallpox,  or  fuch  other  difeali: ;  as 
alio  his  oi  their  whole  knowledge  CDiiecfnitii^  luch  f^txid,<s,  waies  and  mer- 
chandize, and  for  that  pin°|)o!c  to  adminilt'.T  an  cath  or  oaths  to  fuch  p;rlbn 
or  nerfdiK,  or  eni''r<iii  board  aiiv  hich  (hip or  velVel ;  an<l  inculisany  fuch  p.-rlbn 
o.[)orlb".s  Ih.ill,  whin  required,  rcfufe  to  lull'orlach  leleCtuieii,or  health  officer 
or  ulhcers,  to  <  iiier  into  luch  fliip  or  vffi'ei,  or  Hrdl  r.-fufe  to  difcloi'e  on  oath  as 
aforelaid,  l;iid  feletlmen  fhali,  without  further  proof,  have  the  fame  authority 
to  order,  and  t  fF  ft  the  confinement  of  luch  jK-rlon  or  psrfuns,  fo  rcfufuig  as  is 
provided  in  the  preceding  paragraph  ol  this  ait  rcl  iiive  to  perfons  fuipecied  to 
h.i'.'c  tlie  Imall  po«  or  otner  dileale.  And  if  luch  felectmen  Ihall  on  examina- 
tion  be  of  opinion  ihpt  fuch  goods,  wares  and  merchandize,  or  any  prt  thereof, 
if  landed,  would  expo!e  tlie  inhabitants  to  the  finall-pox,  or  other  contagious 
diliiarc ;  it  flwll  be  the  duty  of  fuch  (.dcctincn  (with  the  advice  of  the 
civil  authority  of  fuch  town)  to  fccure  the  lame  on  board  luch  fliip  or  velfcl, 
and  prevent  the  landing  thereof  until  they  Hiall  be  fuiiably  aired  and  cleanled, 
in  luch  manner  as  fuch  feleftinen  Ihall  order  and  dircfl. 

In  ctlir  an)'  jx'rfon  or  perlbns  fliall  land  or  unlaid,  in  any  town  in  theftate, 
from  any  Ship  or  velfel,  any  cloathing  or  bedding  which  hath  been  uli:d  by 
any  peiltm  or  perfons  infe£led  with  the  fmalUpox,  or  fuch  other  difeafe 
(without  the  confent  of  the  feleflmen  of  fuch  town)  knowing  the  fame  to 
have  been  uled  as  aforelaid,  he,  flie,  or  they  {hall  forfeit  to  the  treafurer  of 
fuch  town,  one  hundred  dollars,  to  b.'  recovered  by  bill,  plaint  or  inforau> 
tion. 

When  any  perlbn  in  any  velTel,  in  any  haibour  or  road  within  the  ftatef 
fhall  be  taken  lick,  and  do  fear  and  iulpett  it  to  be  the  fmall-pox,  or  other 
contag'ous  hcknefs,  as  aforefaid,  it  flnll  be  the  duty  of  the  mader  of  ths 
veflct,  immediately  to  put  forth  a  fignal,  lo  teit,  a  white  cloth,  two  feet  fquare, 
fhall  be  hoil^ed  on  the  Hirouds  of  faid  vedel,  which  fignal  fliall  be  fo  con-. 
tinued  till  by  order  of  a  juftice  of  the  peace,  or  the  fcleftmen  of  the  town, 
they  Ihall  be  difchaiged  therefrom.  Anjl  on  failure  thereof,  the  mader  of 
fuch  veffel,  on  conviftion  thereof  before  the  county  court  in  the  county 
where  fuch  omiffion  fhall  be,  (hall  incur  fuch  penalty  as  the  laid  court  fluU 
judge  proper  v  not  exceeding/or(y  dollars. 

If  any  perfon  Ihall  bring  into  any  town  in  the  (late,  cither  by  land  or  water, 
from  any  place  infefted  with  the  fmalt.pox,  or  any  other  mortal  or  contagi- 
ous difeale,  any  goods,  wares  or  merchandize,  and  land  them  or  expofe  them 
to  fale  without  liberty  from'  two  or  more  of  the  feleftmen  of  faid  town  firft 
had  and  obtained  in  writing,  under  their  hands,  fuch  perfons  fliall  forfeit  the 
fum  of  fixtyfeven  dollars,  one  half  of  (aid  penalty  to  the  informer  who  fliall 
profecute  the  fame  to  effeft,  the  other  half  to  the  treafurer  of  the  town  in 
which  fuch  g.iods  arc  hnded  or  expoliid  tolalA 


T*-' 


EM. 

fo  for  preventing  pur- 
lers given. 

nny  town  in  the  (late 
lallpox  or  other  con- 
iievcr  ihc  lelcdmen  of 

aih  come  from  fuch 
Iw  linall-pox,  or  fuch 
on  board  any  diip  or 
y  to  communicate  the 

the  felertinen  o^fucb 

the  health  olTicer  or 
miin;4  or  {ulpetled  to 
luch  place,  or  are  in- 
fuch  other  dife .lie  ;  as 
Lxxis,  waie*  and  mer- 
ir  oaths  to  Inch  p;rlbn 

ill  talis  any  lUth  pvrlbn 
thacn,or  health  officer 
(e  to  dtfcloi'e  oti  oath  as 
kve  the  fame  authority 
rfuns,  fo  refuCuiR  as  is 
to  pcifons  ful'pecietl  to 
mon  thall  on  cxamina. 
izf ,  or  any  part  thereof, 
)x,  or  other  contagious 
th  the  advice  of  the 
ird  fuch  fliip  or  velfct, 
ably  aired  and  cleanfed, 
t. 

I  any  town  in  the  date, 
icli  hath  been  uled  by 
or  fuch  other  difeafe 
knowing  the  fame  to 
rfeit  to  the  treafurer  of 
)il!,  plaint  or  inforau« 

road  within  the  {Iste^ 
ie  fmall-pox,  or  other 
y  of  the  tnafter  of  tha 
e  cloth,  two  feetfquare, 
fignal  (hall  be  fo  con- 
felefbnen  of  the  town, 
thereof,  the  mailer  of 
y  court  in  the  county 
'  as  the  laid  court  (hall 

Either  by  land  or  water, 
ther  mortal  or  contagi- 
d  them  or  expofe  than 
tmen  of  faid  town  (irft 
perfons  fhall  forfeit  the 
the  informer  who  fliall 
eafurer  of  the  town  in 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


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I 


tt  (hall  be  the  duty  of  the  fele£lmen,  upon  application  to  them  made,  to 
make  fpeedy  examiiution  whether  it  be  ncceflary  to  air  fuch  g<HxK,  wtires 
or  merchandize,  brought  in  as  aforefaid  ;  and  if  they  judg:  it  not  necelfiry 
to  air  them,  they  (hall  then  give  a  certificate  to  the  perlon  or  perfons  ap« 
plying  therefor,  and  liberty  to  land  and  11:11  the  fame.  And  wlienl'i<ever  any 
loods,  wares  or  merchandize  Drought  in  as  aforefaid,  and  are  fuitably  aired, 
aid  feleflnien  fhall  give  a  certiticate  thereof  to  the  perbii  whole  goods, 
wares  or  merchandize,  are  thus  aired,  with  liberty  to  land  or  fell  the  fame 
accordingly. 

When  it  (hall  happen,  that  any  (hip  or  veffel  (hall  come  from  any  phce 
where  the  fmall-pox,  or  other  contagious  fickiiefs  is  prevalent,  it  Ihall  be 
the  duty  of  the  maAcr  of  fuch  (hip  or  vedel,  and  in  cali:  of  the  inability  of 
the  mader,  it  (ha.l  be  the  duty  oi^the  next  otficer  fuccelUvily  upon  their 
arrival  in  any  harbour,  road,  or  creek  in  the  (late,  forthwith  to  give  infor- 
mation to  orie  or  more  of  the  fele£lmen  of  fuch  town  where  fuch  vclTel  llull 
iird  arrive,  from  whence  they  came,  and  the  true  circum  (lances  of  the  peu- 

J>le  and  cargo  on  board.     And  whatever  mader,  or  other  ollicer  on  board 
uch  vefllel,  (hall  for  the  fpace  of  twelve  hours  after  his  arrival  as  aforefaid, 
negle£l  to  give  information  as  aforefaid,  or  fhall  negle£l  to   wait   for  and 

Eun6lually  obey  fuch  orders  as  (hall  be  given  in  fuch  caie  according  to 
w,  or  (hall  fumr  any  of  the  people  beloiiging  to  fuch  f!iip  or  veffel  to 
go  on  (liore  (except  to  give  information  as  aforelaid)  Ihnll  forfeit  to  the 
treafurer  of  (uch  town  where  fuch  oITence  (hall  be  committed,  the  fiiin  of 
one  hundred  andjixty-feven  dollars,  to  be  recovered  by  bill,  plaint  or  in- 
formation in  any  cOurt  proper  to  try  the  lame. 

If  any  pattenger  or  other  perlon  on  board  fuch  velfel  (liall  prcfume  to  go 
on  (hore  from  any  fuch  ve(rel  (except  as  before  excapted,  beforeitiforma- 
tion  as  aforefaid  has  been  given,  and  order  thereon  madc^  fuch  perlon  ihall 
incur  upon  himfelf  a  fine  of  thirty-three  dollars  and  thirty/our  cents,  to 
be  recovered  as  aforelaid. 

When  any  foldier,  failor,  or  marine  belonging  to  the  army  or  navy  of  the 
United  States,  who  is  not  an  inhabitant  of  this  date,  fhall  become  fick  in 
any  town  within  this  date,  under  fuch  circumdances  that  he  cannot  be  re- 
moved, and  uiuble  to  provide  things  necelfary  for  his  (upport,  or  procure 
the  fame  from  fome  holpital  or  perlon  employed  in  the  hofpital  or  medical 
department  bf  the  United  States,  it  (hall  be  the  duty  of  the  feleflmen  of 
fuch  town  to  provide  the  necelTaries  for  the  fupport  and  relief  of  fuch  fol- 
dier, lailor,  or  marine  in  his  ficknels,  and  the  reafonable  cxpenles  thereof, 
properly  authenticated,  being  laid  before  the  governor  and  council,  with 
ttie  name  of  fuch  foldier,  lailor,.  or  marine,  the  company,  regiment,  fhip  or 
other  velTel,  and  ftate  lo  which  he  belonged,  they  are  hereby  authorized  to 
order  payment  tif  the  amount  of  fuCh  expenfe,  or  lo  much  of  \t  as  (hall  bs 
by  them  allowed,  and  charge  the  £une  to  the  account  of  the  United  Stales. 


By  a  law  of  the  date  oT  New- York,  to  prevent  the  (prcading  oi  contagi- 
ous fickne(s,  it  is  enaCled,  That  all  velTels  arriving  in  the  port  of  New- 
York,  from  parts  Beyond  the  fea,  haivins  on  board  fotty  paffengers,  all  velTels 
arriving  in  the  laid  port  having  on  board  a  perlon  (ick  with  a  fever,  all  vef- 
felt  arriving  in  the  did  port,  on  board  of  woich  a  perlon  may,  during  tbft 
time  fuch  veCTels  were  at  the  foreign  port  from  which  they  lad  failed,  or 
during  their  pafTage  froti  tberfce  to  th«  port  o(^New-York,  have  died  of  a 

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LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


fever,  and  all  vcflVU  arriving  in  lite  faiJ  port  from  places  where  it  the  tim« 
of  their  (iepirtiira,  an  infc^intis  diiealie  prevailed,  (Tiall  be  luhjeA  to  (|uaran- 
tine  of  courfe.  It  (hall  Ik  lawful  fur  the  perlbn  adminidering  the  gov-* 
rriiment  of  the  (late,  from  time  to  lime,  whenever  and  as  he  fhall  judge  ad- 
vileable,  to  illue  his  proclamation  declaring  what  other  velfeli  to  he  defcrib- 
ed  as  coming  from  the  countries,  idands,  or  port*  therein  to  be  mentioned, 
fhall  alio  be  fubjed  to  quarantine.  That  it  (halt  in  like  manner  be  lawful 
for  him  to  i(Tue  his  proclamation,  afTigning  and  limiting  the  places  or  Cpacen 
where  all  velitis  i'ubjtil  to  quarantine  (liall,  on  their  arrival  within  the  faid 
port,  be  brought  to  anchor,  and  retnain  until  they  fhall  have  been  vifiled 
Mid  examined  by  the  health  ofhcer,  and  by  him  reported  to  fome  one  of  the 
commilTioncrs  to  be  free  from  infeftion.  That  all  perfoni  offending  in 
the  premiles  (lull  be  liable  to  be  puniihed  as  for  a  miidemeanor,  by  fine  and 
imprifonmetit,  in  the  dilcret'"'":**  the  court  having  cognizance  thereof;  and 
tnorcover  it  Hull  be  lawf.il  for  the  faid  cominitTioners  to  caufe  any  velTel 
iubjeft  to  quarantine  which  before  fhc  fhall  have  been  fo  vifited,  examined 
and  reported  as  aforefaid,  fhall  be  brought  to  anchor  elfewhere  within  the 
f^id  port  of  New- York  ;  and  all  vefl'eU,  although  net  dei°crib;d  in  this  a£t, 
or  in  fuch  proclamation  as  above  mentioned,  as  velTels  fubje6l  to  quaran- 
tine, having  on  board  a  perfon  (ick  with  a  difeate  which  in  the  judgment  of 
the  health  ofticer,  there  (liall  be  realbn  to  apprehend  is  infedious,  or  having 
on  hoard  articles  which  may  be  apprehended  to  contain  infedion,  to  be  re- 
mnved  to,  and  brought  to  anchor  within  the  faid  places  or  (paces  fo  to  be 
alligned  and  limited,  and  to  caufe  all  perlbns  and  articles  which  may  have 
been  landed  to  be  arreded  and  i'eized,  and  to  be  returned  on  board  luch  veU 
lei,  or  removed  to  the  lazaretto  herein  after  mentioned. 

The  health  officer  (hall  without  delay  vifit  and  examine  all  velFels 
fubje6t  to  quarantine,  and  whenever  he  (hall  judge  any  fuch  veffel  free  from 
infeflion,  he  (hall  fo  report  her  to  fomc  one  of  the  f.  "d  commifTioners,  and 
he  (lull  be  entitled  to  receive  from  the  mafter  of  every  veffel  fo  to  be  vi(. 
ited  by  him,  if  coming  from  a  foreign  port,  the  fum  of  three  j/oundj,  and  if 
coming  from  a  port  within  the  United  States,  the  fum  of  thirty-two  Jhillingi, 
for  his  fervices  therein  ;  and  the  commilTioners  (hall  caufe  him  at  all  timea 
when  he  (hall  require  it,  to  be  fumilhcd  with  a  convenient  boat,  and  with 
men  fufficient  to  row  the  fame  ;  and  to  that  end,  if  they  (hall  deem  it  mod 
convenient,  it  fhall  be  lawful  for  them  to  contra6l  with  any  perfon  for  that 
purpofe.  And  in  order  that  the  faid  health  officer  may  be  enabled  the  bet- 
ter to  perform  the  examination  of  veffels  fubje£t  to  quarantine,  it  (hall  be 
lawful  for  him  to  put  all  fuch  quedions  to  the  pcrions  on  board  any  fuch 
veffel  as  (hall  be  needful  and  proper  to  that  end,  and  the  perfons  to  whom 
fuch  quedions  (hall  be  put  fhall  refpe^vely  truly  anfwer  the  fame  on  oath, 
and  which  oath  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  adminider  accordingly  ;  and  ev- 
ery perlbn  fwearing  falfely  in  the  premifes  (hall  be  conCidered  as  liable  to 
the  pains  and  penalties  for  wilful  and  corrupt  perjury. 

It  (hall  be  lawful  for  the  perlbn*  adminidering  the  government  of  the 
(late  to  caufe  a  building,  fuitable  to  ferve  for  a  lazaretto,  the  cxpenfe  where- 
of, exclufive  of  the  monies  to  be  expended  for  the  purchafe  of  lands,  if  any 
(ImII  be  purchafed,  not  to  exceed  the  fum  of  two  thou/and  pounds,  to  be 
ere£led  on  Nutten  Idand,  or  on  other  lands  which  may  be  deemed  more  eli- 
gible, and  which  other  lands  he  is  hereby  autlu)r!zed  to  purchafe  for  the 
people  of  this  date,  ibr  the  reception  6f  perfons  and  articles  arriving  in  a 
Vfffel  I'ubjeft  to  quarantine,  and  by  the  health  officer,  or  the  faid  commif- 
Aoners,  ordered  or  permitted  to  be  removed  (rom  on  board  fuch  veffel,  and 


m 


^MEN. 

hcr%  where  it  the  t!m« 
11  br  luhjeft  to  *]uarjri- 
adminirirring  thr  gov-< 
d  aj  be  (hall  judge  ad- 
rr  velfeU  to  be  drfcrib- 
erein  to  be  mentioned, 

like  manner  be  lawful 
ing  the  places  or  Ipacei 
arrival  within  the  faid 

(hall  have  been  viHled 
)rtcd  to  fome  one  of  the 
II  perfons  cffending  in 
lildemeanor,  by  fine  and 
ngnizance  thereof ;  and 
neri  to  caufe  any  velTcl 
rn  fo  vifitcd,   examined 

elfewhere  within  the 
ct  del'crib;d  in  this  a£>, 
lleU  fubje£l  to  quaian- 
hich  in  the  judgment  of 
is  infectious,  or  having 
aiii  infeftion,  to  be  re- 
>laccs  or  (paces  To  to  be 
titles  which  may  have 
rned  on  board  I'uch  vel- 
ed. 

id  examine  all  veirels 
ny  fuch  veffel  free  from 
r.  M  commifTioners,  and 
:cry  veffel  fo  to  be  vif- 

I  of  three  j/oundi,  and  if 
Ti  of  thirty-txao  fiillin^i, 

II  cauie  him  at  all  times 
nvenient  boat,  and  with 
they  fliall  deem  it  mod 
/vith  any  p^rfon  for  that 
may  be  enabled  the  bet- 

quarantine,  it  (hall  be 
rlons  on  board  any  fuch 
id  the  perfons  to  whom 
anfwer  the  fame  on  oath, 
!r  accordingly  ;  and  ev- 

conl'ideredas  liable  to 

the  government  of  the 
etto,  the  expenfe  where- 
purchafe  of  lands,  if  any 
thou/and  pounds,  to  be 
T)ay  be  ucemed  more  eli- 
zed  to  purchafe  for  the 
id  articles  arriving  in  a 
cer,  or  the  faid  commif- 
1  board  fuch  vcn'el,  and 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


tit 


») 


for  the  reception  of  all  perforu  within  the  Giid  city  Tick,  with  an  infc Ainui 
diltM,     ,iiid  wlium  it  nuy  be  nciclfary  to  have  removed  to  r\iii»  l.i/.uetio. 

The  Uui  hr.iitli  oHicer  fhill  be  pliyrman  to  ttie  Uid  la/.itctto,  and  iha 
tommiirioncf,  of  the  health  otlicc  Ihall  in  uilicr  tolpehs  have  the  luperm' 
tcndaiw  '*  thereof,  uud  <rmploy  m^lrs,  nuiles,  and  ntiiiuijiit*.  mid  provide 
Nodding,  (.  lothirig,  (uil,  iiroviliuuN,  iiicdicioei,  ar.d  luch  other  matters  a* 
'I'll  be  requilitc  'hrrein;  and  it  Diall  be  lawful  for  iliriii  to  make  rralima. 
I>k-  .  '1  prudeiiiwl  nerdful  rules  and  orders  fur  the  government  and  iiian« 
agrtncnt  ilifreof. 

All  perl.iii.  removed  to  the  faid  Uziiretto  fliall  be  liable  to  p:iy  a  reafona. 
ble  lum  for  tliiir  Uoaid,  nii'diciitc,  and  jtlcodjiice  tlieicio,  and  if  an)'  of 
I  hem,  deemed  lo  have  lullicient  means,  fliall  refuff  to  pay  luih  liim,  ilio 
fitme  OuU  be  recovered  fium  thctn  by  the  laid  commiiliunei  t  by  luit  in  their 
own  name. 

It  (hall  be  lawftd  for  lliu  laid  health  oilicer,  whenever  he  fhall  judge  it 
necefTary  to  prevent  inlViUon,  to  caulo  any  baklmg  and  clothing,  ariiving 
in  a  veffel  fubjedl  to  quaraniim.*,  to  lie  deftroyed. 

Ry  another  law,  in  addition  to  the  above,  it  is  piovided,  That  all  conn- 
ing veffels  coming  from  any  place  louih  of  Cape  Rluy,  all  hough  not  lub-. 
jc£t  to  quatantiiu',  of  courlt:  (hull  be  liable  to  examination,  if  tlie  liculih  of. 
iirrr  (hall  deem  it  expedient  by  (ome  fit  perion  to  be  by  him  deput<  d,  who 
(hall  have  (uch  realbnabli:  coinpenlation  for  his  Icrvice^,  and  ]>ai(l  by  the 
commiilioners,  as  they  fliall  deem  lifjlii.  And  that  quarantine  (liall  in  all 
cafes  continue  as  many  days  as  thi'  coininidiontrs  fliall  deem  netefl'ary.  And 
that  no  vetl'el  hereafter  ariiviiig  in  the  port  of  Ncw-Yoik  othcrwilir,  and 
(ubjctl  to  quarantine,  of  courlc  ihall  be  exempted  from  (uch  quatantine,  by 
lealon  of  having  previoully  touched  or  cnteied  at  any  port  within  the  Unit- 
ed  States,  unltis  luch  vclfel  fliall  hive  reniaitied  in  (uch  port  for  the  (pac« 
of  ten  days. 

By  an  ail  of  the  afTembly  of  New-York,  pafl'ed  April  y.h,  i8co,  it  is  en. 
afted,  that  whenever  a  vellel  fliall  arrive  at  the  anchorii  g  place  lor  veffcU 
at  quarantine,  from  a  place  where  a  malignant  or  peflileniial  fever  prevailed, 
or  if  during  her  voyage  any  perlbn  has  died  or  been  lick  on  boaid  withluih 
fever,  the  mafUr  or  owner  (hall  forthwith,  upon  the  icquifition  and  inidt  r 
the  diretlion  of  the  health  officer,  wholi^  duty  it  fliall  be  tn  make  liicb  r.-- 
quifilion,  caufe  fuch  velTcl  to  he  unloaded,  clcanfed  end  purified,  and  tiiai 
until  then  no  permit  (hall  be  granted  for  her  to  proceed  to  the  city  of  New- 
York  ;  End  every  mafter  and  owner  negletling  or  refuling  to  comply  witU 
fuch  requifltion  of  the  hcalib  officer,  (hall  be  confidered  guilty  of  inilde- 
meamor,  and  upon  conviflinn  thertqf,  (hall  be  (incd  in  a  Cum  not  exceeding 
five  hundred  dollars,  or  be  impriioncd  for  a  time  not  exceeding  iix  calender 
months  by  any  court  having  cognizance  thereof. 

Whenever  any  veffel  fhall  arrive  at  the  quarantine  ground  between  tli« 
firft  day  of  June  and  the  firftday  of  Of^ober  in  any  (we  year,  frhin  a  place 
to  the  louthward  of  Sandy  ll<x)k,  the  mafter  or  perion  having  the  charge  cf 
fuch  velFel  (hall  forthwith  upon  the  requiljtion  of  the  health  officer,  canii' 
all  the  wearing  apparel,  bedding  and  every  other  thing  on  board,  likely,  in 
tlie  opinion. of  the  oflicers  to  communicate  infeftion,  to  be  landed  for  th» 
purpofeof  being  cleanled  with  water  or  oheiwifc  purified,  under  the  di- 
reftion  of  the  commiilioners  of  the  liealth  office,  by  perfons  to  be  emplove<i 
by  them;  during  which  clcanfing  they  fl^iall,  if  necelhiry,  furnifli  any  indi- 
gent perfon  with  change  of  apparel  at  the  cxpenle  of  the  health  office,  the 
fame  to  be  iffterwards  returned  to  the  laid  commiffioners  to  employ 
ye^fons  ip  vkaiile  and  purify  spy  part  of  th«  cargo  of  any  veff«l  ^    A\^ 


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LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


that  until  fiich  requifition  Ihall  be  complied  with,  no  veflel  (luU  have 
a  permit  to  proceed  to  the  city  of  New- York  ;  and  that  any  matter  or  per- 
fon  havin"  chirge  of  a  veffel  fo  circuroftanced,  neglefting  or  refufing  to 
comply  with  luch  rennifition,  fhall  l>e  conlldered  guilty  of  a  miTdemeahori 
and  upon  conviftioh  thereof  (hall  (je  fined  in  a  fum  not  exceeding  two  hurt' 
drtd  dollars,  or  be  ifnprifpned  for  a  time  not  exceeding  three  calender 
months,  by  any  court  having  cognizance  thereof. 

No  cotton  or  hides,  dainaged  coffee  or  damaged  peltry,  (hall  be  brought 
into  the  city  of  New- York  between  the  (irftday  of  Ji^e  and  the  firft  dayof 
November  in  any  one' year,  and  no  coffee  or  peltry  whatever  within  the 
period  afotx:fa id,  iinlefs  authorized  by  the'commiiuoners  of  the  health  office^ 
after  having  been  examined  ;  and  if  any  of  the  articles  afore&id  fhall  be 
brought  into  the  city  in  violation  of  this  aft,  it  (hall  be  the  duty  of  (aid 
tomminioners  to  feize  and  fell  the  Ijnie,  ana  to  apply  ^he  neat  proceed* ' 
thereof  to  the  ufe  of  the  health  office. 

The  commifiioners  of  the  health  ^ffice,  or  either  of  them,  are  hereby  au- 
thorized and  required  to  demand  and  receive  from  the  captain  or  commander 
of  every  velM  which  fhall  hereafteiwcnter  the  port  of  New- York  from  atoy 
foreign  po«t  the  following  fums,  to  wit,  for  each  captaiii  or  cominander,  one 
du'lar  ajid  fifty  cents,  for  each  cabin  pailenger,  one  dollar  and  Jifly  centSf 
for  each  (leeras^e  paU'engeri  feventy-five  cents,  and  for  each  mate,  bilor,  or 
ynanner,  fcvdily  -five  cents, -which  (eveial  fums  are  demandable  of  the  captain 
or  commander  of  evei  y  luch  veffel,  and  on  payment  thereof  every  fuch  cap- 
tain or  commander  fliall  and  may  lawfully  demand  and  receive  from  every ' 
fuch  pedbtion  \vhv)(e  account,  rcfpeftively,  the  (iune  (hall  have  been  paia« 
ihe  monies  lb  paid.  .,....■. 


PENNSYLVANIA. 

By  a  law  of  Pennfylvania  it  is  enafted,  That  all  (hips  and  veflTels,  as  well 
velfeis  of  war  as  merchant  veffels,  arriving  at  the  lazaretto  from  iny  port  or 
place  in  the  Mi^diierranean,  or  the  leas  or  waters  connefled  with  the  lame, 
to  the  eaftwaid  of  the  Straits  of  Gibraltar,  or  from  the  coaft  of  A(Tica  vrith- 
out  the  Straits  of  Gibraltar,  and  the  territory  oiF  the  fame,  and  the  ports  of 
Africa  other  than  the  Cape  of  Good-Hope,  in  the  Indian  Ocean,  and  from 
tlie  main  land  of  North  or  South  America,  or  the  Weft  India  Ifiands  be- 
<ween  the  latitude  of  the  River  St.  Mary,  in  Georgia,  and  the  beginning 
of  the  latitude  of  thirty  degrees  fouth  of  the  Equator,  and  from  Batavia  in 
the  inand  of  Java,  from  lbs  fifteenth  day  of  May  to  the  firft  day  of  Ofto- 
ber,  ihall  there  be  detained  at  anchor,  iQlldifcharge  the  whole  of  their  car- 
goes and  ballaft,  wbich,  together  with  the  veffels,  bedding,  clothing,  and 
every  other  article  on  board,  which  may  be  fuppofed  capable  of  retaining 
infeaion,  fliall  be  perfeaiy  cleanfed  and  purified,  under  the  direaion  of  the 
kefident  PHyfician  and  Quarantine  Mailer. 

"  AH  fhips  «>■  veffels,  as  well  veffels  of  war  as  merchant  veflils,  coming 
froi^' any  port  or  place  within  the  United  States,  and  bound  to  the  port  of 
Philadelpiiia,'  from  the  fifteenth  day  of  May  to  the  firft  day  of  Oftober, 
and  having  on  board  any  goods  or  merchandize,  the  growth  or  produce  of 
any  port  or  place  nientioniid  in  the  firft  part  of  this  extraft,  or  any  perfon 
or  perlbns,  bedding  or  clothing,  from  any  of  the  faid  ports  or  places,  fliall 
come  to  anchor  opp'ofite  to  the  liiid  laaarctto  ;  and,  if  the  captain  or  mailer 
of  luch  (hip  or  veflel  fliall  produce  to  the  refident  phyfician  and  quarantine 
mailer  fuch  faiisfaftory  proof  as  the  board  of  health  fhall,  in  that  cafe,  di- 
n.a  to  be  required,  that  the  litid  goods  or  merchandize  h^ye  been  landed  in 


I 


EN. 

no  veflel  (hall  have 
at  any  mafter  or  per< 
Eting  or  lefufing  to 
ty  of  a  miTdemeahorf 
exceeding  two  Atin- 
eding  three  calender 

ry,  (hall  be  brought 

ie  and  the  iirft  day  of 

whatever  within  the 

of  the  health  office^ 

es  aforeiaid  {hall  be 

11  be  the  duty  of  laid 

ply  (he  neat  proceeds ' 

them,  are  hereby  au- 
captain  or  cbniaiander 
New- York  from  ahy 
iii  or  commander,  one 
doUar  andjifly  centSf 
each  mate,  tiilor,  or 
andable  of  the  captain 
lereof  every  Inch  cap. 
id  receive  from  every 
ihall  have  been  paid. 


ips  and  vefleh,  as  well 
■etto  from  iny  port  or 
nefled  with  the  famen 
t  coafl:  of  Africa  with> 
Fame,  and  the  ports  of 
ndian  Ocean,  and  from 
tVeft  India  lilands  be. 
ia,  and  the  beginning 
,  and  from  Batavia  in 
the  (irft  day  of  Ofto- 
fic  whole  of  their  car- 
ledding,  clothing,  and 
d  capable  of  retaining 
ter  the  diredion  of  the 

-chant  vefliels,  coming 
1  bound  to  the  port  of 

firft  day  of  Oftober, 
growth  or  produce  of 
extract,  or  any  perfon 
ports  or  places,  (hall 
F  the  captain  or  mailer 
lyfician  and  quarantine 

(hall,  in  that  cafe,  di- 
ze  hii^ve  been  landed  in 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


8«S 


wmBit  at'  ^wiiutjui.*! 


the  United  States,  and  are  free  from  damage,  and  that  the  faid  vefTel,  bed- 
ding, clothing,  and  perfons  are  free  from  the  infe£lion  of  any  dangerous  con- 
tagious difeafe  whatever,  then,  and  in  that  cale,  the  iaid  refident  phyficiat^ 
and  quarantine  mafter  (hall  give  to  the  captarin  or  mafter  of  fuch  (hip  Or 
veflel,  a  certificate  of  the  fads  permitting  fuch  (hip  or  vedel  to  proceed  iv* 
the  city,  which  cert  iHcate  the  faid  captain  or  mafter  (hall  prelent  at  the 
health  oflice  in  Philadelphia  within  twenty-four  hours  after  nis  arrival  and 
fafely  mooring  there  ;  and,  if  he  (hall  neglefl  lb  to  do,  being  thereof  con- 
vi£ted  upon  indi£bnent  under  this  a£t,  by  verdi£b,  confefuon,  or  (landing 
mute  in  any  court  of  criminal  )urifdi£lion  within  this  commonwealth,  he 
(hall  be  tbntenced  to  pay  a  fine  of  two  hundred  dollars  ;  and  if  the  faid  captain 
or  mafter  (hall  (ail  to  produce  fuch  fatisfaflory  prouf  as  aforeiaid  of  the 
Wholefome  (bte  of  the  laid  veflel,  goods,  merclundize,  bedding,  clothing 
and  perfons,  the  faid  vefTel,  goods,  merchandize,  bedding,  clothing  and  per- 
(bni  (hall  be  detained  at  the  lazaretto,  and  ihall  be  proceeded  With  in  the 
lame  manner  and  fubje£l  to  the  lame  orders  and  regulations  as  is  herein  be- 
fore provided  and  dire6led  in  the  cale  of  vefTels  coming  dire£l  from  the 
a(breuud  foreign  ports  and  places,  mentioned  in  the  (irft  part  of  this  extra£l ; 
and  if  the  captain  or  mafter  of  any  (hip  or  veflel  coming  from  any  port  or 
place  within  the  United  States  and  bound  to  the  port  of  Philadelphia,  hav- 
ing on  board  any  goods  or  merchandize,  bedding,  clothing  or  perlbns  as 
aforefaid,  (hall  refuie  or  negte6l  to  come  to  anchor  oppoiite  the  lazaretto, 
and  (hall  pafs  the  fame  with  intent  to  proceed  to  the  city,  without  examina- 
tion and  certificate  obtained  from  the  refident  phylician  and  quarantine  maf- 
ter as  aforefaid,  he  (hall,  on  convi£lion,  forfeit  and  pay  the  fum  oifive  hun- 
dred dollars  for  each  and  every  oflence ;  and,  moreover,  (hall  be  fentenced  to 
imprifonment  at  hard  labour  (or  any  term  not  leiis  than  one  nor  more  than 
Hve  years,  and  the  faid  velfel,  goods,  merchandize,  bedding,  clothing,  and 
ptrfons  (hall  be  font  back  to  the  lazaretto,  there  to  be  proceeded  with  in 
I'uch  manner  as  the  board  of  health,  agreeably  to  this  a£l,  (hall,  in  that  cafe, 
fdevife  and  direct. 

Any  perfon  or  perfoifs,  and  all  goods,  merchandize,  bedding  and 
cloathing  arriving  at  any  port  or  place  within  the  United  States,  from  any 
port  or  place  mentioned  in  the  firft  part  of  this  extta£l,  are  hereby  pro- 
hibited from  entering  within  the  city  or  county  of  Philadelphia  from  the 
fifteenth  iby  of  May  to  the  fiift  day  of  Ottober,  either  by  land  or  water, 
unlels  the  faid  perfon  or  peribns,  goods,  merchandize,  bedding  or  clcathh  g 
{^all  have  been  landt.*i  in  fuch  port  or  place  within  the  United  States  in  a 
wholefome  (late,  at  Itaft  thirty  days  previous  thereto,  under  the  penalty  ' 
pf  five  hundred  dollars  for  each  and  every  ofionce,  together  with  the  for- 
feiture of  fuch  goods,  merchandize^  bedding  or  clothing,  one-half  to  the 
benefit  of  the  informer.  ?  / 

And,  if  anymaftfcr  or  captain,  (hall,  knowingly,  receive  or  employ  on 
hoard  of  his  fliip  or  vclTel  ;  or,  if  any  houlekeeper  or  other  inhabitant  of 
this  commonwealth,  (hall,  knowingly,  receive,  harbour  or  in  any  wife  en- 
tertain any  perlbn  fo  eloping  or  abienting  from  the  Lazaretto,  without  hav- 
ing previoufly  obtained  and  produting  a  dilcharge  as  aforeiaid,  ^ach  and 
every  mafter  and  captain,  and  each  and  every  houfe-keeper  or  inhabitant, 
fo  refpeftively  oHi:nding,  fttall,  on  being  thereof  legally  convifted,  forfeit 
and^pay  a  fum  of  one  hundred  dollars  ;  and,  moreover,  be  fentenced  to 
impriloimient  at  hard  labour,  for  any  term  not  lelsthan  one  nor  more  than 
five  years. 

If  any  perfon  other  than  thofe  detained  at  the  Lazaretto  as  aforefaid,  (liall 
go  on  board  or  along  fule  of  any  ftiip  or  veflel  whilft  under  quarantine  as 
ajforolaid;  or,  if  any  perlbn  not  authorifed  by  the  prpper  oilicer,  lltall  go 


ii>(i 


..", 


W  ' 


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ai4 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEN. 


withb  the  li'  :s  of  the  Lazaretto,  fuch  perfon  or  perfons  fliall  perform 
fuch  quarantine  as  the  board  of  health  may  dired  ;  and,  being  thereof  con- 
viaeduponindiament  under  this  aft,  by  verdift,  confefTion  or  ftanding 
mute  in  any  court  having  criminal  jurildiftion  within  this  Commonwealth, 
fhall,  moreover,  be  fenteiiced  to,  and  fufter  confinement  at  hard  labour  in  the 
jail  of  the  county  of  Philadelphia  for  any  (pace  not  left  than  one  or  mora 
than  three  ycais, 


VIRGINIA. 

By  a  law  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia  it  is  provided,  That  veflels, 
perfons,  and  merchandize,  coming  or  brought  into  any  place  within  the  com- 
monwealth, from  any  other  part  of  the  world,  whence  the  governor,  with 
advice  of  his  council,  {hall  judge  it  probjble  that  any  plague  oV  other  infec- 
tious difeafe  may  be  biought,  fliall  be  obliged  to  make  their  quarantine  in 
iuch  place,  during  fuch  tune,  and  in  fuch  manner  as  fhall  be  direded  by  the 
governor,  by  his  order  in  council,  notilitd  by  proclamation,  to  be  publilhed 
in  the  Virginia  gazette  :  And  until  they  fliall  be  difcharged  from  the  quar- 
antine, no  fuch  peifons  or  merchandize  fliall  come  or  be  brought  on  (hore, 
or  go  or  be  put  on  board  of  any  other  veffel  in  the  commonwealth,  but  in 
fuch  manner,  in  fjch  caies,  and  by  I'uch  liceafe,  as  fhall  be  permitted  by  their 
order ;  and  the  velfels  and  perlbns  receiving  goods  out  of  her,  fhall  be  fub- 
jeft  to  the  orders  concerning  quarantine,  and  for  preventing  infeftion,  which 
ihall  be  made  by  the  governor  jnd  council,  and  notified  as  aforefaid. 

The  mailer  of  a  vellel  coming  from  Lm,  on  board  of  which  there  fhall  be 
a  perfon  infefted  with  the  plague  or  other  peltilential  dileafe,  (hall  immedi- 
ately make  the  cafe  known  to  Iuch  peifbn  as  fliall  be  appointed  for  the  pur- 
pofe,  in  the  manner  as  is  hereinafter  dire&d,  who  fliall  give  intelligence 
thereof  with  all  fpeed  to  tlie  governor,  that  meafures  may  be  taken  for  fup- 
port  of  the  crew,  and  prec-.iuions  ufed  to  prevent  the  fpreading  of  the  in- 
fedion  ;  and  the  mailer  fliall  r.o:  enter  into  any  port,  but  ihall  remam  in 
fome  open  road,  and  rtiill  avoid  and  hiiider  all  intercourle  with  other  vcl'- 
fels  or  perfons,  nor  fljall  any  of  the  paffengers  or  crew  go  on  fhore,  until 
the  order  of  the  governor  and  council  fhall  be  received  by  the  mailer. 
Whofijever  ihall  o£P^nd  againft  this  aft,  in  either  or  any  of  the  afore-men- 
tioned indances,  (hall  be  amerced  tiie  turn  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars. 

When  a  place  fhall  be  infe£led  wiih  the  plague  or  other  pellilential  dif- 
fti,  or  when  the  governor,  with  the  advice  of  council,  fhall  iiave  notified 
by  proclamation  publilhed  in  the  Virginia  gazette,  that  it  is  judged  proba- 
ble the  plague  or  other  peftilential  di%i^  may  be  brought  from  any  pUce, 
if  a  veffel  from  fuch  place  (hsll  be  coming  into  a  port  of  ih-  commonwealth, 
the  perfon  who  fhall  Be  auihorifcd  to  fee  quarantine  performed,  fhall  go  off, 
f)r  caufe  fome  other  to  go  oft"  to  the  vellel,  and  at  a  convenient  difbnce  re- 
quire the  conjniander  to  declare  wliat  is  his  name,  at  wliat  place  the  cargo 
was  taken  on  board,  at  what  places  the  vellel  touched  in  her  paflage,  wheth- 
er any  of  thofe  places  were  infeded  with  the  plague  or  any  other  peftilen- 
tial difeafe,  how  long  the  velTel  had  been  in  her  palfag?,  how  many  perfons 
were  on  board  wlico  flie  let  tail,  whether  any  on  board  during  the  voyage 
had  been  infefled  with  the  plague  or  other  peftilential  difeale,  and  who  they 
are,  how  miny  died  in  the  voyage,  and  of  what  diftemper,  what  velTels  he 
or  any  of  his  company  with  his  privity  went  on  b^ard  of,  and  whether  any 
of  their  company  had  been  on  board  his  veflel,  in  their  voyage,  and  to  what 
peaces  thole  veffels  belonged,  and  what  are  the  conlenls  of  liis  lading. 


[EN.   ■ 

perfons  fhall  perform 
if  being  thereof  con- 
confelFion  or  Handing 
this  Commonwealth, 
L  at  hard  labour  in  the 
efs  than  one  or  mors 


LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEAMEM. 


*»5 


irovtded,  That  vefl*^ 
place  within  the  com- 
e  the  governor,  with 
plague  oi*  other  infec- 
Le  their  quarantine  in 
iiall  be  dire3:ed  by  the 
lation,  to  be  publilhed 
barged  from  the  quar- 

be  brought  on  fhore, 
lommonwealth,  but  in 
II  be  permitted  by  their 
t  of  her,  (hall  be  fub> 
anting  infef^ion,  which 
ed  as  aforefaid. 
>f  which  there  (hail  be 
I  dileafe,  (hall  immedi- 
ippointed  for  the  pur- 
hall  give  intelligence 
may  be  taken  for  fup- 
le  fpreading  of  the  in- 
rt,  but  flull  remam  in 
;ourle  with  other  vef- 
ew  go  on  (hore,  until 
:ived  by  the  mailer, 
any  of  the  a£ore-men- 
undred  dollars. 

01  her  peftilential  dif- 
:ii,  fhall  have  noticed 
liat  it  is  judged  proba- 
lught  from  any  place^ 
of  ih»  commonwealth, 
crfurmed,  fhall  go  off, 
;on"enient  diftance  re- 
wliat  place  the  cargo 
in  her  pafTage,  wheth- 
er any  other  peftilen- 
gf,  how  many  perfons 
rd  during  the  voyage 
i  difeale,  and  who  they 
mper,  what  veffels  he 
d  of,  and  whether  any 
ir  voyage,  and  to  what 
is  of  liis  lading. 


The  mafter  of  a  veffel  coming  from  a  place  infefled  with  the  plague  or 
other  peftilential  difeafe,  or  having  any  perfon  on  board  fo  infected,  who 
(hall  conceal  it,  or  who  (hall  not  give  true  anlwers  to  the  queftions  (b  to 
be  propounded  to  him,  (hall  be  amerced  the  lum  oijifteen  hundred  dollars. 

The  mafter  of  a  veffel  ordered  to  perform  quarantine,  when  he  fliall  be 
required,  after  his  arrival  at  the  place  appointed,  flull  deliver  to  the  ofRcer 
authorilild  to  fee  it  performed  there,  the  bills  of  health  and  manifefts  he  fhall 
have  received  during  the  voyage,  with  his  log-book  and  journal ;  and  refuC- 
ing  or  neglecting  (o  to  do,  or  to  repair  in  convenietit  time  after  notice  to  the 
place  appointed,  or  efcaping  from  thence  before  quarantine  performed,  (hall 
be  amerced  the  fum  oijijteen  hundred  dollars. 

Perfons  ordered  to  perform  quarantine,  if  they  fliall  efcape,  may  be  com- 
pelled ^to  return,  or  if  they  (hall  attempt  to  efcape,  may  be  detained  by  the 
perfons  who  (hall  be  authorifed  to  fee  the  quarantine  performed,  and  who 
may  employ  force,  and  call  for  the  afOflance  of  others,  if  it  be  neceifary  for 
this  purpofe. 

Any  perfon  going  on  board  a  velTel,  or  into  any  place  under  quarantine, 
without  licenfe  from  the  fuperintendant  thereof,  may  be  compelled  to  re- 
main there,  in  the  fame  manner  as  he  might  have  been  if  he  had  been  one  of 
the  crew  of  the  veffel.  The  perfon  thus  appointed  to  execute  an  order  con- 
cerning quafantine,  guilty  of  wilful  breach  or  negletl  of  duty,  (hall  be  amer- 
ced the  film  of  three  thou/and  dollars.  And  any  perlbn  embezzling,  or  wilful- 
ly damaging  goods  performing  quarantine  utider  his  direction,  (hall  be  liable 
to  the  party  injured  (or  treble  the  value  of  the  damages  fuflained  thereby. 
The  veffel,  perlbns  and  goods,  after  quarantine  performed,  certificate  there- 
of, and  that  they  are  freed  ^om  infe£iion,  being  given^by  the  fuperintendant, 
fliall  be  no  further  reftrained  by  virtue  of  this  a£l. 


m 


mk 


DUTIES 


"■'^MM'- 


■MMMMnaMMHiMW 


DUTIES 


faVable  by  law  on  all 


GooDSy  Wares  and  Merchandize, 


Imported  into  the  United  States  of  America,  after  thi* 
laft  day  of  September,  1797.  Tfic  inward  column  exhib- 
iting the  rates  of  duties  payable  on  thofe  imported  in  ihips 
or  veffels  of  the  United  Stares,  and  the  oirtward  colurnn  the 
rates  payable  on  the  iacne,  if  imported  in  foreign  Ibips  oi: 
veiTels. 


cu 

I  g 

■< 


jnLRMS,  fire  and  fide,  not  otherwife  enumer- 
ated, or  parts  thereof 

Apparatus,  philofophical  fpccially  imported  for 
any  feminary  of  learning 

Ale,  beer  and  porter,  in  cafks  or  bottles, 
on  value  of  the  bottles, 

Artificial  flowers,  feathers  and  other  ornaments 
for  women's  head  drefTes 

Annifeed  .  -  - 

Articles  of  all  kinds  of  the  growth,  produft  or 
inanufaftureof  the  UniteU  States,  Ipirits  ex 
cepted  -  - 

Anchors  • 

B 

Brafs  cannon j  until  14  th  June,   1800,  and  U. 
the  end  of  the  next  feffiOn  of  Congrefe, 
after  tlie  above  period 

— .< — U-. — , -teutenage  and  wire 

.  —-iron  or  fteel  locks,  binges,  hoes,  invils  and 

vifes  -  -  ". 

— -^all  other  manufi£lures  of  brafs 
Balls  and  baliams  (fee  powders,  partes,  &c.)      | 
Beer,  ale  and  porter  in  cafks  or  bottles,  , 

on  value  of  the  bottks 
Bricks  and  tiks  • 


»5 
free 

'5 
»5 


free 

.8| 


free 

•5 

free 

"I 
>5 

8 


If  imported  in 


I 

1 

■ 

ss-J 

per  cent,  ad  val. 

i6{ 

cents  per  gallon 
per  cent.  M  val. 

free 
8f 

^31 

Ditto 
Ditto 

16J 
i6i 

Ditto 

fne 
»3i 

percent,  ad  va(l. 

free 

.61 

free 

Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 
cents  per  gallon 
per  cent,  ad  val. 

Ditto 

i6\ 

11 

.MMMiffS " "'  JiM^AtWWP*" 


ALL 


:handize, 


MERiCA,  after  the 
'&rd  column  exhib- 
b  imported  in  rtiips 
iirtward  column  the 
in  foreign  Ibips  ot 


If  imported  in 


per  cent,  ad  tal. 


cents  per  gallon 
per  cent,  ad  val. 

Ditto 
I>itto 


Ditto 


percent,  ad  val. 


Ob    . 

e'3. 

,sp> 

o  o 


Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 

cents  per  gallon 

per  cent,  ad  val 

Ditto 


i6{ 

free 
8t- 

t6t 


free 
«3i 


free 

.61 

free 

i6{ 
i6f 

'3J 
|6 


Duties  payable  by  law. 


StJ 


Bonnets,  hats  and  caps,  of  every  kind 
Boots  -  .  A 

Books,  blank 
Books  of  perfons  who  come  to  refide  in  thr 

United  Sutes  .  ^ 

Buttons  of  every  kind  •  ^ 

Buckles,  ihoe  and  knee 
Brufhes  . 

Bullion  -  •  .. 

Burgundy  wine 


Cannon  of  bnfs,  until  14th  June,  tScd,  and  to 
the  end  of  the  next  feflion  oF  Congrefs 
after  the  above  period 

Carriages,  or  parts  of  carriages 

Cards,  playing 

■'  ■  '  ■■     wool  and  cotton 

Cables  and  tarred  cordage 

Cabinet  wares 

Caps,  hats  and  bonnets  of  every  kind, 

Carpets  and  carpeting 

Cartridge  paper 

Candles  of  ullow 

'  of  wax  or  fpermscetl 

Champaign  wine  -  ^ 

Capers 

Canes,  walking  (Ucks  and  whips, 

Cambricks 

Cheefe  -  -      ' 

China  ware 

Cinnamon,  cloves,  currants  and  comfits, 

Chintzes  and  coloured  calicoes  or  muflins,  and 
all  printed,  ftained,  or   coloured  goods  or 
manufiAures  of  cotton,  or  of  linen,  or  of 
both,  or  of  which  cotton  or  linen  is  the  ma 
terial  of  chief  value 

Cocoa 

Chocolate 

Clogs  and  goloflioes  (fee  (hoes) 

Cordage,  tarred 

— i—  and  yam  untarred 

Cofmetics  -  . 

Coal 

Colours  (iee  pinters) 

Copper  maouiadures 

Dd 


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40 


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'5 

20 

»5 

50 
180 

«5 
«5 

«5 
»5 

a 

6 

40 

»i 

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7 
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If  imported  in 


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cents  per  pair 

per  cent,  ad  val 


per  cent. ad  val. 

Ditto 

Ditto 

cents  per  gallon 


per  cent,  ad  val 

Ditto 
cents  per  pack 
cents  per  dozen 
cents  per  cwt. 
per  cent,  ad  val 

Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 
cents  per  lb. 

Ditto 
cents  per  gallon 
percent,  ad  val. 
.Ditto 

Ditto 

cents  per  pound 

par  cent,  ad  val 

Ditto 


ia| 

2 

3 

»5 

180 

325 

5 
»5 
'5 


Ditto 
cents  per  pound 

Dittc 
cents  per  pair 
cents  per  cwt. 

Ditto 
per  cent,  ad  val. 
cents  per  buihel 
per  cent  ad  val. 

Ditto 


o  o 


161 

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free 
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free 
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22 

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198 

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DPTIES  PAYABLE  BY  LAW. 


Copper  in  plates,  pigs  «nd  bars  - 

ComporuioM  for  the  teeth  or  gum»  [C**  denti 

fnce) 
Coffee 
Cotton 
Cotton  or  linen  manirfiaures,  or  of  both,  or  of 

which  cotton  or  linen  is  the  material  of  chief 

value,  being  printed,  ftamed  or  coloured,  or 

cotton  manufaftures,  not'  printed,    fbdned  oj 

coloured 
Clocks  and  watches,  or  parts  of  either, 
Coaches,  chariots,  phxtons,  chairs,  chailes,  foloi 

or  oiher  carriages,  or  parts  of  either, 
Cloathing  ready  made 
Cloths,  books,    houfhold   furniture,    and   the 

tools  or  implements  of  the  cratk  or  profcflion 

of  perfons  who  come  to  reftde  in  the  United 

States 
Cutlafles  until   »4th  June,    1800,  and  to  the 

end  of  the  next  fefTion  of  Congrefs, 
"—-or  parts  thereof,  after  the  above  period, 


S| 

c  > 

r 

free 

>5 

& 
3 


«5 


and 


20 


If  imported  in 


Ditto 
cents  p«r  lb> 
Ditto 


pur  cent  ad  val 
Ditto 


Ditto 


M 

eu 


D 

Dates  and  figs  .  -  - 

Dentrifice,  powders,  tinftures,  preparations  «> 

compofitions  for  the  teeth  or  gums         -■ 
Do'fls,  dreffcd  and  undrefled,  or  parts  thereof 
Drugs,  medicinal,  except  thofe  commonly  ufed 

for  dying  -  -  * 
and  woods  for  dying 

E  ,-. 

Earthern  and  (lone  wares  - 

Effences  (fee  powders,  partes,  Ac.) 


Fans,  or  parts  thereof  t  " 

Fayal  Wine  -  -  - 

Feathers  and  other  ornaments  for  wcnnen's  head 

dreffes  .  .  - 

Fringes  commonly  ufed  Vy  upholflerers,  coach- 

makers  and  laddlers 
Figs  - 

Flowers,  artificul 

Floor  clotbs  and  mats,  or  parts  of  either, 
Fruits  of  all  kinds 


free 

free 
»5 


»5 

»5 
free 


»5 
»5 


»5 
so 

ys 
»s 

>5 
15 


per  cent  ad  val. 


Ditto 

Ditto 
Ditto 

Ditto 


■0 


free 

.1* 

3i^ 


»8} 
161 

sa 

»3i 


free 

free 
i64 


•6J 
free 


per  cent  ad  val. 
Ditto 


Ditto 
cents  per  gallon 

per  cent  ad  val. 

Ditto 
Dkto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 


i6| 

i6| 


i6{ 

2t 

16* 

.6; 

.6i 


f 


If  imported  in 


Ditto 
sentf  fwr  lb> 
Ditto 


M 

cu 


free 

.1* 

3t^ 


pur  cent  ad  val. 
Ditto 

Ditto 


per  cent  ad  v>I. 


Ditto 

Ditto 
Ditto 

Ditto 


per  cent  ad  val. 
Ditto 


»8l 

sa 

»3i 


free 

free 
161 


•6J 

i6| 

i6| 
free 


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cents  per  gallon 

164 
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per  cent  ad  val. 

16$ 

Ditto 
Dkto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 

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DUTIES  PAYABLE  BY  LAW. 


%n 


Furrs  of  every  kind  undreiTcd 


SL 

C  tS 

ra    u 

a  0 

< 


free 


I2-J 

>5 
so 
9  00 

»5 

20 

>5 
>5 
'6 

»5 


Giafs,  black  quart  bottles 

'  window  gU(s    .  -     ' 

■  all  other  glafs,  and  manubftures  thereof, 
Glauber  (alts 
Gauzes  « 

Geneva  (lee  fpirits) 
Ginger 

Giraodolcs,  or  parts  thereof  , 

Gololhoes  (fee  flioes) 
Gloves  and  mittens  of  every  kind 
Gold,  filver  and  plated  ware 
Gold  and  filver  lace 
Goods,  wares,  and  merchandizes  imported  di- 

re£Uy  from  China,  or  India,  in  (hips  or  vef 

fels  not  of  the  United  States,  except   teas, 

China  ware,  and  all  other  articles  liable  tc 

higher  rates  of  duties 
Goods,  wares,  and,  merchandize,  intended  to  be 

re-exported  to  a  foreign  port  or  place  in  tht 

6me  fliip  or  veflel  in  which  they  ftiall  be  ira- 
-  ported — and  all  articles  of  the  growth,  pro- 

au£l  or  manufafture  of  the  United  States, 

fpirits  excepted 
Goods,  wares,  and   merchandize,  not  herein 

otherwife  particularly  enumerated  anddef- 

cribed 
Glue 
Gunpowder  until  14th  June,  i8qo,  and  to  the 

end  of  thi    lext  feflion  of  Caiigie& 
..i       II   aftei  that  period  ,  . 

H. 
Hangers,  or  parts  thereof 
Hair-powder 

Hats,  caps,  and  bonnets  of  every  kind 
Hemp 
Hides  raw 

Houfebold  furniture  of  perfons  who  come  to 
re&de  in  the  United  States 

I. 

Implements  of  trade  or  profeflion  of  perfons 
who  come  to  Rfide  io  the  United  States        [  free 


If  imported  in 


n 


.il 


per  cent  ad  val. 

Ditto 

Ditto 

cents  per  cwt. 

per  cent  ad  val. 

Ditto 

Ditto 
cents  per  pair 
per  cent  ad  val. 

Ditto 

Ditto 


Ditto 


free 


free 


per  cent  ad  val 
Ditto 


per  cent  ad  val, 


«5 
«5 
«5 
100 
free 

free 


Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 

cents  per  cwt. 


"^  T"^ 


free 


22 
220 

22 

i6f 
i6i 


xi\ 


free 


i3i 

free 
'3i 


>61 

no 
free 

free 


free 


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DUTIES  PAYABLE  BY  LAW. 

If  imported  in 

a, 

H 


Indigo  •  • 

lion  wire  -  ■■ 

,  fleet,  01  btafs  locks,  hinges,  hoes,  anvils, 
an^  vife» 

cad,  flit,  or  rolled,  and  all  manufa£lures 

of  iron,  (leel,  or  brafs,  or  of  which  either  of 
xhdt  metals  is  the  article  of  chief  value,  not 
being  otiierwiie  particularly  enumerated 


Jcvycllery  and  pafle  work 

L. 

l,ace  of  gold  and  filvcr 

Laces  and  b>^'ns 

Laces,    lines,   fringes,   taffels,   and    triromuigs 
commonly   ul'ed  by  udholltcrets,  coach-ma 
kers,  and  laddlers 

Lampblack  -  • 

Lapis  Calaminaiis 

Leather,  tanned  and  t^wed,  and  all  manufac- 
tures of  leather,  or  of  which  leather  is  the 
article  of  chief  value,  not  othe|:wiie  particu- 
larly enumerated 

Lead  and  Mulket  Ball  until  t4th  June,   t8c)9> 
and  to  the  end  of  the  next  teirion  of  Congrefs 
after  the  above  period 


11 


«5 
free 


«5 


»5 


12 


cents  per  pound 
per  cent  ad  val 

Ditto 
Ditto 


Ditto 
Ditto 


— all  other  manufaftures  of  lead,  or  in  ^hich 

lead  is  the  chief  article 

Lemons  and  limes 

Linen  or  cotton  manufactures,  or  of  both,  or  of 
which  cotton  or  linen  is  the  materiaLfif  cl|^ief 
value,  being  printed,  ftained,  or  coloured,  ot 
cotton  manufactures,  not  printed*  ft*i<iKd,  oi 
coloured  -  -•    .  i 

Linen  manufaftures,  or  of  which  linen  is  the 
chief  value,  not  printed,  ftained,  or  coloured 

Lifbon  and  Oporto  wines 

Looking  glaifcs  or  parts  thereof 

M. 
Manufaftures  of  tin,  pewter,  and  copper 
.. — of  iron,  fteel,  or  brais,  not  other- 
wile  particularly  enumerated 

of  leather',  not  otherwift;  particu 


larly  enumerated 


«5 
free 


15 

free 
I 

1 
15 


12; 


I2i 

»5 

20 


•5 
>5 


16 


Ditto 

^itto 


per  j«nt  adval 


cent  per  lb. 

Ditto 
^r  cent  ad  val 


Ditto 

Ditto 

cents  per  gallon 

per  cent  ad  val 


Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 


»3J 


i6» 


»6f 


i6J 
>3i 


i6i 
free 


»6i 
free 

i6J 


i3i 
«3i 

29 


x6i 
i6i 


If  imported  in 

' 

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H 
•1^ 

b 

cents  per  pound 

f'.1 

}er  cent  ad  val. 

»8i 

.  Ditto 

»6* 

Ditto 

t6i 

Ditto 

i6| 

Ditto 

«3i 

Ditto 
jPitto 

i6i 
11' 

per  j«ritadval. 

»6i 

fite 

cent  per  lb. 

»T*» 

Ditto 

lA 

^r  cent  ad  val. 

i6J 

Ditto 

Ditto 
cents  per  gallcm 
per  cent  ad  val. 


Ditto» 
Ditto 
Ditto 


I3i 

S3 


i6i 


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DUTIES  PAYABLE  BY  LAW, 


I  If  imported  in 


i9* 


Manufactures  of  lead,  not  otherwife  particularly 
enumerated 

II      of  coUon  or  linen,  or  of  both, 

printed,  ftaineJ,  or  coloured,  or  of  cotton 
not  printed,  ftained,  or  coloured 

of  linen,  not  printed,  ftained,  or 


coloured 

i    ... of  gtafs  (lee  glafs) 

■  . of  tobacco  (lee  InnfT  and  tobacco) 

—  of  wood   (fee  cabinet  wares  ami 


wood) 


2  i' 

u 
V   u 

a  0 

< 


12\ 
12| 


cent  pf  pound 

per  cent  ad  val 
Ditto 


of  the  United  States,  (fpirits  ex 
cepted) 

Mats  and  floor  cloths,  or  parts  of  either 

Malt 

Marble,  flate,  and  other  ftone,  bricks,  tiles,  ta 
bles,  mortars,  and  other  utenfils  of  marble  oi 
(late,  and  generally  all  ftone  and  earthen  wart- 
Madeira  wine.'  (lee  wines) 

Malaga  wine  •  • 

Mace 

Medicinal  drugs,  except  ihofe  comnwnly  ufeti 
in  dying 

Merchandize,  goods,  and  wares,  imported  di- 
re£tly  from  (Jliinaor  India,  in  (hipsor  ve(l'<:l.> 
not  of  the  United  States,  except  teas,  China 
ware,  and  all  other  articles  liable  to  highei 
rates  of  duties 

Merchandize,  goods,  and  wares,  intended  to  bi 
re-exported  to  a  foreign  port  or  place  in  tlir 
fame  Ihip  or  vcflel  in  which  they  fhall  be  im- 
ported—and all  articles  of  the  growth,  pro 
du£l:,  or  manufaQure  of  the  United  States. 
fpirits  excepted 

Merchandize,  goods,  and  wares,  not  herein  oth- 
erwife particularly  enumerated  and  dei'cribed 

Mittens  and  gloves  of  every  kind 

Millenary  ready  m&Je 

Molafles 

Muikets  and  firelocks  with  bayonets  fuited  to 
the  fame,  and  mulket  ball,  until  14th  June. 
1800,  and  to  the  end  of  the  next  ieiTiun  o! 
Congrefs 

—  .1 -•  or  parts  of  either  after  the 

above  psriod 


■-■ji>b:'^'Wii'i»i-  - 


free 

«5 

10 


«5 

20 
'5 

>5 


free 

12I 

1.5 

IS 

5 


free 
'5 


Ditto 
cents  pet  budi. 

per  cent  ad  val 

cents  per  gallon 
per  cent  ad  val 

Ditto 


Ditto 


Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 

cents  per  gallon 


per  cent  ad  val 


asi 


a. 

O    O 


«3i 


free 
,61 
1 1  ' 


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22 

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i6-f 


12 


free 

'31 

.61 

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16I 


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DUTIES  PAYABLE  BY  LAW. 


Mufltets    and   firelocks  without  bayoneti  or 

parts  of  either 
Muflartl  in  flour 
Muflins  and  muflinen,  whether  piintetl,  ftain 

ed,  coloured  oi  oilwiwile 


Nails 

Nankeens 

Nutmegs 


N. 


O. 


Oranges 

Ornaments  for  women's  herci  ^JreflTes 

Ointments,  oils  and  odour;.  ^!ee  powders,  paftes, 

Ac.) 
Olivca  -  • 

Oil  - 

Oporto  and  Lifbon  wine  • 

V. 

faper  hangings 

-— —  writing  and  wrapphg 

— — —  (heati-i.g  and  caiuinge 

Maimers'  colours,  whether  dry  or  ground  in  oil 

except  thofe  commonly  ufed  in  dying 
Pack-thread  and  twine 
Pafte-boavds,  parchment,  or  vellum 
--Pafte-work  and  jewellery 
Phxtpns,  or  parts  thereof 
PUifter  of  Paris 
pewter  manufactures  ▼ 


old 


Pepper 

Perfumes 

Piftols  until  14th  June,  1800,  and  to  the  end 
of  the  next  leflion  of  Congrefs 

.  or  parts  thereof  after  the  above  perioci 

Pidures  ancl  prints 

Pimento 

Printing  types 

Pickles  of  all  forts 

Printed,  ftained,  or  coloured  goods  or  manufac- 
tures of  cotton,  or  of  linen,  or  of  both 

rhilofophical  apparatus,  fpecially  imported  for 
any  feminary  of  learning; 


If  imported  in 

s. 

SL 

5^" 

Sji 

a  0 
< 

^« 

»5 

per  cent  ad  val. 

.64 

•S 

Ditto 

i6i 

•«i 

Ditto 

»sl 

3 

cents  per  lb. 

»\ 

.al 

per  cent  ad  val. 

*si 

»5 

Ditto 

16} 

»5 

Ditto 

i6i 

»5 

Ditto 

16I 

<S 

Ditto 

16I 

«5 

Ditto 

i6« 

15 

Ditto 

1 61 

25 

cents  per  gallon 

»li 

>5 

per  cent  ad  val. 

16I 

"1 

Ditto 

'3i 

»5 

Ditto 

«6| 

«5 

Ditto 

.61 

400 

cents  per  cwt. 

440 

iik 

per  cent  ad  val. 

'3J 

'5 

Ditto 

.61 

20 

Ditto 

33 

free 

« 

free 

15 

Ditto 

i'6t 

free 

fi»e 

6 

cents  per  lb. 

6^ 

»5 

per  cent  ad  val. 

Id- 

free 

free 

»5 

per  cent  ad  val. 

i6i 

ii\ 

Ditto 

»3l 

4 

cents  p-^r  lb. 

4^ 

I2i 

per  cent  ad  val. 

>ai 

>s 

Ditto 

i6i 

uj 

Ditta 

'3i 

free 

fre» 

V. 


If  imported  in 

r 

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)er  cent  ad  val. 

i6lf 

Ditto 

|61 

Ditto 


cents  per  lb. 

ler  cent  ad  val 

Ditto 


Ditto 
Dkto 

Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 

:enti  per  gallon 

;>er  cent  ad  val, 
Ditto 
Ditto 

Ditto 
cents  per  cwt. 
per  cent  ad  val 

Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 

cents  per  lb. 
ser  cent  ad  val. 


per  cent  ad  val 

Ditto 

cents  p-^r  lb. 

per  cent  ad  val. 

Ditto 

Ditto 


'Si 


i64 


i6i 

161 
i6« 

a7i 


'3i 
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.6' 
440 

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free 

'3i 

4^ 

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DUTIES  PAYABLE  fi 


Porter,  beer,  or  al«,  in  cades  or  bottin 

-  on  value  of  the  bottles 

Powder,  for  hair 

m.  I,,  gun-powder,  until  I4ihjune,  1800. 
and  to  the  end  of  the  next  Teflion  of  Con 
greli 

• after  the  above  period 

Panders,  paftes,  balU,  ballams,  ointments,  oils, 
waters,  vraflies,  tindures,  ciTences,  or  othei 
preparations  or  compofttions,  commonly  call 
ed  iweet  fcents,  odours,  pcrFumc*,  or  cnl- 
metics,  and  all  powdera  or  preparations  for 
the  teeth  or  gums 

Plumbs  and  prunes  • 


Raifins 

Raw  hides  and  {kins 

Rum  (fee  fpirits) 


R. 


S. 


Salt  "weighing  more  than  fifty-fix  pounds  per 

bufhel 
■  ■     I  weighing  (ifty-fix  pounds  per  bufhel,  or 

lefs 
Salts  glauber 
Stained,  printed,  or  coloured  goods  or  manu 

fa£lures  of  linen 
Sah'pctre  until  the  14th  June,   1801,  and  to 

the  end  of  the  next  fcfliun  of  Congrela 
St.  Lucar  wines 
Starch 
Sail  dotli 

Slate,  ftone,  and  ftone  ware,  i^ 

Saddles,  or  parts  thereof 
Sattins,  and  other  wrought  filks 
Steel 
Steel,  iron,  or  brals  locks,  hinges,  hoes,  anvils 

and  vifes 
— —  all  other  manufactures  of  fteel 
Sheathing  and  cartridge  paper 
Sherry  wine 

Sea  (lores  of  fhips  or  veffels  > 

Spermaceti  canales  * 

Sweet  fcents  (fee  powders,  pades,  Ac.) 


LAW.  .«f 

If  impwt'M  Iv 


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c  " 

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8 
'5 


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free 
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:ents  per  f.allon 
'|jtr  ceni  ad  val. 
Ditto 


per  cent  ad  val 


«5 
»5 


«5 
free 


BO 

10 
soo 

"1 

free 
30 

«5 
111 

«5 
12. 

lai 
100 


»5 

«5 

33 

free 

6 

'5 


,0   C 


8< 
16 


free 
'3i 


Ditto 
Ditto 


Ditto 


cents  per  56  lb. 

cents  per  bu(bel 
cents  per  cwt. 

per  cent  ad  val 


cents  per  gal  lor 
per  cent  ad  val 

Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 
cents  per  cwt. 

per  cent  ad  val 

Ditto 

Ditto 
rents  per  gallon 

cents  per  pottnc 
,,)er  cent  a-l  val 


16I 


16J 
free 


22 

2  SO 

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free 

33 
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DUTIES  PAYABLE  BY  I  AW. 


Spirits  (lidilled  in  foreign  countries,  viz. 
Jf'roin  Grain. 

Fir  ft  jnoof  - 

SccoiuJ  proof 
'I  hircl  proof 
lourili  pr(X)f 
I'itih  proof 
Sixili  proof 
Frott  i<:hrr  Materials. 

Firft  proof  -  » 

St'cond  proof  -  - 

Third  proof 

]'ourtii  proof  • 

Fifth  proof  • 

Sixth  proof 

Spirits  diftilled  in  the  United  States,  imported 

ill  the  fame   fliip  or  vellel  in  whicli  they  hdd 

been  previoufly  exported  from   the  United 

States,  viz. 

i'rom  Moluffes, 
Firft  pr<X)f 

Second  proof        *  • 

Tliird  proof 

Fourth  proof  -  » 

Fifth  proof 
Sixth  proof 
Trom  Mattrials  of  the  growth  and  product 
■     of  the  United  Utates.    ■ 

Firft  proof  -  • 

Secotid  proof        -     ,       • 
Third  proof 
Fourlli  proof 
Fifth  proot 

Sixtii  proof         -  «       . 

Spikes 
Silver  and  plated  ware 

lace 

Skins  raw 

Shoes  and  flippers  of  (ilk 

other  ftioes  and    dippers   for  men   and 

women,  clogs  or  gololhocs 

other  {hoes  and  fli  ppers  for  children 

Swords  or  cutUHes  imtil  14th  June,  1800,  and 
to  tlic  end  of  the  next  feilion  of  Congrefs 

or  parts  of  either,  after  t'.ie  above  period 

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1  . 

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^-v- 

cents  oer  gallon 
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3o< 
3«A 

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34^« 

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371 

Ditto 

44 

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55 

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»7l 

Ditto 

a? 

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30f 

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354 

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4«$ 

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5«>l 

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t4 

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«5 

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»7 

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a8 

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II 

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;i 

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cent  per  pound 

x.V 

per  cent  ad  val. 

i6| 

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free 

cents  per  pair 

»?♦ 

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16I 

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free 

per  cent  ad  val. 

11 

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kW. 

If  imported  in 

Foreign  (hips 
or   vetfcls. 

^-v 

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3o| 

Ditto 

34^ 

Ditto 

371 

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44 

Ditto 

55 

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Ditto 

30^ 

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354 

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4«4 

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SO* 

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t4 

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«5 

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»7 

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2t 

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a8 

Dhto 

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9 

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II 

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;i 

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cent  per  pound 

x.V 

per  cent  ad  val. 

16I 

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16^ 
free 

cents  per  pair 

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16X 

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11 

totJTiES  PAVABtE  bV  LAW. 


StMe  and  tarthea  wud  -  • 

Soap  •  W  m 

Solos  and  otiier  cartiagel,  or  parti  thereof 
Sulphur  until  i4th  Juiiet  1801,  and  to  theend| 

of  the  next  fellion  of  Congieis 
Sugars,  brown     •  ■  . 

-■  ' '    '  <  white  clayed  -  * 

•  do.  powdered  -  ^ 

'  all  other  clayed  or  powdered 

'         lump 
Sugar,  loaf  .  . 

other  refined  ■ 

Sugar-candy  *  • 

Snuif  «  m 


1 


T. 

TafTels  and  trimtnings  commonly  ufed  by  up 

liolfterers,  cocchmakers,  »id  faddlers 
Tables  cf  nuttblci  flate  and  other  ftohe,  or  parts 

thereof 
Tallow  candles  * 

TeatJ'rom  China  and  India. 
'     ■    bohea '  -  » 

' (buchong  and  other  black  tea* 

— *^  hyfim,  imperial,  gun-powder,  or  gomee 
— —  other  green  teas  ,* 

Frem  Europe, 
■     ■     bohe* 

M — >.  fouchong  and  other  black  teas 
'         hyfon,  imperial,  gun-powder,  or  gomee 
II  '■    other  greem  teas 

Iron  any  othtr  Place, 

bohe*  -  * 

■—— -fl>uch«ng  aiod  other  black  teu 

hySaaf  imperial,  fun-powder,  or  gomee 

other  green  teas  - 

Tenerifle  wine  "  ■ 

Twine  and  pack-thread 
Tin  a>4nufa£lures  *  •  . 

—*•  ih  pigs  and  (•I«<et 
Tiad^ufes  (ice jiowders,  paftes,  &c.) 
Tiles  4|id1)ridcs  .  - 

Toys,  not  oi^rwife  enumerated  , »      • 

Tobacco  mit'lt^ured  (other  than  fnuflT) 
Tools  of  t!-!    tndc  or  profelEoo  of  perfons  who 
come  to  refidtt  in  the  United  States 
Ee 


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UB 


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>5 
»5 

18 

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30 

»4 

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40 
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cents  per  lb. 

per  cent  nd  val. 


centijper  pound 
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»7 
»7 
50 
30 
20 
400 

free 
»5 

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10 
free 


per  cent  ad  val. 

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cents  per  lb. 

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Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 

Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
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free 

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3i^ 

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7tV 

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cents  per  cwt 

per  cent  ad  val. 

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cents  par  lb. 


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DUTIES  PAYABLR  BV  LAW. 

If  imported  in 

% 

a  o 
< 


Types  for  printing 


V. 


Velvets  and  velverets  • 

W. 

Wares  of  tfn,  pewter,  and  copper  « 

earthen  or  ftone 

china  _  .  » 

— -^  gold,  filver,  and  plated 

1      '  ,  goods,  and  merchandize,    imported   di- 

reftly  from  China  or  India  in  (hips  or  veffeU 

rtot  of  the  United  Stales,  except  teas,  china 

tvare,  and  aili  other  articles  liable  to  highei 

rates  of  duties 
-■       ,  goods,  and  merchandize  of  the  growth, 

produce,  or  manufacture  ef  the  Unitra  States 

(fpirits  excepted) 
Wafers 

Waters  and  wafhes  (fee  powders,  pftes,  &c.) 
Walking-fticks,  whips,  and  canes 
Wax  candles  ,  -  -        , 

Watches  and  clocks,  6r  parts  of  either 

IVines  in  cajks,  bottks,  or  other  vfffels,  viz. 
*.        London  particular^  or  Mahnliey  Madeira 

— all  otl^r  do. 

.•        Burgundy  and  Champaign 
— -i—  SheiTy  -  - 

—  St.  Lticar  -  - 

...  ii.'..  Claret  imported  in  bottles  or  cafes 

Liibon  and  Oporto 

Teneriffe,  Fayal,  and  Malaga 

All  other  wines,  wiien  imported  otherwife  than 

in  bottles  and  cafes  -  ■>- 

On  value  of  the  bottlel  ■> 

w. 

Window  gla& 

Wite  of  brats  and  iron  -  • 

Wool  and  cotton  cards 
Wool  unmanufafturcd 
Wood  unmanufaftured        -  ,»« 

Wodd    minufaftured    (exclu(Hre    df  cabinet 
uma)  -  . 


i2J  percent  act val. 


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45 
40 
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35 

30 
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free 

free 


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cents  per  lb. 

per  cent  adval 


'Si 


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per  cent  ad  val 


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per  cent  adval 


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DUTIES  PAYABLE  BY  LAW.  tVf 


Y. 

Ysm  untarred  -  -  . 

AU  other  goods  not  before  particularly  enume- 
■Tfited  and  dtjcribed 


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per  cent  ad  val. 

13J 

0^  i<tf  Parts  of  Articles  to  befubfeS  to  the  fame  Duties,  as  the  entirt 
Article  isJubjeS  to. 

The  duties  on  Wines  Jhall  not  be  lefs  than  ten  cents  per  gallon.     Bottles 
in  vhiqh  liquors  are  imported,  to  pap  the  fame  du^  as  empty  bottles. 


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HUTIKS  PAYAALE  BY  LAW, 


•    .i^*'  TONNAGE, 

By  AS  efCa^^Mufs,  apprtntd  %i  March,  1799,  to  be  paid  at  the  time  of 
entering  tn^eflel,  and  l^eibre  any  permit  ihall  be  granted  for  unloodinj^ 
any  part  of  the  cargo,  at  the  following  rates : 

Qn  aUJhips  or  vefels,  entering  frern  at\y  foreign  ponl  or  place.  Per  Ton. 

Cents. 

Shi]v  or  veflels  of  the  United  Sutes,  ' 

..  I    ,        f — F.  \imit  withiOi  the  United  Sutes,  after  aqth  Jufyj 

17991  but  belonging  wholW'  or  in  part  to : 

foreiga  powers,  duly  recorded, 
Qn  other  (h«ps  or  veffels,  r 

Veflels  of  the  Unitpd  States,  employed  in  the  coafting  trade  01 
fiflieries,  duly  licenfed,  per  annum,  ... 

Veflels  of  the  United  Statef,.  (other  than  licenfi:d)<  takiof-  in 
merchandize  in  a  diftrift  in  one  ftat^  to  t^e  delivered  in  a 
diftrift  in  another  Hate,  other  than  an  adjoining  ftate  on  the 
fea-coad,  or  on  a  navigable  river,  ... 

Other  (hips  or  veiTel,  taking  in  merchancfize  to  he  deliveredj 
in  another  diftrift,.  -  r  -  -  -      .      | 


39 
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6 

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DUTIES    Pava»lb  iM  DIU. 

Cold  coins  of  Great- Britain  and  Portugal,  of  the  ftandard  priot 

to  the  year  1 79^,  for  every  fj  grains,  ^ 
Gold  coins  of  France,  Spain,  and  the  dominions  of  Spain,  pf  the 
ftandard  prior  to  the  year  1 792,  for  every  27  and  -Jth  grains, 
Spanifli  milled  dollars,  1 7  dwt.  7  grains,"        '    . 

and  in  proportion  for  the  parts  of  a  dollar. 
Crownsof  France,  18  dwt.  17  grains, 

ahd  in  proportion  for  the  parts  of  a  crown. 
Provided,  That  no  foreign  coins  ihall  be  receivable,  which 
are  not  by  law  a  tender  for  the  payment  of  all  debts,  except  in 
confequence  of  a  ppclamation  erf  the  Prefident  of  the  United 
States,  athoridng  fuch  foreign  coins  tq  be  received  in  paymenf 
of  the  duties  and  f^^s  atfofeiidd. 


Cts. 

CQ 
00 

IQ 


RaUs  oj  coins  for  efiimating  duties: 
^ound  fterling  of  Great-Briuin 
Livre  Tournois  of  France, 
Florin  or  guilder  of  the  United  Neth^rlandx, 
Mark  banco  of  Hamburgh 
Rix  dollar  of  Denmark 
Ryal  ptate  of  Spain  -  • 

. Vallon  of  do.  .  .  . 

Millree  of  Portugal 

Pound  fterling  of  Ireland 

Tale  of  China 

Pagoda  of  India 

Rupee  of  Bengal  « 


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DUTIES  PAYABLE  BY  LAW. 


fi§ 


Aad  all  other  denominations  in  value,  as  near  as  may  be,  to  the  faid  rates, 
ar  the  intrinfic  value  thereof,  compared  with  the  money  of  the  United  States*. 
Provided,  That  it  (hall  be  lawful  for  the  Prefident  of  the  United  States  10 
cat^ie  to  be  eftabliihed,  fit  and  proper  regulations  for  eftimating  the  duties 
on  gpods,  wares  and  merchandize,  inserted  into  the  United  Statt s,  in  rci'pe^ 
to  which  the  original  cod  fhall  be  exhibited  in  a  depreciated  currency,  ilFu- 
ed  arvl  circulated  under  authority  of  any  foreign  government. 

That  on  all  goods,  wares  and  merchandize,  imported  from  the  Cape  of 
Good  Hope  or  beyond  the  bme,  (if  ad  valorem  articles)  ^g  per  cent,  to  he 
added  to  the  a£lual  cod  thereof,  including  all  charges,  (commifllons,  outlidc 
paclug|aatid  infurance  only  excepted)  and  >o  per  cent,  if  from  any  other 
^reign  port,  before  the  duties  are  calculated. 

I:  FEES  OF  OFFICE. 

To  the  ColleElor  and  Naval-Ofcer. 
Entry  of  a  veflel  of  too  tons  or  upwards, 
Clearance,  do.        do.  do.  -  • 

Entry  of  a  veffel  under  100  tons,  -  • 

Clearance  of  do.  do.     do.  -  • 

Every  poft  entry,  -r 

Permit  to  land  giods,  -  t 

Every  bond  taken  officially, 

Permit  to  lade  goods,  for  exportation  for  drawback 

Debenture  or  other  official  certificate, 

Bill  of  Health, 
QIEcial  document  (regifter  excepted)  required  by  any  perfon 

To  tlie  Surveyor, 

Adneafuring  and  certifying  the  fame,  of  every  ihip  or  veflel  of 

too  tons  and  under,  per  ton, 
Admeafurement  of  every  Ihip  or  leffel  above  ipo  tons  and  noi 

(KKceedmg  zpo  tons, 
Above  200  tons. 
For  all  other  fervioes  on  board  any  (hip  or  vefTel  of  100  lonh 

add  upwards,  having  on  board  goads,  wares  or  merchandize. 

lUbieft  toduty. 
For  tike  fervices  on  board  any  (hip  or  veflel  of  lefs  than  100 

tnM, 
pR  all  vedicls,  not  having  on  board  goods,  wares  or  iperchandize 

(Ubje£l:  to  duty. 

Allowances  for  Ura/t. 

Any  quantity  of  tob  weight  or  1  u  lb.        • 
Above  lop  and  under     aoo 

200  and  under     300 

3po  and  under    400 

400  and  under  1809 
}8po  and  upwards,  -  r 


mils. 

Cts. 

2 

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2 

5<^ 

I 

6P 

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2 

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20 

40 

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2Q 

29 

20 

lb. 

> 

2 

3 

4 
7 
9 


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DUTIES  PAYABLE  BY  LAW, 


lb. 
20 

3* 
18 
30 
38 


Tares. 
On  ev«ry  whole  cheft  of  bohea  tea,  -  - 

half  do.  do.  -  - 

quarter  do.  do, 

cheft  of  hyfon  or  other  green  tea,  of  70  lb.  or  upwards, 

box  of  other  tea,  between  50  and  70  ib. 

do.  if  80  lb. 

do.  from  80  lb.  and  upwards. 

The  above  to  include  ropes,  canvafs  and  other  coveririg*. 
On  all  other  boxes  of  teas,  according  to  the  invoice  or  aoual  weight  thereof. 
On  coffce,  in  bags,  -  "  »  pef  «««*• 

in  bales,  « 

in  caiks. 
On  fugar,  other  than  loaf  fugar  ip  caiks, 

in  boxes,  f 

in  bags  or  mats, 
On  cocoa,  in  calks,  « 

in  bags,  • 

On  pimento,  in  calks, 

in  bags, 
On  cheefe,  in  hampers  or  balkets, 

in  boxes,  ^ 

On  candles,  in  boxes, 
On  chocolate,  in  boxfc. 
On  cotton,  in  bales,  • 

in  feroons,  ? 

On  glauber  falts,  in  calks, 
Pn  indigo,  in  batrels, 

in  other  calks, 

in  feropns, 

in  bags  or  mats, 
Qi\  nails,  in  calks, 
pn  pepper,  in  calki, 

in  bales, 

in  bags,  • 

On  fugar  candy,  in  boxes,"' 
On  fegars,  in  boxes,  ^  • 
On  foap,  in  boxes,        ^  ^ 

On  Ihot,  in  calks,  .; 

On  twine,  in  calks, 

in  bales, 
On  all  other  goods,  according  to  the  invoice  thereof,  as  a&ual  weight. 

AUouance/or  leakage  and  leakage. 

Two  per  cent,  allowed  on  the  gauge  on  all  merchandize,  paying  duty 
by  the  gallon,  contained  in  calks. 

Ten  per  cent,  on  all  beer,  ale  and  porter  in  bottles,  and  five  per  cent,  on 
all  other  liquors  in  bottles,  to  be  dodu£bed  from  th^  invoice  quantity,  in 
lieu  of  breakage  ;  or  it  Ihall  be  lawful  to  compute  the  duties  oo  the  aftual 
quantity  by  ule,  at  the  option  of  the  iiiJ§orter  at  the  time  of  entry. 

Term  of  Cndit.  * 

When  the  duties  on  ad  valorem  articles  are  leTs  than  jQ  dollars  it  muft 
be  paid  immediately :  if  fpecific,  a  depofit  mull  be  made  to  fecuKV  the  fimae, 
ivhicb,  whea  afccftained,  will  b^  imme^tely  fettled. 


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. 

30 

,  or  upwards, 

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18 

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* 

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,  and  five  per  cent,  on 
;  invoice  quantity,  in 
le  duties  00  the  aftua^ 
time  of  etiirjf. 


lan  5Q  dollars  it  muft 
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WJTIES  PAYABLE  BY  LAW. 


»JI 


When  the  duties  on  goods  imported,  (where  the  fum  payable  by  one  per> 
fon  or  co-partnerfliip,  (hall  amount  to  more  than  fifty  dollars)  the  following 
credit  is  allowed  by  law,  except  where  any  bond  on  which  the  perfon  or 
co-partnerihip  entering  fuch  goods,  wares  or  merchandize,  are  either  princi< 
pal  or  fecurity,  and  which  being  due,  remains  undifcharged. 

On  all  articles  the  produce  of  the  Weft-Indies  (ialt  excepted)  the  one 
half  in  three  and  the  other  half  in  fix  months. 

On  fait,  in  nine  months. 

On  Madeira,  and  all  other  wines^  twelve  months. 

On  all  goods,  &c.  from  Europe,  (wine,  fait  and  teas  excepted)  the  one. 
third  in  eight,  one-third  in  ten,  and  one  third  in  twelve  months. 

On  all  goods  &c.  (wines,  fait  and  teas  excepted)  from  any  other  place 
than  Europe  and  the  Weft- Indies,  one  half  in  fix  months,  one  fourth  in 
nine  montns,  and  one  fourth  in  twelve  months. 

On  teas,  "  from  China  or  Europe,  may  be  depofited  at  the  option  of  the 
importer  or  importers  (to  be'Hetermined  at  the  time  of  making  entry  there- 
for)  either  to  fecure  the  duties  thereon,  on  the  fame  terms  and  ftipuIation» 
as  on  other  goods,  wares  and  merchandize  imported,  or  to  give  his  or  her,  or 
their  bond,  to  the  colleflor  of  the  diftridl,  where  any  fuch  teas  (hall  be 
landed,  in  double  the  amount  of  the  duties  thereupon,  with  condition  f;r 
the  payment  of  the  (aid  duties  in  two  years,  from  the  date  of  (uch  bond  ; 
which  bond  (hall  be  accepted  by  fuch  colle£lor,  without  furety,  upon  the 
terms  following ;  that  is  to  fay.  The  teas,  for  the  duties  wheirof  fuch  bond 
ihall  be  accepted,  (hall  be  depofited  at  the  expenfe  aiid  ri(k  of  the  faid  im< 
porter  or  importers,  in  one  or  more  ftore-houfe  or  ftore-houfes,  as  the  cafe 
may  require  to  be  agreed  upon,  &c."  The  (aid  teas  to  be  delivered  upon 
bond  being  given  with  one  or  more  furety  or  fureties,  to  the  fatisia£lion  of 
the  collector  "  if  the  (ame  (hall  not  exceed  one  hundred  dollars  in  four 
months  ;  if  above  one  hundred  dollars  and  not  exceeding  five  hundred  dol- 
lars in  eight  months  ;  or  if  the  &me  fliall  exceed  five  hundred  dollars  in 
twelve  months  ;"  fo  that  thjS  term  of  credit  (hall  not  extend  the  period  be- 

J^ond  ttoo  years  from  the  time  of  depofiting  the  laid  teas  :  any  teas  r<.'main- 
ng  after  the  faid  term  of  two  yeata,  to  be  (old  by  the  collector,  who  (hall 
ivtum  the  furplus  (after  paying  the  duties)  to  the  owner  or  owners  thereof. 

When  bonds  given  for  duties  (hall  become  due,  and  not  difcharged,  the 
colled:or  is  to  profecute  without  delay  ;  and  in  cafe  of  inblvency  or  death, 
the  United  States  to  be  the  firft  creditor,  "  and  if  any  executor,  adminiftra- 
tor,  aflignee,  or  any  other  perfon,  (hall  pay  any  diebt  due  by  the  perfon  or 
eftate,  from  whom,  or  (or  which  they  are  a£tin^,  ]bi<evious  to  the  debt  or 
debts  due  to  the  United  States,  being  fit  ft  fully  fttufied  and  paid,  (hall  be- 
come anfwerable  in  their  own  ftrfun  and  ejlate  for  the  fame,  or  part  ther  :^f 
remaining  unbtisfied."  % 

Sureties  on  all  bonds  given  for  duties,  (hall,  in  cafe  of  infolvency  or  d.-:'^!( 
of  the  principal,  "  have  and  enjoy  the  like  advantages,  priority  or  preference 
for  the  recovery  and  receipt  of  the  (aid  money  out  of  the  edate  and  etfefts 
of  fuch  in£)lvent,  or  deceafed  principal,  as  arere(erved  to  the  United  States." 

When  bonds  are  prolecuted  for  the  recovery  of  d«ties  due  to  the  United 
States,  judgment  to  be  granted  at  the  return  term,  *•  unlefs  the  defendant 
(hall  in  opoitcourt,  tlie  United  States  Attorney  being  prelent,  make  oath 
or  aftirraatilil,  that  an  error  ha^Mn  committed  in  the  liquidation  of  the 
duties  demanded  upon  fuch  bol^p^ecifying  the  errors  atledged  to  have 
been  commnted,  and  tlut  the  (am^KiVe  been  notifiecf,  in  writing,  to  the  col- 
le£lor  of  the  dtftriQ  prior  to  the  commencement  of  the  leturn  term  afore- 
aid."  .        ,  ,.   .. 


b<) 


«•♦ 


'  ^\ 


2i» 


MODE  OF  TRANSACTING  Dft/SINESS 


On  all  bonds  upon  which  fuits  fluH  be  commenced,  an  intntft  flntl  hd 
tllnwed  at  the  rate  of  fix  per  cent,  per  annum,  from  the  time  when  bxA 
bonds  became  due  until  the  payment  thereof." 

Duties  to  be  paid  where  gdodi  are  landed,  and  bonds  to  be  given  for  few 
curing  the  dutiesf  if  the  whole  or  part  of  the  cargo  ia  deftined  to  different 
diftriOs. 


RefiriSlioni  on  Importations. 

Ko  goods,  wares  or  merchandise,  of  foreign  growth  or  manu&fture,  fub^ 
je£l  lo  the  payment  of  duties,  fliall  be  brought  into  the  United  Sutes  from 
any  foreign  port  or  place  in  any  other  manner  than  hw  Jea  ;  nor  in  any  (hip 
or  vefTel  uf  Icfs  than  thirty  tons  burthen,  agreeable  to  the  mode  of  alicertain- 
ing  American  tonnage,  except  in  certain  dilhifls  on  the  Northern,  Nortli< 
vertern  and  Weflern  boundaries  of  the  United  States,  adjoining  to  the  do- 
minions of  Great-Britain  in  Upper  and  Lower  Canadi,  and  the  diftri&  on 
the  rivers  Ohio  and  Mifiifippi. 

No  beer,  ale  or  porter,  to  be  imported  in  cafks  of  lefs  capacity  ihm  forty 
gallons  hfermcajure,  or  if  in  bjttles,  in  packages  lei's  ihan^;«  dozen,  under 
penalty  of  forfeiture,  with  the  flup  or  veirel. 

No  refined  lump,  or  loaf  iugar,  fhall  be  imported  into  the  United  States^ 
frcm  any  fortiijn  port  or  place,  except  in  fhipj  or  vcllels  of  the  burthen  of 
»ne  litindrcil  and  twenty  tons  znd  iipw2vds,  and  in  caiks  or  packages  con- 
taining each  not  lelsthsn^^  hundred  pounds,  on  pain  of  forfeiting  the  bid 
fhip  or  vcITel,  and  the  loaf  and  lump  Iugar  imported  therein,  except  in  luch 
caiks  or  packages  ns  -^forefaid. 

No  diililkd  fpiritsi,  (arrack  and  fweet  cordials  excepted)  to  be  imported 
in  calks  or  vcffels  of  lets  capacity  than  ninety  gallons  wine  meaf-re,  on  pain 
of  forfeiture,  with  the  fhip  or  velTel,  nor  in  calks  or  veil'eU  which  have 
been  marked  purfuant  to  any  law  of  the  United  States,  on  pain  of  forfeiture 
of  the  faid  reHned  lump  or  loaf  fugar,  and  diftilled  fpirits,  together  with 
the  (hip  or  veir..-i  :  Provided,  that  the  forfeiture  Ihali  not  be  incurred  on 
**  any  Ipirits  imported,  or  brought  into  the  United  States,  in  other  cafks  or 
■vellels  as  aforelaid,  or  the  (hip  or  velFel  in  which  they  (hall  be  brought,  if 
Ibch  I'pirits  (lull  be  for  the  u(e  of  the  feamen  on  board  of  fuch  (hip  or  veiTel* 
and  (hall  not  exceed  the  (Quantity  of  four  gallons  for  each  feaman,"  andL 
vhichjhall  at  the  time  of  the  entry  of  the /aid  vejfel  bt  in/crled  in  the  Man^ 
ifejl  as  the Jea  flares  ojjjitchjhip  orveffel. 


Mode  oj  tranfaBing  bufmefs  at  the  C^om-Hou/es  in  the  United  StateT4 

Doty   or  Mastekb  or  Vessels. 

No  merchandize  to  be  imported  in  any  veffcl  belonging  in  who!e  or  in 
part  to  a  citizen  or  inhabitant  of  the  United  States,  unlefs  the  Mailer  of 
fuch  velTel  (hitll  have  on  board  a  manifed  in  writing,  ftgned  by  fuch  mafter 
or  other  peifon  having  the  command,  containing  the  name  oJF  the  port  or 
place  where  luch  merchandize  were  receii^,  and  the  port  whett  configned 
or  defined  lo,  u-ithin  the  United  Stati^^jtrticularly  noting  the  merchan- 
dize deftined  for  each  port  refpeftively  }  ind  every  package  on  board  fuch 
velfei  to  be  pariicularly  delicribed— -to  whom  conligned,  or  if  to  order,  with 
the  niases  of  a!l  paffrngers,  diftinguuhing  whether  cabbin  or  fteera je  paffen- 


5INES3 

I,  an  inteieft  (Intl  hti 
the  time  when  fakt 

ids  to  be  giv«n  ibr  ie» 
i»  (kftined  to  diibreixt 


\  OT  inanu&£lure,  Tub* 
he  United  States  from 
rjita  ;  nor  in  any  fliip 
the  mode  of  afcertain- 
he  Northern,  Nortli« 
,  adjoining  to  the  du< 
I,  and  the  diftriOs  on 

;f$  capacity  than  forty 
ihanjfx  dozen,  under 

nto  the  United  States^ 
rllels  of  the  burthen  of 
ifks  or  packages  con- 
n  of  forfeiting  the  bid 
therein,  except  in  iuch 

;pted)  to  be  imported 
wine  mea/»rf,  on  pain 
r  vefl'eU  which  have 
;,  on  pain  af  forfeitura 
fpirits,  together  with 
li  not  be  incurred  on 
Lates,  in  other  caflcs  or 
/  (hall  be  brought,  if 
1  of  fuch  fhip  or  veflel« 
r  each  Teaman,"  and 
e  in/crled  in  the  Mau* 


in  the  United  Statet* 

;ts. 

nging  in  who!e  or  int 
unlefs  the  Mailer  of 

figned  by  fuch  mafter 
!  name  of  the  port  or 
port  whel<^  configned 

noting  the  mcrchan- 
atkage  on  board  fuch 
?d,  or  if  to  order,  with 
(bin  or  ftcerage  paffen- 


■iW- 


AT  THE  CUST0M'H(HJ«S, 


•St 


tm,  or  both,  with  their  baggage,  and  an  account  of  all  remaining  fet-ftorej 
(if  any)  :  The  form  of  fuch  nanifeft  «i  follows  t 

REPORT  and  manifeft  of  the  cargo  laden  on  board  of  the 
whereof  is  mafter,  which  cargo  was  taken  on  board  at 

burthen  tons,  built  at 

m  the  ftate  of  and  owned  by  merchants  at 

as  per  regifter  granted  at 
the  and  bound  for 


Marks 


Number 
inclufive 


Packages  and 
Contents 


iiy  whom    I'o  whom 
flifj>ped     configned, 
or  if  to 
order 


Place  of 

Config- 

nee's  ref- 

idence  j 


Ports  of 

deftina- 
tion 


Returned  Cargo, 

(IJ  any  articles  of  the  outward  ctirgo  are  brought  back,  they  are  to  he 
detailed,  fpecifying  by  uihomfnipptd  outward,  and  to  whom  configned  in- 
ward, J 

Return  of  paflengers,  and  of  packages  belonging  to  them  refpeftively. 

fHere  infert  the  names  of  the  pafftngers,  and  whether  cabin  or  fleerage 
paffengers  ;  with  the  defcription  and  number  of  packages  containing  their 
^'gg^gt,  or  (A«  tools  or  implements  of  a  mechanical  trade. J 

Veffel  and  CaHn  Stores. 
si      (Here  detail  what  are  remaining.J 

If  merchandize  imported  are  deftined  to  be  delivered  in  diflfirent  diftrifts 
or  ports,  the  (aid  merchandize  to  be  inferted  in  fucceflive  order  in  ths  above 
manifeft,  and  i\\  fpirits,  wines,  and  teas,  being  the  whole  or  any  part  of  the 
cargo,  fliall  be  inferted  in  like  order,  diftinguiftiing  the  port  where  deftin- 
ed,  and  the  kind,  qualities,  and  quantities  thereof  ;  a6d  if  merchandize  fiiall 
be  imported  by  citizens  or  inhabitants  of  the  United  States,  in  velTeN  other 
tlun  of  the  United  States,  the  manifeft  ftjall  be  of  the  form,  and  fhall  con- 
tain the  particulars  aforeiaid>  except  that  the  &id  veffel  Ihall  be  defcribe4 
in  manner  following  : 

REPORT  and  manifeft  of  the  cargo  bden  on  board  the 
whereof  is  mafter,  burthen  bound  to 

cargo  was  taken  on  board  at 

Exceffive  quantity  of  fea-ftores  to  |»y  duty. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  the  mafter  of  every  American  veOel  to  make  the 
followtng — . 

Ff 


which, 


'i; 


tsf 


MODE  OF  TRAKSACTIWC  BUSINESS 


Return  offtanun  on  board  thi  tailed  the  ,  m^fitft 

Jhewing  alf»  their  names,  the  time/or  uihich  they  were  refpeSivefy  tmploytdf 
and  the/umt  retained  out  of  the  wages  of  each. 


Whole  numlbeF 
employed. 


Names  of  Seamen, 
and  the  time  for 
which  they  have 
.  been  refpcfUvely 
employea. 


Time  employed, 


Sums  retained  out 
of  Seamen's  wages, 
to  be  paid  over  to 
the  Colleaor. 


Names.  t  Months!  Days  I     Dollars   I  Cents 

Tlie  maft«r  is  authorized  by  law  to  retain  from  each  leanan  fe  returned^ 
the  fum  paid  for  them  to  elbtblilh  a  Marine  HoTpttal. 

The  mader  of  all  veflels  to  produce  the  following— 

lifport  of  alien  pafengers  on  board  the  of  which 

arrived  at  the  port  of  in  thejlate  of 


on  the 


is  mqfier, 
day  of 


Maines. 


A{^CS. 


Places  ut 
nativity. 


Country  from 

whence  they 

have  come. 


I'o  what 
nation 
they  be- 
long and 
owe  al- 
legiance. 


I'heir  oc-IOelcription  of 
cupation.  I  their  pcribni. 


Veflcls  bound^to  Conne£licut,  by  way  of  Sandy.Hooh,  or  td  Hudfon, 
before  they  pafs  the  port  of  New- York,  and  immediately  after  arrival,  the 
mader  to  depofit  with  th«  CoUedor  a  true  manifefl:  of  the  cargo  on  board 
fuch  fhip  or  veffel  :  the  penalty  for  negle£t  or  omiflion,  or  refufing  to  re- 
ceive an  Inrpedor  of  the  Cuftoms  on  bgard  the  fiune,  to  accompany  fuch 
Veffel,  is  500  dollars.  ^ 

For  all  goods  not  included  in  the  manifefl,  the  maftef  %feits  a  fum  of 
mnney  equal  10  their  value  ;  and  all  literchandize  not  included  in  fuch  man- 
ifefl, belonging  or  configned  to  the  Mafter,  Mate,  Oficers,  or  Crew  of  fuch 
vcU'el,  (hall  be  forfeited,  unlefs  it  is  made  appear  to  the  latisfa£lion  of 
the  colle^r,  luval  officer,  and  furveyor,  or  the  major  part  of  them,  or  to 
a  court  on  trial,  that  no  part  was  unfhipped,  except  what  is  mentioned  in 
the  report,  or  that  the  manifeft  has  beoi  loft  or  mtflaid,  without  fraud,  or 
deuced  by  accident,  incorrefi:  by  miftake. 

The  mafter  of  any  veffel,  or  other  perlbn  havirg  charge  thereof,  belong- 
ing in  v'hole  or  in  part  to  a  citizen  or  citizens,  inhabitant  or  inhabitants  of 
the  United  States,  on  arrival  within  four  leagues  of  the  coaft,  or  within  any 
bays,  hai  hours,  ports,  rivevs,  creeks,  or  inlets  thereof,  to  have  a  manifeft  on 
board,  and  on  dertiand  made  by  any  ofbcet  of  the  cuftoms,  firft  camhtg  on 
board,  to  produce  fuch  manifeft  and  deliver  him  a  copy  thereof,  figned  by 
the  mafter  or  other  perfon  having  charge  of  fuch  veffel,  and  the  officer  (halt 
certify  on  the  original  the  day  and  yqur  the  Tape  was  produced ;  the  &id 
copy  to  be  provided  and  fubfcribed  bj^m*  mafter,  or  fuch  other  perfon  having 
command  ;  the  copy  of  which  to  be  <^pared  with  the  original,  and  certi- 
fied by  fuch  officer  on  the  back  thereof ;  the  day  and  year  fuch  copy  or 
copies  was  or  were  delivered  to  him  ;  the  original  manifeft  to  be  delivered 


SINESS 

,  mAfitfi 

'.  rtfptfHvtly  mployed. 


Sums  retuned  out 
of  Seamen's  wages, 
to  be  paid  over  to 
the  Colleaor. 


Dollars   I  Cents 


ch  Teaman  fo  retumcdf 


iich 
I  the 


is  mafier, 
day  of 


leir  oc-IOelcription  of 
pation.  1  their  peribni. 


yr.Hook,  or  id  Hudron, 
iatcly  after  arrival«  the 
i  of  the  cargo  on  board 
rion,  or  refuting  to  re- 
le,  to  accompany  fuch 

naftef  fiibfeits  a  fum  of 
It  included  in  fuch  man- 
OJicers,  or  Crew  of  fuch 
ar  to  the  iatisfa£kion  of 
lajor  part  of  them,  or  to 
>t  what  is  mentioned  in 
flaid,  without  fraud,  or 

I  charge  thereof^  belong' 
■bitant  or  inhabitants  of 
'  the  coaft,  or  within  any 
of,  to  have  a  manifeft  on 
luftoms,  iirft  coQiing  on 
1  copy  thei-eof,  figned  by 
(flel,  and  the  officer  (halt 

was  ptoduced  ;  the  (aid 
■  fuch  other  perfon  having 
ih  the  original,  and  certi- 
'  3nd  year  fuch  copy  or 

manifed  to  be  delivered 


»«WI  III  It    ifc 


AT  THE  CUSTOM-HOUSES. 


•af 


■fterward  by  the  mailer  to  the  colle£lor— /'rotiu/cd,  that  not  more  than  on« 
one  copy  of  each  manifeil  flull  be  required  by  any  officer  or  officers  who 
fliall  firft  come  on  board,  within  four  leagues  of  the  coaft  of  the  United 
Sttites,  and  one  other  copy  to  any  officer  or  officers  who  iliall  full  come  on 
boird,  within  the  limits  of  any  diftri^l  for  which  the  cargo  or  any  part 
thereof  "   .4  be  deilined. 

Ttt«  peiulty  on  mailers,  for  not  producing  manifeft,  and  delivering  copy 
thereof  to  the  proper  officer  or  officers  on  demand,  or  for  not  informing  iuch 
officer  the  fru<  (/(/l»iia<ioii  of  fuch  velfel,  is  Jive  hundred  dollart  for  each 
oflbice  i  and  the  like  penalty  is  incurred  by  fuch  officer  who  (hall  neglect 
or  refufe  to  certify  luch  manifcd  ;  and  the  officer  is  required  to  make  a  re. 
turn  in  writing  of  the  name  of  the  veli'el,  and  mader,  oHendirg  in  any  or  all 
of  the  particulars  required,  to  the  coUeflor  of  the  didrifl  where  fuch  vclVel 
ntay  be  bound. 

Any  velTel  within  four  leagues  of  the  coad,  or  within  the  limits  of  any 
didria,  unloeding  goods  without  authority  from  proper  officers,  the  mader 
land  mate  forfeit  one  thou/and  dollars  for  each  offence,  and  the  goods  for< 
feitcd,  except  in  cale  of  accident,  necfsffity,  or  drefs  of  weather  ;  which 
(hall  be  proved  before  the  colle£lor,  by  the  mafter,  mate,  and  one  other  of* 
ficer  or  nwrimr. 

Madera  of  velFels  receiving  goods  fo  unladen  (except  as  before  excepted) 
to  forfeit  treble  the  value  of  fuch  goods  ;  and  the  (hip,  boat,  or  vellel  re- 
ceiving them  to  he  forfeited. 

If  any  velTel,  having  arrived  within  any  didri£l,  (hall  depart,  or  attempt 
to  depart  from  the  fiime,  (unlels  to  fome  more  interior  port,  or  by  drels  of 
Veather)  without  report  to  the  coUe£lor,  the  mader  forfeits/our  hundred 
dollars. 

Any  velTel  arriving  from  a  foreign  port,  the  mader  is  to  report  to  th» 
foUefbr,  within  twenty-four  hours  after  his  arrival,  and  within  twenty- 
four  hours  thereafter,  further  to  report  the  rume,  burthen,  &c.  in  writing, 
agreeably  to  the  diredions  given  in  pages  232,  233,  and  (1^11  make  oath  or 
affirmation  to  the  truth  of  the  (ame,  in  the  words  following  : 

I  (A.  B.)  do  folemnly,  fmcer^ly,  ?nd  truly  (wear,  (or  ajirmj  that  the 
feport  and  manifeft  fubfcribed  with  Qiy  rume,  and  now  delivered  by  me  iQi 
the  coUeAor  of  the  diftri£l  of  contains,  to  the  bed  of  my  knowl- 

edge and  belief,  a  juft  and  true  account  of  all  the  good),  wares,  and  mer- 
cbuldize,  including  packaged  of  every  kind  and  nature  whatfoevec,  which 
were  on  boaid  the  .  at  the  time  of  her  (ailing  from  the  poet  of 

or  which  liave  been  laden  or  taken  on  board  at  any  time  fince,  and  that  the 
packages  of  the  Olid  goods  are  as  particularly  ^efcribeci.  as  in  the  bills  of 
fading,  (igned  for  the  (itme  by  me,  or  witli  my  know'edge ;  that  I  am  at 
prefent,  and  have  been  during  the  voyage,  mader  of  the  /aid  veffel ;  for  hor^ 
long  J  that  no  package  whatlocver,  or  any  goods,,  wares,  gr  merchandize 
have  been  unladenj  landed,  taken  outi  or  in  any  manner  whatever  removed 
from  on  board  the  faid  fuice  her  departure  from  the  faid  port  of 

except  fuch  as  are  now  ptrticu^arly  fpecihed,  and  declared,  in  the  abdraft 
or  account  Iterewith,  and  that  the  clearance  and  other  papers  r.CiW  delivered 
by  me  to  the  colle£lor,  are  all  tha"t  I  now  havener  have  had,  that  any  way 
relates  to  the  cargo  of  the  laid  veSeL-rr-And  1  do  further  fwear  for  afirmj 
that  the  feveral  articles  fpeci(ied  |a  the  (aid  manifed  as  the  fea-dores  tor  ilie 
cabin  and  velTel,  are  truly  fuch,%i\d  were  bona.jiie.  put  on  board  the  faid 
for  the  ufe  of  the  officers,  crew,  and  pallengers  thereof,  and  havjf 
i^one  of  them  been  brought  and  are  not  intended  by  way  of  merchandi;;^,  or 
fat  (ale,  or  foi;  any  other  purpofe,  than  above  menticiped,  and  are  intende<^ 


t 


I 


■3 


■iimmmii 


936 


MODE  OF  TRANSACTING  BUSINESS 


to  remain  en  boird  for  tha  cenrumplioa  of  tht  Mi  offictn  and  crew.  I  fun* 
thcr  fwear,  for  a§xmj  that  if  I  fliall  hereafter  difcover  or  know  of  any  other 
or  greater  quantity  ot  goodi,  warsa,  and  mcrcbandiic,  of  any  natureor  kind 
whatfoever,  than  are  contained  in  the  report  and  manifeft  rubCsribed  and 
now  delivered  by  me,  I  will  immediately  and  without  delay  make  due  re- 
port thereof  to  the  colledor  of  the  port  or  diftrift  of  .  And  I 
do  likewife  (wear  (or  afirmj  that  all  mattera  whatfoever  in  the  (aid  report 
and  manifeft  expreiTed,  are,  to  the  beft  of  my  knowled|[C  and  belief,  tuft 
and  true  :  fThefoUowing  addition  to  the  oath  or  apirmttion  it  to  bt  infert- 
ed  in  cafu  where  the  wianiftfit  JhaU  not  k»vt  httn  urtiftd  kfftrmt  oJu.tr  i^ 
the  cuftoms  in  manner  provided.)  I  further  fwear  for  cfirmj  that  no  o(fi. 
cer  of  the  cudoms  hns  applied  fcur  an  infpeftion  of  the  manifeil  of  the  cargo 
on  board  tlie  Ciid  veiTel,  and  that  no  certi6cate  or  endorieroent  has  been  at-* 
livered  to  me  on  any  manifeft  of  (uch  cargo. 

So  help  me  God. 
(Signed)  A.l^, 

Sworn  for  djirmedj  before  me  thia  1 
day  of  J 

The  in:k(ler  or  other  perfirn  having  charge  of  any  vtM  having  dillille^ 
{piriti,  wines,  or  teas,  (hall,  within  forty-eight  houra  after  ■rrivu,  make  a 
report  in  writing  to  the  i'urveyor,  or  officer  acting  as  inCpedor  of  the  reve« 
nue  of  I  he  port,  under  a  penalty  of  five  hundred  dollars  :  the  lepott  to  bt- 
of  the  following  form  : 


e*- 


Riport  of  dijlilled  Spirits,  Wines,  and  Teas,  imported  in  ths 


burthen 


whereof 


is  maJler,Jrom 


bound  t» 


"a  a 

w  p. 

o  c  V 

e  <•  > 


z  f  > 


St 


I 


S' 


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t 


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1 

vs 

§ 

I 

9 


Sea- (lores,  (onfifting  of  fpirits,  wines,  and  teas. 

fSij^nedJ 

A.  B.  mafUr  of 


To 


Inrpe£lor  of  the  Revenue 
for  the  port  of 


**■ 


Mafter,  or  other  perfbn  having  conirinand,  negltfling  to  make  fuch  re- 
port, iorfeits  one  thou/and  dollars. 

Slups  of  war  or  packets  of  any  prince  or  ft«te,  not  permitted  by  fucb 


INESS 

m  and  crew,  I  fur« 
at  know  of  iny  other 
af  any  nature  or  kind 
lifeft  fubibribed  and 
it  delay  make  due  re- 
.  And  I 
er  in  the  Aid  report 
dge  and  belief,  juA 
tuition  is  to  it  injtrt- 
i^ed  iffmi  oJUerj^ 
r  afirmj  that  no  offi- 
manifeft  of  the  carta 
irienient  has  been  «« 

So  help  me  God, 


tM  having  diftilM 
after  arrival,  ouke  a 
inl'peflor  of  the  revC'* 
lars :  the  it pon  to  b«- 


•  r 


inths 


bound  t» 


5  . 

1 
1 

i 

- 

s. 


of 


ng  to  make  fuch  re- 
not  permitted  by  fuch 


AT  TIIE  CUSTOM-HOUSES. 


Hf 


prince  or  ftate  to  carry  goodi  in  way  of  trade,  arc  not  required  to  make  (u^h 
feporti. 

Mader*  of  v«(Wi,  after  arrival  and  entry,  may  procred  to  forri^n  pout 
with  good*,  nolkd  en  the  tnantfejt  at  the  time  of  entry  fur/urh  furi'itjH  fn>r\ 
without  paying  duties  thereon,  on  giving  bond  that  the  bid  gfirxis  Ihall  l« 
aAually  re-exported  in  luch  velTel  to  a  foreign  port  -,  but  bomii  aie  liut  ic- 
quired  when  vefleh  put  in,  in  diflrers. 

Mafters  of  vefTeli  having  gmxls  on  board  dcftiiKd  to  diiT'-rrnt  didrif^s. 
Other  than  the  diftri6l  at  which  he  may  arrive,  to  Ije  furnifhid  by  the  rot- 
le£%or  with  a  copy  of  his  report,  and  a  certificate,  (hewing  on  what  pnrt  of 
the  cargo  the  duties  have  been  paid  or  li:cured,  and  give  bond  for  reporting 
fuch  goods  on  which  the  duties  have  not  been  pai<i  or  lecurrd  ;  which 
copy  the  matter  is  tu  produce  to  the  colledor  of  the  dillnfl  where  bound} 
within  94  hours  after  his  artival,  under  a  penalty  <A  five  hundrtd  dollars  ; 
•nd  the  laid  bond  to  be  cancelled  by  producing  from  ilit^  coUti^ior  ot  luck^ 
diftrifl,  a  certificate,  within  fix  months  of  tlie  due  entry  and  UrJivcry  of 
fuch  merchandize  in  fuch  diflrid  ordiftrids. 

In  addition  to  the  foregoing  the  roafler  to  apply  to  the  furveyor  or 
infpeder  of  the  port,  for  a  copy  of  his  repon  (where  there  are  didilled 
fpirits,  wines  or  teas  on  board,  to  be  delivered  in  different  didrirls]  ilie 
want  of  which  lubjefts  fuch  articles  to  forfeiture,  inA  Jive  hundrtd  dollars 
pemlty  on  the  mafter.  --^^m 

Pojl-Offlre  Law. 

No  (hip  or  velfel  from  foreign  ports,  or  coming,  by  fea  from  any  port  of 
the  United  States,  (hall  be  permitted  to  report,  iiul^e  entry,  or  break  bulk, 
till  the  mafter  (hall  deliver  to  the  poll-maAcr  all  ietiers  under  his  rare  or 
within  his  power,  other  than  (uch  as  are  dircAed  to  t/u  owner  or  owners,  of 
Juchjhip  or  vejfel,  or  to  perfons  at  the  part  of  delivery,  and  on  oath  or  af« 
iirmation,  to  be  taken  of  fuch  delivery,  the  mafter  to  leceive  two  cents  foa 
f very  latur  lb  delivu-ed. 

Form  of  the  Oath. 

I  do  folemnly        that  I  have  delivered  to  the  po(l-ma(ler  of 
all  letters  directed  to  any  perlbn  or  peHbns  within  the  United  Stales,  whicH 
under  my  care  or  witiiin  my  power  have  been  brought  in  the  mylclf 

mafter,  from  thofe  diiefted  for  the  owner  or  owners,  confignee  or  ton- 

'.gnees  of  the  faid  veffel,  and  perfons  at  the  port  of  delivery  excepietL         • 

So  help  me  God. 

Goods  found  on  board  any  velTd  not  noted  on  the  mauifeft,  the  maftcs 
to  make  poft  entry,  previous  to  any  permit  being  granted  therefor. 

Packages  wanting,  or  giKids  not  agreeing  with  the  inunitcll,  the  mnder 
forfeits  Jive  hundred  dollars,  unlefs  made  appear  to  the  fatisfaftion  of  the 
principal  oflicers  of  tiie  cufloins,  that  no  part  of  the  caigu  has  been  unloac'. 
ed  fince  it  was  taken  on  board,  except  fuch  as  noted  in  the  report,  and 
purfiunt  to  permits ;  and  that  fuch  difagrecmcnt  arifes  fioni  accident  or 
mi  (lake. 

VefTels  arriving  from  any  fomgn  port,  in  dijlrefs,  at  any  port  of  the 
United  States,  not  being  deflined  m%the  lame,  pioteil  to  bv*  made  by  tlio 
mafter  and  mate,  within  twenty-four  hours  and  lodged  at  liie  cultoin-liou!'- ; 
and  within  foriy-eight  hours  enter  his  vclFel,  as  in  all  oiher  calcs ;  nml 
if  by  certificate  cf  the  officers  of  the  jiori^  of  tlie  iwceUity  iheieoJ,  il»s 


r^m 


•3« 


MODE  OF  TRANSACTING  BUSINESS 


vrflcl  may  b«  unladen  and  c«rgo  depoTited  in  the  public  (lore,  and  raladeo 
Bltin  (except  fuch  part  as  mav  be  ncceirary  lo  be  told  to  defray  the  cxpencea 
of  the  repaira  of  the  velTel  only,  on  which  the  duly  Ihall  be  paid  aa  mother 
calci)  by  permifTion  from  the  Cudom^houfe,  free  from  any  other  charge 
than  (wnge  aitd  ites  to  the  officera  of  the  cuftoms  as  in  other  calea. 

The  nuller  or  peilon  having  command  of  any  vciTcl  bound  to  a  foreign 
port  or  place,  fhall  deliver  to  the  Coiuaor  of  the  i'\l\ul\  Irom  whence  fuch 
veiTcl  ia  about  to  depart,  a  manifed  uf  all  the  cargo  on  board,  and  ihl  vatui 
thereof,  fubfcribeuby  fuch  pcrlon  :  ihe  penalty  for  not  delivering  luch  mao' 
ifcd,  and  obtaining  a  clearance,  pitVjcmi  to  deprturc  from  fuch  di(lri£i|  ia 
joo  dollara  for  every  offence.     The  form  of  iuch  manifeft  u  follow* : 


JUport  and  Maniftjl  of  ike  Cargo  laden  at  the  port  of 
iM  M  after  t  bound  fur  fort  of 


9%  hard 


Marki. 

Numbers. 

Packages 

or  arii  Jes 

in  bulk. 

Contents  or 
quantities. 

Value  at  the 
port  of  ex« 
portation. 

• 

,a  MoitiffJlOH'h  on  outward  Car^o, 

DifiriH  of 
]  mader  or  commander  of  the  bound  from  the  port  of 

tu  do  iolemnly,  fincerely  and  truly  fwcar 

for  afitrm)  that  the  manifi-d  of  the  cargo  on  board  the  liiid  now 

delivered  by  me  to  the  c(>lle£tv>r  of  this  didt'^l,  and  fubticribcd  with  my 
|ume,  contains,  according  to  my  bed  knowledge  and  belief,  a  full,  juft  and 
true  account  of  all  the  gouds,  wares  and  tneiclundixc  now  aAually  laden  on 
board  the  laid  veflel,  anri  of  the  value  thereof  \  and  if  any  other  goods,  warca 
'or  merchandize  ftiall  be  laden  or  pMt  on  board  the  faid 
previous  to  her  failing  from  this  port,  I  will  immediately  report  the  brae  to 
the  (aid  colle£Lor.  I  do  alio  iwear  (or  affirm  J  that  I  verily  believe  the  dutie« 
On  all  the  foreign  merchandiu:  therein  Ipecitied  have  been  paid  or  fecured, 
according  to  law,  and  that  no  part  thereof  is  intended  to  be  re-landed  within 
the  United  Sutes  ■,  and  that  if  by  didreis  or  other  uiuv-)idable  accioent  i; 
fhould  become  necelTary  to  re-land  the  fame,  1  wijl  forthwith  make  a  juft 
and  true  report  thereof  to  the  collector  of  the  cudomsof  the  di(lri£t  whereii^ 
(uch  diftreU  or  accident  may  happen. 

So  help  me  God^ 


■-^^^s^csic^ 


IMPORTERS  OR  CONSIGNEES, 

Owners  or  confignees  of  goods  imported  are,  within  {iftcen  days  after  the 
inafter's  report,  to  make  entry  with  the  ci^6tor,  detailing  the  leveral  con- 
tents  and  net  cod  of  eacli  package  p^rtieubrly  ;  and  produce  the  oitgiml 
invoice,  documents  and  bills  of  lading  ;  which  muft  be  verified  on  oath,  or 
affirmation,  by  the  faid  parties,  who  ro<:!^  fubfcribe  the  Form  of  Entry  and 
Oath,  asfoUovu :  .  ' 


■Wfllf* 


INESS 

lie  (lore,  and  rtbden 
I  defny  the  cxpcncea 
ill  be  paid  u  m  other 
>m  any  other  charf* 
I  other  calet. 
I  bound  to  a  foreign 
iti  (Vom  whence  Tuch 
soard,  and  tht  valut 
delivering  luch  man- 
From  luch  didrifk,  ii 
feft  u  follows : 

en  hoard 


"Value  at  the 
port  of  ex- 
portation! 


ound  from  the  port  of 
erely  and  truly  fwear 
laid  now 

d  rubl'cribed  with  my 
lelief,  a  full,  juft  and 
now  actually  laden  on 
any  other  goods,  warea 

tely  report  the  lame  to 
erily  believe  the  duties 
;  been  paid  or  fecured, 
to  be  re-landed  within 
jnav -ridable  accioent  \% 
forthwith  make  a  juft 
of  the  diftrift  wherein 

So  help  me  God^ 


;£S. 

in  fifteen  days  after  the 
ailing  the  leveral  con- 
d  produce  the  original 
be  verified  on  oath,  or 
the  Fgrm  of  Entry  and 


,nttUU 


AT  THE  CUSTOM-HOUSES. 
[When  imported  in  an  American  Vcflel.] 


<Sf 


inlry  of  Mtrchandixe,  imported  h 


mbortea  by 
Majlir,fri 


in  tht 


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£ntry  of  Merchandize,  imported  by 
MaJier,Jrom 


[When  imported  in  a  Foreign  Veflel.] 

in  thf 


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The  Oath  or  Affirmation  in  either  Cafe, 


DifiriS  of. 


Port  of 

1  do  folemnly,  fincerely  and  truly  fwear  Cor  affirm) 

that  the  entry  now  fubfcribed  with  my  name,  and  delivered  by  me  to  the 
Collefbr  of  contains  a  juft  and  true  account  of  all  tiie 

goods,  wares  and  merchandize  imported  for  lale,  or  intended  to  be  landed  in 
this  diftriftfor  me,  or  on  my  account,  or  on  account  of  any  houfe  of  trade 
•or  partnerlhip  in  which  I  am  concerned,  in  this  diftrift,  or  which  aftually 
came  configned  to  roe,  or  to  any  houfe  of  trade  or  partnerlhip  in  wlii^h  I  am 
concerned,  or  imported  by,  or  con%)ed  to  and  intended  for 

£ile  or  to  be  landed  in  this  diRna,  in  the  wliereof 

is  mafter,  from  that  the  fatd  entry  contains  a  juft 

and  true  account  in  of  the  coft  thereof,  including  all 


■  «»i»»ihwalii)lWI>i>i  ruMtfc. 


"■  • »!Mv-»;^. 


r^m 


•P» 


MODE  OF  TRANSACTING  BUSINESS 


charges  ;  that  the  invpice  or  invoices  and  bill  or  bills  of  lading  now  prodil* 
ced  by  me,  are  rhe  true,  genuine  and  only  invoicas  and  bills  of  lading  by  ine 
received,  of  the  faid  goods,  wires  and  merchandize  imported  or  configned  af 
aforefaid,  and  tiie  only  invoices  by  which  I  have  been  charged,  or  for  which 
I  am  to  account,  atid  that  the  faid  invoices  and  bills  of  lading  are  in  the  ac- 
tual llalk  in  w|^h  they  wiere  received  by  me,  and  that  I  do  not  know  of 
any  other  invoices  or  account  of  the  laid  goods,  wares  and  merchandize, 
different  from  what  is  or  are  here  produced.  I  do  furtlier  fvvear  for  ajirm) 
that  if  I  hereafter  difcovcr  any  other  or  greater  quantity  of  goods,  wares  or 
merchandize  tlian  is  contained  in  the  entry  aforelaid,  or  Ihall  receive  any  in- 
voice of  the  whole  or  any  part  thereof  other  in  quantity,  quality  and  prica 
Ihan4iasbeen  nowexhibitetl,  1  will  imihediately,  and  without  delay,  report 
the  fame  to  the  CoUeftor  of  this  didriA.  I  alio  fwear  (or  agirm)  that  noth- 
ing has  been  concealed  or  fuppreiTed  in  the  em  ry  aforelaid,  whereby  to  a  void 
llie  juft  payment  of  the  duties  impofed  by  the  laws  of  the  United  States,  and 
that  ail  matters  are  juftly  and  truly  exprelTed  therein,  according  to  my  beil 
kuuvvledge  and  belitj^. 

So  hf  Ip  mc  God. 

When  the  above  entry  is  made  by  any  agent,  faftor  or  other  perfon, other 
than  the  houa  fide  owner  or  configntc  of  fuch  merchandize,  fuch  perfon  to 
give  bond  m  the  lum  of  looo  dollars,  ovi'r  and  above  what  the  duties  may 
•mount  to,  with  condition,  that  ihe  bona ^de  owner  or  conPignce  of  fuch 
merciiamhze  ITwll,  on  or  before  the  firft  period  of  p-.iyment  of  fuch  duty  be- 
cu<iie  due,  deliver  to  laid  Colledlor,  a  full  andcorrecl  account  of  faid  mer- 
chaiidi/c,  in  manner  and  form  afoivfaid  ;  verified  by  a  like  oath  or  affirma- 
tion, b=foie  any  judge  of  the  United  States,  or  the  jwdg;  of  any  Court  of  Re- 
cord of  a  flate,  or  before  a  CoUeftor  of  the  Cuftonis ;  and  in  cafe  the  duties 
are  paid  at  ilie  time  of  entry,  alike  bond  to  be  given,  that  fuch  an  account 
(ball  lie  delivetvrd  within  ninety  days  from  fuch  entry. 

When  the  particulars  of  fuch  merchandize  are  not  known,  anentry  tfa4l6> 
of  to  be  made  according  to  circumilances  ;  declaring,  on  oath  or  affintu- 
tion,  all  the  particulars  (he  party  knows  or  believes  concerning  the  fame; 
to  be  fublcribcd  by  the  party  :  and  where  an  imperfe£l  entry  is  made,  eithec 
for  want  of  invoices,  bills  of  lading,  .&c.  the  colleftor  to  take  fuch  mer- 
chandize into  his  cuilody,  until  the  qiuntity,  quality,  or  value  can  be  a(^ 
certained. 

Every  importer  or  confignee  of  diflilled  fpirits,  wines,  or  teas,  to  make  a 
f'parate  entry  «(  the  fjiae,  Ipetifyinj  the  name  of  the  veflel  and  mafter,  and 
phcc  from  wh-nce  ;  the  quantity  and  quality,  ind  a  particular  detail  of  the 
chefts,  caik«,  or  vellels  containing  the  lame,  with  the  marks  and  numbers  ; 
which  entry,  afii^r  being  certified  by  the  coUeftor,  to  be  produced  to  the 
lUrvcyor  or  oliiccr  afting  as  infpeftor  of  the  revenue  for  thb  port;  and  all 

tjcrmits  guinied  by  the  collcftor  for  the  above  articles,  fliall,  prior  to  the 
anding  of  the  fime.  be  produced  to  the  furveyor  or  oiBcer  afting  as  infpec- 
tor  for  the  port,  for  endorlcment :  any  of  the  above  articles  landed,  contra- 
ry to  the  above  direftion,  are  I'ubjeft  to  forfeiture,  and  five  hundred  dollars 
penally  on  the  nialUr  or  perlbn  having  charge  of  the  velfel. 

Goods  without  invoice,  or  fpecification  of  particulars,  to  be  ftored  by  the 
colleftor,  until  npprjilcil  or  invoices  arrive,  at  the  option  of  the  importer. 
ApprailiMS  to  alceri.un  and  certify  at  whit  rate,  or  per  centage,  fuch  goods 
are  dantaui-d,  hi|t  r>o  ^illowance  for  damage,  iinlcis  fuch  appi-aifment  is  lodged 
in  thu  Culloin-Houlc  nul/iin  ten  days  after  the  landing  tht:reof,  accompanied 
with  a  certificate  of  tin:  oiHceis  of  the  port. 


-'if^iii    .--  ♦i-M^»y^i» 


"^P 


IMESS 

lading  now  produ* 
ills  of  lading  by  ine 
rted  or  configned  as 
arged,  or  for  which 
lading  are  in  the  ac- 
I  do  not  know  of 
s  and  merchandize, 
;r  fwear  for  afirm} 
of  goods,  wares  or 
ball  receive  any  in- 
',  quality  and  prica 
ithout  delay,  report 
ir  affirm  J  thatnoth- 
d,  whereby  to  a  void 
e  United  States,  and 
cording  to  my  beit 

God. 

r  other  perfon,  other 
dize,  fuch  perfon  to 
hat  the  duties  may 
>r  confignce  of  fuch 
:nt  of  fuch  duty  be- 
iccount  of  faid  mer- 
ike  oath  or  affimu-* 
of  any  Court  of  Re- 
id  in  cafe  the  duties 
tat  fuch  an  account 

own,  an  entry  tfa«6- 
on  oath  or  aifinha- 
mceming  the  fame  ; 
mtry  is  made,  eitheg 
to  take  fuch  mer- 
or  value  can  b<  a(^ 

s,  or  teas,  to  make  a 
:fl«:I  and  mafter,  and. 
rticular  detail  of  the 
narks  and  numbers  ; 
be  produced  to  the 
or  thi!  port ;  and  all 
,  fliall,  prior  to  the 
cer  a£line  as  infpec- 
ides  landed,  contra- 
live  hundred  dollars 
Jifel. 

,  to  be  ftored  by  the 
on  of  the  importer. 
r  centage,  fuch  goods 
ppraifment  is  lodged 
thereof,  accompanied 


At  THE  CUSTOM  kOUSES. 


ill 


fotik  0}  Appraiftrs  Oath  and  Certificate  zahere  goods  are  without  Invoice. 

We  A.  B.  and  C.  D.  appointed  by  the  Colleaor  of 
•iid  to  afceruin  the  contents,  and  appraife  the  value 

of  the  merchandize  contained  in  the  feveral  packages  defcribed  in  the  within 
or  annexed  entry  or  account,  do  lolemnly,  fincerely  and  truly  fwear  (or 
affirm j  that  the  feveral  anicles  dewiled  in  the  annexed  appraifment,  fubfcri- 
bied  with  our  names,  contains  a  fuU  and  true  account  of  all  the  merchandize 
whatfoever  xrontained  in  the  feveral  packages  mentioned  in  fuch  entry  or 
account,  and  that  the  feveral  prices  by  us  affixed  to  each  article  are  to  the 
bed  of  our  fluU  and  judgment,  the  true  and  a^ual  value  or  coll  thertof,  at 
the  pkce  of  exportation. 

So  help  us  God. 

Form  of  Apprai/ers  Oath  and  Certificate  where  Goods  arc  damaged. 
We  A.  B.  and  C.  D.  appointed  by  the  Colleftor  of  the  diftrift  of 

and  ^        •  to  afcertain  and  appraili:  the  damage 

fullained  on  mferchandize  imported  by  in  the 

whereof  \  » mafter,  from  -   do  folemnly,  fin- 

cerely and  truly  fwear  (or  affirm)  that  we  have  carefully  examined  the 
feveral  jpackages  hereafter  enumerated  and  defcribed,  and  find  ihe  feveral  ar- 
ticles or  merchandize  as  particularly  detailed,  contained  in  the  faid  pack- 
ages, to  have  received  damage,  as  we  believe,  during  the  voyage  of  import- 
ation, and  that  the  allowance  by  us  made  for  fuch  damage  is  to  the  bed  of 
our  ikill  and  judgment  juft. 

So  help  us  God. 

Goods,  not  entered  in  fifteen  days,  to  be  fent  to  the  public  ftore,  (fait 
and  coal  excepted)  which  may  remain  longer,  the  owner  or  mafter  paying 
infpeOors:  and  all  goods  lb  depofued  to  t)e  at  the  riflt  and  charge  of  the 
importer  ;  and  if  not  entered,  and  the  duties  paid  or  fecured,  xoithin  nine 
vtonths,  to  be  fold,  (being  firft  advertHed  for  one  month)  the  furplus  money 
arifing  from  fuch  fale,  after  the  duties  and  charges  are  paid,  to  be  paid  into 
the  treafury  of  the  United  States,  for  the  benefit  of  the  owners,  who,  upon 
due  proof  of  the  property,  (hall  be  entitled  to  the  fiune.  Periihable  articles 
may  be  fold  immediately. 

Goods  entered  under  a  fraudulent  invoice  to  beferietted,or  where  the  col- 
le6br  fliall  fufpe6l  that  fuch  goods  are  not  invoiced  agreeably  to  the  fum 
fuch  goods  are  fold  for  at  the  place  from  whence  they  ate  imported,  to  be 
taken  into  his  pofleflion  at  the  rifle  and  expenfe  of  the  importer,  until  they 
are  appraifed  j  and  in  cafe  of  profecution  for  the  forfeiture  aforefaid,  fuch 
appraifment  (hall  not  exclude  other  proof  on  trial,  of  the  aftual  and  real 
coft  of  the  laid  goods,  at  the  place  from  whence  imporled. 
■  Packages  may  be  opened  in  prefence  of  two  merchants,  upon  fufpicion  of 
fraud,  and  repacked  under  the  infpedion  of  an  officer  ;  and  if  found  to  dif. 
fer  frtmi  the  entry,  to  be  forfeited,  unlefs  made  appear  to  the  latisfcftion  of 
the  principal  officers  of  the  cuftoms,  or  a  court  on  trial,  that  fuch  differ- 
ence proceeded  from  accident  or  miftake,  or  without  intention  of  fraud. 

Returntd  Cargo. 

When  ioods,  Ac.  the  growth  or  manufafture  of  the  United  Stales  fliali 
be  returned,  not  hiving  been  Clipped  for  the  benefit  of  drawback  or  boun- 
ty, no  duty  to  be  demanded. 


1;, 


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141  MODE  OF  TRANSACTING  BUSINESS 

Report  and  entry  of  fuch  goods,  &c.  to  be  made,  and  proof  by  oaA  of 
affirmation  of  the  fafts  thereof  in  manner  following  : 

Entry  of  Merrhandize  exported  from  the  diJlriB  of 

mailer,  for  on  the  day  of 

and  returned  in  the  ,  ma/ler,frem 


in  the 
by 


Marks. 


Numbers. 


Packages  and  Contents. 


Diftria  of 
,  /.  Port  of 

I,  ,  io  folemnlv,  fincerely,  and  truly  fwear  ("or  affirm)  that  the 

f^veral  articles  of  nftrchandize  mentioned  in  the  entry  hereto  annexed,  srre, 
to  the  beft  of  mv  knowledge  and  belief,  truly  and  bona  ftde  of  the  growth,, 
produft,  or  manufafti.re  of  the  United  Slates,  and  that  they  were  trufv  ex- 
ported and  imported  as  tlierein  expreffed  ;  and  that  no  drawback,  bounty, 
or  allowance  has  beed  paid  of  admitted  tliereon,  or  any  part  thereof 

So  help  me  l.»od. 

N.  B.  When  the  goods  fd  returned  have  been  exported  from  any  other 
diftria  than  the  one  they  may  be  imported  in,  bonds  to  be  given  by  the  irn- 
porter,  in  addition  to  the  above  oath,  in  the  fum  of  the  di  .>e.,  rhat  wuhm 
iix  months  a  certificate  fliall  be  produced  from  the  colkam     1  •""'"• 

Inr  the  diftria  from  whence  they  were  exported,  that  luch  p 
tually  fo  exported  ;  in  default  of  which,  the  bond  to  be  foi 
peraJty  paid. 


jftoms 

ere  ac- 

andthe 


■% 


PASSENGERS. 


Entry  to  be  made  by  paflfergers  of  all  clothes,  books,  houfehold  furniture, 
lools  or  implements  of  trade  or  prof.ffions,  arriving  m  the  UnUed  Sta.es  to 
Icttle  ;  which  articles  are  exempted  from  duty.  The  form  of  fuch  mtry 
ando^ith  relpefting  the  fame,  as  folLws  : 


in 


the 


£nlry  of  wearing  apparel,  iSc.  imported  ty 

viafter,fram  .     .  r      j  ^ 

(Here  the  particulars  to  be  inferted.) 

Diftrift  of 

jf.  Port  of 
t  4  dft  folcmnly,  fmcerely,  and  truly  l\»ear  (or  aRirm)  thiU  tbc 

entry  ftibfcribed  by  me  and  hereto  annexed,  tontams,  to  the  belt  of  my 
knowledge  and  belief,  a  jollahd  true  account  of  the  contents  of  the  feveral 

.mentioned  in  the  faid  entry,  imported  m  the  from 

and  that  they  contain  m.  g.>6ds,  wares,  or  merchandize  whatevef,  other 
than  the  wearing  apparel  and  other  perlbnal  baggage  (or  tf  the  cafe  require) 
and  the  tools  of  the  trade  of  ^       «ri  of  wh.ch  are  the  prope.  cy  of 

who  has  or  have  arrived,  who,  is  pr  are  (hortly  exp,ett^  to 
arrive,  ir*  the  United  State.;  andare  not  direftly  or  indireaiy  unpolled 
jur  any  other  perfon  or  pesfons,  or  intended  fof  lale,.  >-    i 

'  •^  So  lielp  Hie  Oqd. 


I  I     itY  M«i      '     -r-- 


>IESS 

d  proof  by  oaA  ar 


in  the 
by 


and  Contents, 


-«■ .  I  u  jiDiimijwwwwwwip 


«5<***aeiS^' 


/^or  fl/^rm^  that  the 
dereto  amnexed,  *re< 
/</<  of  the  growth,, 
they  were  truly  e*- 
drawback,  bounty, 
part  thereof 
>  help  me  God. 
med  from  any  other 
be  given  by  the  im- 
!  dftips,   -hac  within 
ffloi     1  -  jftoms 

fuch  p     ^        ere  ac- 
he foi    ■>,  and  the 


Me 


,houfehold  furniture, 
the  United  States  to 
;  form  of  fuch  ontry 


in  the 

a.) 


ar  (or  affirm)  thst  the 
ns,  to  the  beft  of  my 
contents  ol  the  feveral 
e  from 

idi7.e  whatev^f,  other 
[or  if  the  cafe  require) 
ich  are  the  property  of 
ire  {hortly  cxppftew  to 
■it  indircftly  imported 

So  help  irte  God. 


iin  I      aikm'An- 


AT  THE  CUSTOM-HOUSES. 


243 


tf  the  articles  fhall  beenterefd  by  any  other  peifon  than  the  owner,  bond 
♦o  be  given  in  a  lum  equal  to  the  amount  of  what  the  duties  would  be  il 
imported  lubjeft  to  dutv  ;  that  the  owner  Ihall  within  one  year  verify  fuch 
entry  orj  o^th,  pr  the  collector  may  direft  fuch  baggage  to  be  examined  ;  and 
if  any  article  is  contained  therein,  which  ought  to  pay  duty,  entrv  muil  be 
made  therefor ;  and  if  an  entry  is  made  as  aforefaid,  and  upon  examination 
thereof  any  article  is  found  therein  fubjeft  to  duty,  [not  hnving  been  exprejf- 
ed  at  the  time  of  viaking  the  entry)  it  is  forfeited,  and  the  peHon  iu  whole 
baggage  the  fame  fhajl  be  found,  forfeits  and  (hall  pay  tf^eble  the  valus 
thereof, 

DRAWBACKS, 

■  Mode  of  obtaining  Drawback  on  foreign  Merchandize. 

Merchandize  imported  into  the  United  States,  (loaf-fugar,  fidi,  fni  ff,  and 
inanufiiflured  tobacco  excepted)  if  exported  within  one  year  from  the  pay- 
ing  or  fecuring  the  duties  thereon,  from  the  ports  of  original  importarioii, 
are  entitled  to  a  drawback  of  fuch  duties,  or  may  be  traniported  coaflways 
to  certain  di(lii6is,  and  obtain  the  drawback  if  exported  fiotn  thence  to  a 
foreign  port,  by  cbferving  the  following  directions  :  Provided,  'I'lie  duties 
-paid  or  fecured  on  fuch  merchandize  lliail  amount  to  fifiy  dollars  and  are 
exported  in  the  original  cafks,  cafes,  chefls,  boxes,  or  other  packages  in  which 
they  were  imported,  except  liquors  in  calks,  cofTee  or  cocoa  in  calks  or 
other  packages^  or  unrefined  fugar,  which  may  be  filled  up  out  of  others  of 
the  fame  importation,  or  put  into  new  calks  or  packagas  correfpondii.g 
therewith,  which  muft  be  marked  and  numbered  as  the  *iHginals-,  but  no 
change  or  filling  up  to  take  place  unlefs  the  calks  or  other  packages  are  un- 
^fit  for  exportation,  and  in  no  other  ca(e  ;  the  whole  to  be  performed  under 
the  infpeuion  cf  a  proper  officer  appointed  for  that  purpole. 

When  articles  are  imported  in  bulk,  the  packages  in  which  they  are  land- 
ed  fliall  be  deei^d  the  packages  of  original  importation,  and  muft  be  ex- 
ported ip  the  lame  ;  and  all  certificates  for  diftilled  fpirits,  wines,  or  tciiS, 
mqft  be  given  up,  or  no  drawback  to  be  allowed. 

Twenty-four  hours  notice  to  be  given,  by  lodging  an  entry  therefor  be- 
fore (hipping  the  goodj^  except  diftilled  fpirits  which  require  but  fix  hours ; 
and  gcods  (hipped  without  a  proper  permit  forfeit  the  drawback.  The 
form  of  the  entry  as  follows  ; 

fintry  of  Merchandize  intended  to  he  exported  by  ^  on  board  ef 

the  whereof  is  mufler,  for  for  the  benefit  of 

drauiback,  which  were  imported  into  the  dipm  of  on  the 

by  in  the  Jroni  and  brought  into  this  diJriCl 

on  the  in  the  from 


Marks. 

Numbers 

-  Packages 

and 
contents. 

Net  colt  of 

ad  valorem 

articles  as 

having    paid 

duties. 

Weight 

or 
guage. 

Tare    and 
daft  or  al- 
lowance for 
leakage. 

J 

1 

'k 


•i  f 


i> 


rl: 


yri^ifefc.^ 


ii 


dk^^-MiSk^.,. 


«f" 


■44 


MODE  OF  TRANSACTING  BUSINESS 


When  merchandize  are  exported  from  the  port  of  origiiut  importation, 
the  following  to  be  omitted  in  the  above  ;  **  and  braught  into  tnit  d^riU 

on  the  in  the  ,  iMfter,Jrom'\ 

Previous  to  any  permit  being  given,  proof  muft  be  made  by  th«  importer, 
aiid  every  other  perton  through  whofe  handi  fuch  meichaiulize  may  have 
paiTcd,  of  the  due  importation,  the  paying  or  fecuring  the  dutie^  and  ideiw 
tity  thereof,     The  form  of  the  oath  as  follows  ; 

Oath  la  be  taken  an  Expartationt  by  the  original  Importer. 

I,  ,  do  folemnly,  fmcerely,  and  truly  fwear  (or  affirm)  that  the 

articles  fpecifled  in  the  above,  or  aimexed  entry,  were  imported  by  (or  con" 
/igned  to]  me,  in  the        whe|«of        was  mailer,  from  il.^:  they  were 

duly  entered  by  me  at  the  cuftom-houfe  of  this  port,   apd  the  daties  paid 
(or  fecurfd)— that  they  are  the  fame  in  quantity,  quality,  package,  {and 
value)  as  at  the  time  of  importetion,  nece^fary  or  unovoidable  wafleage  or 
damage  only  excepted,  and  are  now  a£kuaUy  laden  on  board  the 
whereof  is  maimer  ;  atid  that  they  ate  truly  intended  to  b«  ex- 

ported by  me  in  the  laid  velfel  to  the  port  of  and  are  not  iiitende4 

ip  be  re-landed  within  th^  limits  of  the  VPtt^d  States, 

So  help  me  God. 

Oath  to  be  taken  by  (he  original  Importer  tohen  goods  have  keen  fold, 

I  do  folemnly,   fincerely  and  truly  fwear  for 

(ifirmj  that  the  articles  fpecified  in  the  above,  or  annexed  entry,  as  imported 
by  fur  conji^ned  to)  me,  were  truly  imported  by,  or  configned  to  me  in  the 

whereof  is  mafter,  from 

that  they  vrere  duly  entered  by  me  at  the  Cuftom-Houfe  of  and 

the  duties  thereon  paid  CorfecHred)^t)\itt  they  were  the  &me  in  quantity, 
quality,  package,  neceflary  or  unavoidable  waftage  or  damage  only  excepted 
(and  value)  at  the  time  of  fale  or  deliyeiry  to  as  at  the  time 

uf  importation.  So  help  me  God. 

Oath  to  be  taken  by  an  intermediate  per/on, 

I  do  folemnly,  fmcerely  and  truly  fwear  for  afirm)  that 

the  article;  pf  merchandize  Ipecified  in  this  entry  were  purchaled  by  me  from 
and  yrert  (old  by  me  to  and  that  they  Were 

not  to  the  bell  of  my  knowledge  and  belief  altered  or  in  any  refpeft  changed 
in  quantity,  quality,  value  or  package,  neceflary  or  unavoidable  waftage 
or  damage  only  excepted,  while  m  my  pofleflioi),  or  froip  the  time  of  laid 
purcl^le  until  the  tiut?  pf  ^i4  f>lc< 

So  help  me  God. 

Oath  to  be  taken  by  an  ExporUr-,  other  than  the  ortginal  Importer, 

I  do  folemnly,   fmcerely  and  truly  fwear  (xn  a§rm} 

that  the  articles  fpecified  in  the  above  or  annexed  entry,  ^ere  purchaled  by 
me  of  that  they  are  now  aftually  laden  on  board  of  the 

whereof  is  mafter,  and  were  at  the  time 

or  fuch  lading,  and  are  now  the  fame  in  quantity,  quality,  package,  neceflary 
or  unavoidable  waftage  or  damage  only  excepted  fand  value)  as  at  the  time 
of  purchafe,  that  they  are  truly  intended  to  be  exported  by  me  in  the  faid 
velTel  to  the  port  of  and  at*  not  intended  to  be  relanded  witht 

in  the  limits  of  the  United  States,  So.  help  me  Qod« 


INESS 

triginal  importatlan, 
t^M  tn(0  tnii  diftriU 
rom", 

nad«  by  tbt  importer, 
icichandize  may  have 
the  duties,  and  iden. 


al  Importer. 

r  (or  affirm)  that  the 

imported  by  {or  con* 

i^^:  they  wer« 

aod  the  datiei  paid 
lality,  package,  {and 
ovoidable  wafleage  or 
xnrd  the 
ily  intended  to  b«  ex- 

and  we  not  intended 

So  help  m«  God. 

ods  hew  been  fold, 

ly  and  truly  fwear  for 
Kcd  entry,  as  imported 
configned  to  me  in  the 

ulis  of  and 

B  the  &me  in  quantity, 
damage  only  excepted 
as  at  the  time 
So  help  me  God. 

per/on, 

r  fwear  for  agtrm)  that 
e  purchaled  by  me  fixim 
and  that  thev  Were 
r  in  any  refpeft  changed 
or  unavaidable  waluge 
r  fron;i  the  time  of  laid 

$Q  help  me  God. 

r  on]j[t)Kil  Importer, 

truly  fwear  Cvrafimn) 
ry,  w"*  purchaled  by 
iy  laden  an  board  of  the 
er,  and  were  at  the  time 
lality,  package,  neceflary 
ni  value)  as  at  the  time 
orted  by  me  in  the  faid 
[led  to  be  rclanded  wiih-^ 
So.  help  me  Qod, 


AT  THE  CUSTOM-HOUSES. 


•45 


The  exporter  to  make  oath  refpefling  fuch  exportation,  and  to  give  bonds 
beftre  clearance,  or  within  ten  days  after,  with  iecurity,  to  the  latisfii£lion  of 
the  Colle£lor,  in  a  penalty  double  the  amount  of  I'uch  drawback,  to  produce 
the  proof  required  by  law  inrelpe£t  to  their  being  landed  without  the  limits 
of  tne  United  States  ;  within  one  year  if  to  Europe  or  foreign  duniinions  iu 
America,  or  within  two  years  if  to  Alia  or  Africa.  The  certificate  pro{)er 
to  be  produced  to  be  of  the  following  form  : 

I  of  the  of  do  hereby  certify, 

that  the  goods  or  merchandize  herein  after  dercril">d,  have  been  landed  in 
this  between  the  and  days  of 

from  on  board  the  of  whereof  is  at 

prefent  nafter,  viz, 

A.  B.  No.  t.  a.teten  hogfheadt       "XContaining  fourteen   thou/and 

C.  B.  No.  J.  6. 9.  15.  four  tierces    J  pounds  weight  of  cojee. 

E'  F.  No.  14.  18.  2Z.   \£ight  hogsheads,  containing  ten  thoufani 

*5'  *7'  3"  33*  3^'      J     poinds  weight  of  brown  fugar. 
G,  If.  No.  91.  d.  30.       Ten  chefls,  containing  {even  hundred  weight 

of  hyson  tea. 
J.  K.  7.  16.  19.     Three  bales,  containing   one  hundred   and  ffly 
pieces  of  nankeen-^J  which  according  to  the  bills  of  lading  for 
the  lame,  were  (hipped  on  board  the  at  the  port  of 

in  the  United  States  of  America,  on  or  about  the 
^y  of  and  configned  to  by  of 

afbrelaid,  merchant 
Given  under  ^ands,  «t  the  this 

day  of  A.  A. 

Oath  or  AJitmation  of  the  Majler  or  principal  Oftcers  of  the  Vejfel  confirm- 
ing the  above, 

Port  of         '       ' 
We  mailer,  and  mate  of  the  of  lately 

arrived  ffom  the  port  of  in  the  United  States  of  America,  do 

folemnly  Iwear  (orafirm)  that  the  goods  or  merchandize  enumerated  and 
described  in  the  preceding  certificate,  dated  the  day  of 

and  figned  by  A,  A.  of  the  city  of  merchant,  were  aftually  deliv. 

ered  at  the  (aid  port,  from  on  board  the  £ud  within  the  time 

l(peciiied  in  the  laid  certiRcate. 

Sworn  (vr  ajirnudj  at  the  port  of 
before  me,  this  day  of 

JForm  of  verification  of  the  above  by  a  Conful  or  A^ent  of  the  United  States. 

I  f  conful  or  agent  of  J  the  United  States  of  America,  at  the  city 

of  do  declare,  thH  the  fa£ls  fet  forth  in  the  preceding  cmihcate, 

fubfcrSied  by  A.  A.  of  the  laid  merchant,  and  dated  the 

day  of  are  to  {my  knoxidedge.,  ju.fl  and  true  ;  or  are  ia,  my 

(tpininnjufl  and  true,  and  dejerving full  faith  and  credit) 

In  teltimony  whereof,  1  nave  hereunto  iublcribed  my  name  and 
affixed  the  ieal  of  ;;iy  office,  at  this  day  of 

M.  M.  Conful. 

If  there  is  no  Conful  or  Agent,  the  following  in  place  thereof, 
Wc  refiding  in  the  of  do  declare, 

that  the  fa&s  ftatcd  b  the  preceding  certificates  figned  by  A.  At 


\{ 


t 


fi 


ii^ 


£46 


MODE  or  TRANSACTING  BUSINESS 


of  the  fa  id  merchant,  on  the  day  ^f  arc  (/a 

our  knotiiUdgeju.fl  and  true  ;  or  an  in  our  opinion  jujl  and  true,  and  worthy 
of  full  faith  and  credit.)  We  alfo  declare  that  there  is  (wo  ceiiful  or  other 
fublic  agent  for  the  United  Stales  of  America,  or  American  merchants)  now 
lefiding  at  this  place. 

Dated  at  the  city 

this  day  of 

J.  P. 
CD. 

If  any  good',  wares  or  merchandize,  entered  for  exportation  with  intent 
fo  drawback,  the  duties,  (hall  hn  landed  within  \the  limits  of  the  United 
States,  the  lame  is  iubjeft  to  leizure,  and  forfeiture,  together  with  the  (hip 
pr  veilel ;  and  the  veflels  or  boats  ulcd  in  landing  the  (ame,  and  allperlbns 
concerned  thereiq  upon  convi^iipn,  to  fi^ffef  imprifonmentnot  exceeding  fix 
months. 

Merchandize  may  be  trantported  coaftv/ays  to  fuch  parts  as  veflisls  arriv- 
ing  from  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  or  beyond  the  lame,  are  admitted  to  enter 
at,  by  making  the  folb>ving  entry,  and  obtaining  a  certificate  from  the  port 
of  original  importation. 

The  form  of  the  entry  as  follows  ; 

Jpntry  of  Merchandize  intended  to  be  fhifped  by  onboard 

the  whereof  is  rr^afier,  for 

to  be  exported  from  thence  for  the  beneji(  of  drawback,  which  were  import- 
ed into  this  diflriH  on  the  by  in  the 

froitf  "  ** 


Marks. 

Numbers . 

Packages 

and 
Contents. 

Coft  of  ar- 
ticles pay- 
ing duty 
ad  valorem 

Weight  or 
guage. 

T^e  ?nd 
draft  or  al- 
lowance  for 

leakage. 

1 

♦ 

Such  merchandize  to  he  entered  by  t^ie  conffgnee,  previoHS  to  the  land- 
ing thereof,  in  manner  following  : 

£ntry  of  merchandize,  Iranfported  coafiways,  for 

whereof  is  mafter,  from 

for  the  purpofe  of  being  exported  from  the  diflrid  of 
benefit  of  drawback  ;  which  vftre  imported  in  the  diftri£l  of 

fron 


in  the 


for  the 


on  the 


by 


in  tht 


from 


Marks. 


Numbers. 


Packages. 


Contents. 


Oath  or  AJir-mation  to  this  Entry. 

I  do  folemnly,  fincerely  and  truly  fwear  (or  rt^r/w)  rrcordin?; 

to  the  beft  of  my  knowledge  and  belief,  that  (he  entry  by  me  Jubki  ibed  is 
^uft  wd  true,  that  the  mer^lundize  ther«in  meptiQiied,  hav^  been  duly  ni\ . 


Ft 


^-T- *~"-"ff*  '" -«>»"~-"-^— -—n 


USINESS 

•f  are  (/(J 

jujl  and  true,  and  t^orthy 
icrc  is  {no  conful  or  other 
Imerican  merchants)  now 


:.ty 


day  of 


J.  P- 
C.  D. 


'  exportation  with  intent 
le  limits  of  the  United 
together  with  the  (hip 
he  liinie,  and  all  peribns 
Kunent  not  exceeding  <tx 

ch  parts  as  veflels  arriv. 
ime,  are  admitted  to  enter 
k  certi(icatf  from  the  port 


on  board 
■n^ajier,  for 

back,  which  were  import- 
in  tfie 


Weight  or 
guagc, 


T*^e  and 
draft  or  al- 
lowance for 

leakage. 


;,  previoHS  to  the  land- 

in  the 
/or  the 


/Urjt 


'rom 


di/iriSqf 
from 


Contents. 


try. 

^\  [or  affirin)  jrcordinis^ 
ntry  by  me  (ublcnbed  is 
led,  hav?  been  duly  im- 


AT  THE  CUSTOM-HOUSES. 


«47 


{>orted,  and  the  duties  thereupon  paid,  or  fecured  to  be  paid,  according  to 
aw.         So  help  roe  God.. 

The  certificate  accompanying  fuch  merchandize  to  be  produced  at  the 
time  of  making  entry,  upon  which  a  permit  will  be  granted  for  unlading  ; 
and  if  im«Hded  to  be  exported  to  a  foreign  port  the  fame  proceedings  to  be 
had  as  if  fuch  merchandize  had  been  originally  imported  into  the  diftri^l: 
from  whence  they  are  to  be  exported. 

Merchandize  may  be  tranfported  acrofs  the  State  of  New-Jerfey,  by  the 
following  rout  to  Philadelphia,  and  exported  from  thence  to  a  foreign  port 
and  obtain  drawback,  viz.  New-Brunfwick,  South-Amboy,  and  Lamber- 
ton,  Bordentown  or  Burlington,  by  making  an  entry  as  if  tranfported  by 
viter ;  the  faid  merchandize  to  be  infpedted  and  marked  previous  to  the  lad- 
-in  board  any  packet  with«n»enfion  of  tranlportation  as  aforelaid,  andob- 
»..  T[  the  certificate  as  in  ot  i  i  :  and  if  merchandize  is  tranfported 
by  ...y  other  rout  than  exprelleu  in  the  paffport  accompanying  the  lame,  or 
if  the  marks,  faftnings  or  feals  that  may  be  placed  thereon,  by  direftion  of 
any  officer  of  the  cuftoms,  be  broken,  or  defaced,  or  imparked,  the  mer- 
chandize in  refpeft  to  which  fuch  omiflion  or  wrong  doing  Ihall  happen,  or 
the  value  thereof,  fhall  be  forfeited. 

In  addition  to  the  above  raentiooed  entry,  the  following  (hall  be  made  to 
obtain  the  pafTport  for  tranfportation,  and  which  is  to  accompany  fuch  mer- 
chandize. 

Entry  of  merchandize  intended  to  be  tranfported  by  of  the  city  of 

merchant,  acrofs  the  State  of  New-Jerfey  to  Philadelphia. 


Marks. 


Numbers. 


N  umber 

and 

deicription 

Packages. 


Contents. 


By  whom 
fent. 


To  whom 
conligned. 


If  g<»dS  w  dxptJrted  from  the  diftria  into  which  they  were  originaUr 
imported,  the  exporter  fl«U,  receive  from  the  Colleflor  of  fuch  diftrift,  a 
debmturt  or  debentures  fbr  the  amount  of  fuch  drawback,  payable  at  the 
exaa  tjme  or  times  on  which  the  duties  on  fuch  goods  fhall  become  due.— 
Provided,  that  if  the  duties  on  fuch  merchandize  fhall  have  been  paid  prior 
to  an  entry  for  exportation,  the  debenture  fhall  be  made  payable  m  fifteen 
tffl)-*  from  the  time  of  figning  the  bond;  and  the  debenture  maybe  made 
payable  to  the  original  importer,  when  the  lame  fhall  be  requelled  in  writ- 
mg,  by  the  exporter,  and  not  otherwife. 

If  raeixhandizt  having  been  imported  coaftways,  accompanied  with  a  cer- 
tihcate,  fhall  be  exported  to  a  foreign  port,  the  exporter  to  receive  a  certifi- 
cate  from  the  CoUcftor  of  the  diftrift  from  whence  exported  ;  which  is  to 
bt  produced  to  the  colleflor  of  the  diftrift  of  original  importatio- , ;  and  the 
drawback  to  be  paid  at  luch  port,  upon  a  debenture  or  debentures  being 
granted  thereon,  payable  as  aforefaid  :  but  in  no  cafe  is  (!.<.•  drawback  to  be 
paid  until  the  duties  are  firft  received. 

Deduaion,  on  exportation,  is  one  and  a  quarur  per  rent  on  all  merchan- 
dize,  except  diftilled  Ipirits,  which  is  half  a  cent  per  gallon,  and  a  quarts 
per  cent  of  {lie  amount  of  diuiea. 


^^ 


I 


Si9 


MODE  OF  TRANSACTING  BUSINESS 


A  law  of  the  United  States,  paflcd  May  15,  1800,  authoritea  the  Co(' 
lefVor  to  retain  in  his  hands  3|  per  cent  on  all  drawbacks,  in  addition  to 
the  before  mentioned^  and  in  the  heu  of  (lamp  duties  heretofore  impofcd  on 
drbentures. 

Mode  of  recovering  Drawback  on  Sugar  rtfined  tuitkin  ike  United  States. 
A  drawback  of  feven  centi  per  pound  is  allowed  on  fugar  refined  within 
the  United  States  :  the  exprter  to  give  fix  hours  notice  of  fuch  exporta* 
tion  (o  the  Surveyor  or  officer  adding  as  infpc3or  of  the  port,  and  nuke  entr/ 
therefor  at  his  office — alio  nuke  oath  before  the  CotUilor,  that  the  fugir  io 
laden  on  board  the  veflel  ipeciii^  in  fuch  entry,  is  truly  intended  to  be  ex* 
ported  to  the  place  therein  mentioned  ;  and  that  they  believe  the  dutiet 
thereupon  hjve  been  truly  paid,  or  lecured  ;  and  Qiall  give  bond  to  the  Cot< 
lector  with  two  fureiies,  one  of  whom  ihall  be  the  mafter  of  the  vejfel,  in 
which  laden,  for  exportation,  that  the  fame  (h^ll  be  really  and  truly  export- 
er! to,  and  landed  in  ftune  port  or  place  withsut  the  limits  of  the  United 
Slates  ;  Inch  drawback  not  to  be  lets  than  twelve  dollars,  and  is  payable  in 
nine  months  from  the  date  of  the  bond,  provided,  the  centhcates  are  produ- 
ceU  of  the  a£tual  landing  thereof  at  a  foreign  port ;  the  certificate  to  be  of  the 
form  as  in  other  cafes  of  fureig;i  merchandize. 

Form  of  the  Entry. 

Entry  of  Sugar  refined  within  the  United  States,   intended  to  be  flipped  fy 
on  board  the  ,  maJier,Jor  Jar  the 

benefit  of  Drawback. 


Marks  and 
Numbers. 

Packagjs  and 
Contents. 

Quantity. 

Place  where 
depofited. 

T  ■-•' ' 

Oath  or  Affirmation  to  the  above. 

I,  ,  do  folemnly,  fincerely,  and  truly  fwear  (or  aflirm)  tceord- 

iQg  to  my  bed  knowledge  and,  belief,  that  the  fugar  fpecified  io  the  above 
return,  is  truly  fugar  remicd  within  the  United  States  ;  and  I  do  verily  be- 
lieve the  duties  impoied  by  law  have  been  paid,  or^  fccured  ;  that  it  ia  iv"* 
aftually  laden  on  board  the  ,  maimer,  for  the  purpofe  of -;r  4 

exported  to  and  is  not  intended  to  be  re-landcd  within  th«  >-  Jts 

of  the  United  Slates.  So  help  me  God. 

Sugar  To  laden  for  exportation,  if  re-landed  within  four  leagues  of  the  coed 
of  the  United  States  (unlefs  in  cafes  of  neceffity  or  diftrefs,  notice  of  which 
(hall  be  immf;diately  given  to  the  principal  officers  of  the  culloms  refiding 
nearefl  to  which  fuch  veflel  may  be)  (hall  be  forfeited,  together  with  tlte  (hip 
or  veffel  on  board  oF  which  the  fame  (hall  have  been  (Hipped,  with  her  fur- 
niture, Sac.  and  the  (liip  or  veflel  into  which  fuch  fugar  (hall  be  un(hipped 
»iid  put. 


Domejiic  Spirits. 

A  drawback  of  13^  cents  is  allowed  on  all  domeflic  fpirits  which  are 
exported  ;  fix  hours  notice  to  be  given  by  the  exporter  to  the  furveyor  or 


.INESS 

authoritet  the  Col^ 
neks,  in  addition  to 
leretofore  iinpoied  on 

In  the  United  Stales. 

fugar  reBned  within 
tice  of  fuch  exporta- 
port,  and  make  entry 
0r,  that  the  fugirto 
ly  intended  to  be  ex- 
y  believe  the  duties 
give  bond  to  the  Cot- 
lafter  of  the  vejel,  in 
illy  and  truly  export- 
e  limits  of  the  United 
lars,  and  is  payable  in 
ceriificates  are  produ- 
certiticate  to  be  of  the 


tended  to  be  flipped  fy 
for  for  the 


Place  where 
depofited. 


Mnr  (or  affirm)  tccord- 
•  fpeciiied  in  the  above 
em  and  I  do  verily  be- 
feciin.'d  ;  that  it  is  i>^— 
Eor  the  purpofc  of  sf^  4 
landed  within  th«  '>■  .iw 
So  help  me  God. 

four  leagues  of  the  coaft 
lifttefs,  notice  of  which 
of  the  cuftoms  refiding 
d,  together  with  tlie  ft»ip 
!\  (Hipped,  with  her  fiir- 
i'ugar  (hall  be  unlhippea 


mcaic  fpirits  which  are 
porter  to  the  furveyor  or 


•-^J 


At  THE  CUSTOM-HdUSES. 


•<l 


infpeAor  of  the  port  previous  to  the  lading  thereof,  by  lodging  nn  i-:nry 
therefor  with  fuch  furveyor  or  infpeftor  ;  ami  bonds  to  be  given  to  the  col- 
leftor  in  the  fame  manner  as  in  calcs  of  refined  fugar  ;  to  produce  ccitifi- 
cates  of  lafading  at  a  foreign  port,  as  in  other  cafes  :  the  drawback  is  paya- 
ble in  fix  months  ;  provided,  fuch  certified  are  produw  '  -but  no  di4w- 
back  under  one  hundred  and  fifty  gallons. 


Fornl  ef 

Entry.  ■ 

Marks  and 
^Numbers. 

Packages  and 
Contents. 

Quantity. 

Proof. 

The  Oath  to  this  Entry  is  the  fame  as  for  reHned  fugar. 


Bounty  on  Salted  Provijions  and  Fijh  oj  Jie  United  Stales. 

An  allowance  of  thirty  cents  per  barrel  is  allowed  on  pickled  fifh  of  tha 
United  States;  and  twenty-five  cents  per  oarrel  on  all  provilions  (a)ted  with- 
in the  United  States,  without  any  deduflion,  if  the  lame  fhall  amount  to 
ten  dollars.  And  in  order  to  obtain  fuch  bounty,  the  exporter  to  make  aa 
entry  therefor  with  the  colle£lbr  ;  but  no  entry  will  be  received  whcra 
fuch  pickled  fifh  or  failed  provifions  have  not  been  infpeHed  and  trtarked 
agreeable  to  the  laws  of  tlie  refpeftive  ftafes,  where  fucil  laws  are  in  force. 
Such  bounty  is  payable  in  fix  months  l^^m  the  date  of  the  bond  to  be 
f{iv«n  ;  and  in  no  cafe,  unlefs  the  certi^catesof  landing  at  a  foreign  portj  aa 
m  othei-  cafes,  are  produced.  The  bond  to  be  in  double  the  amount  of 
fuch  bounty-.^cotiaitioned,  that  the  lame  (hall  be  landed  and  left  at  fbmt. 
foreign  port. 

Form  df  the  Entry. 

Entry  nj  intentted  to  be  exported  for  the  benefit  of  Bounty,  bf 

iri  ihe  whereof  is  Mafier,  bound  for 


Marks  ais 
branded  on 
the  c^fks. 


Nuiinbet  of 
barrels. 


Defcriptioh  and 
(pecies  of  (i(h 
or  provifions^ 


Quality. 


Oaih  io  be  taken  by  the  Exporter. 

1  4d  foltmalyj  finccrely  and  truly  fwcar,  ('or  afirmj  to  the  beft 

of  my  knoiwkdge  and  belief,  that  the  defignated  in  the  annexed 

entry,  dated  ahd  fubfcribed  with  my  natec,  have  not  been  import- 

ed froth  any  foreign  pon  or  place^but  are  truly  and  bona/de  ('if  provifions  J 
(alted  provifions,  cured  within  the  limts  of  the  United  States,  Cor  if  fifh  J 
pickled  fifh  of  the  fi(heries  of  ?.he  United  States ;  that  they  are  now  aftu- 
ally  laden  on  board  the  whereof  is  mafter,  and  arc  to  be 

exported  to  and  are  not  intended  to  be  landed  within  the  limits  of 

the.  United  States.         So  help  me  God 


rPU'itirf"i.mi'ii>'.'-M)>ui*  1 


Fl 


•50  MODE  OF  TRANSACTING  BUSINESS,  &ci 


INFORMATION    GENERALLY, 

The  want  of  certificatei  of  diililled  iprrits,  winet  or  leis,  fubjeft  fach  ar^ 
ticlet  to  (eiztirc,  and  fifty  dollars  hne,  if  fuch  certificates  are  not  delivfrcd 
to  the  purchairr ;  and  if  any  calk,  cheil,  veird  or  cafe,  containing  fuch  ar« 
ticlt!^,  fliall  be  found  in  the  pod'cnion  of  any  perfon,  without  being  marked, 
and  not  being  acroinpanied  with  a  certificate,  the  lame  is  liable  to  feizure. 

On  the  Ihle  of  any  calk,  &c.  which  has  been  marked,  the  maikk  to  be  de- 
fncrd  in  pretence  of  fomc  oHicrrof  inlpeAion  or  culloms  ;  and  the  certificate 
of  tlie  (itme  to  be  delivered  up,  under  penalty  of  on*  hundred  dollars  witb 
cofli  of  fuit. 

G'KxU  from  foreign  ports,  not  to  be  unladen  but  between  funrife  and  fun* 
ftt,  without  fpccial  licence,  imder  a  penalty  of  four  hundred  dollars  on  the 
mafter,  and  every  mher  perfon  concerned,  oirabtlity  from  holding  any  office 
uudfr  tite  government  of  the  United  States  for  feven  years,  and  being  adver- 
tiied  in  the  newl'papers,  with  forfeiture  of  the  goods  ;  and  if  above /our 
hundred  dollars,  value  of  vell'el  and  apparel. 

(iootU  removed  before  guaged,  and  weighed,  and  if  wines,  fpirits  or  teas, 
before  being  marked,  without  permiflion,  are  forfeited. 

Perliwis  giving  or  offw-ring  a  bribe,  forfeit  from  two  hundred  to  two  thoU' 

/and  dollars. Inlpeflors  and  officers  of  revenue-cutters  may  go   on 

board,  examine  and  tearch  veifels,  have  free  acccl's  to  the  cabin,  and  feal 

packages ;  and  after  I'un-fet  (ccure  hatches,   &c. Pertons  in  charge  of 

veflels,  for  breaking  fadnings,  but  in  prefence  of  an  oRicer,  forfeit  two  hun^ 
dred  dollars. 

The  mader  or  comi.iander  of  any  veflcl,  that  fhall  ob(lru3  or  hinder  (or 
be  the  cauie  thereof)  »ny  officer  of  the  revenue,  in  going  on  board  his  (hip 
or  veflel,  for  the  rarpofe  of  carrying  into  iffefl  any  of  the  revenue  laws  of 
the  United  Statrt,  forfeits  ftom  fifty  to  jive  hundred  dollars. 

Every  owner  of  a  veflel,  refiding  within  the  limits  of  the  United  States^ 
to  fwear  to  the  regider  within  ninety  days  after  its  being  granted,  or  it 
becomes  void,  and  the  velTel  and  carg6  pays  foreign  tonnage  and  duty. 


Leaft  Sums  ndmitting  of  Drawback. 


Money, 


Pound  Sterling  of  England, 

Ireland 

Guilder  of  U.  Netherlands, 
Specie  Eivrc  of  France, 
Mark  banco  of  Hamburgh, 
Spanifh  &  Rix  Doll,  of  Denmark, 
Rupee  of  Bengal, 
PaRoda  of  India, 


124 

15 

20 

40 

p.  cent. 

p.cent 

p.  cent. 

p.  cent. 

82.10.0 

69.0.0 

51.10. 

2^.ig.o 
28.  0.0 

90.  0.0 

75-0.0 

b6.  0.0 

92$ 

770 

S85 

292 

2000 

1667 

1250 

625 

1105 

950 

690 

345 

868 

307 

250 

«I5 

610 

510 

3»3 

196 

J7r 

M"! 

109 

55    ,„ 

ESS,  &ei 


f, 

uas,  fubjeft  fach  ar- 
cs are  not  delivered 
,  containing  fuch  ar- 
iihout  being  marked, 
is  liable  to  feizure. 
,  the  roatkk  to  be  de- 
s  ;  and  the  certificate 
iundrtd  dollars  wiib 

;wcen  funrife  and  fun- 
mdrcd  dollars  on  the 
m  holding  any  office 
tars,  and  being  adver- 
1  •,  and  if  above  four 

wines,  fpirits  or  teas, 

hundred  to  two  thou' 
t-cutters  may  go  oa 
;o  the  cabin,  and  feal 
-Perlons  in  charge  of 
IHcer,  forfeit  two  /»«»>- 

obftrua  or  hinder  (or 

ing  on  board  his  (hip 

>f  the  revenue  laws  t* 

iollars. 

s  of  the  United  States^ 

s  being  gnnted,  or  »l 

;onnage  and  duty. 


ack. 


■^ 


5 

to 

40 

:eni 

p.  cent. 

p.  cent. 

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AMERICAN     COAST     PILOT. 


(The  ibllowlni  inforanation  could  not  be  procured  early  enough  for  infcrtion  it  in  prepfr  pUi», 
■I  th«  Light-Houfe  wm  not  completed  till  Wednefday,  Nov.  19,  itO/.J 


Direffiotis  for  failing  by  the  ♦  Light-Houfc  lately  ereSled  on  Wig- 
wam-Point, into  Annis  Squam  Harbour  (on  thefoiithern  coafi 
g/^  Ipfwich-Bay;  w  Maflachufctu. 

IN  failing  into  this  harbour,  bring  the  light-houfe  to  bear  S.  \  W.  (wlicti 
at  the  diftanoc  cf  one  mile)  then  run  direftly  for  it,  leaving  ^  Haraden's 
Rock  {or  Sunken  Led^eJ  one-tenth  of  a  mile  on  your  larboard  haiul ;  when 
you  are  within  one  quarter  of  a  mile  of  the  light-houle,  you  will  be  on  the 
Ihoal  of  the  bar,  which  carries  over  fix  feet  water  at  low  ebb  1  toiUinue 
your  coirfc  fouth  till  you  come  within  a  cable'i  length  of  the  light-houlc, 
then  haul  S.  S.  W.  leaving  the  light-houfe  on  your  larboard  hand,  and  a 
fandy  Bar  (which  runs  nearly  N.  E.  and  S.  W.  leaving  the  ri"er  abovit  90 
fathoms  broad,  at  bw  water,  oppofite  the  light-houle),  on  your  (larboard 
hand.  In  running  S.  S.  W.  half  a  mile,  you  will  pais  the  J.jbjifr  Rods 
on  your  larboard  hand,  which  are  dry  at  low  water  ;  then  (leer  S.  S.  K. 
leaving  the  Bar  Rocks  (which  are  feen  till  nearly  high  water)  on  your  {lar- 
board hand  {  run  one  quarter  of  a  mile  and  anchor  in  five  fathoms,  clear 
bottom  ;  or  run  your  vcffel  on  ihore  on  either  hand,  in  calii  you  have  nei- 
ther cables  nor  anchors. 

♦  Annis  Squam  Light-Houfe  is  a  wooden  building  of  an  oEla^onal  form^ 
about  40  feet  high,  and  about  ^ofeel  above  thefurface  of  the  water  at  com- 
mon high  tides.  It  is  painted  white,  and  may  be  known  by  beinj;  lower 
than  any  other  light-houfe  on  the  coajl  of  Maffachufdts,  and  its  inland  fil- 
vation.  It  bears  from  Portfrnouth  light-houfe  about  S.  b.  W.  diflant  10 
fru  Ungues  s  and  from  Newburyport  Bar  6'.  S.  E,  5  leagues. 

t  Thit  Rock  lies  N.  h.  E.  \  E.  front  the  light-houfe,  half  a  mile  dijlan:. 


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ChartSy  Pilots^  Navigation  Booh,    &f, 

CONSTANTLY     FOR    SALP    BY 

Edmund     M.    Blunt, 


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Book,    Chart   ^     Stationary   Store^ 

p\vs,\x  of  jitble  anH  ^u^Hrant 

HT ATE  STREET, 
NEWpURYPORT: 

WHBRE    MAY    BE    HAD 

HADLEY'S    QUADRANTS, 

OF  all  (izcs,  neatly  mounted  with  true  parallel Glaflcs,  ac- 
curately gruduated,  »mi  wan  ated  %i)oA  \  Guiiter'i  Sctln,  Slidin|  9<tl(t»  OivMen, 
{i)iv  CUflci  tVdm  cnc  to  thiee  feet  long,  of  the  beft  <}ualitict,  tei, 

CHARTS. 

Amerira,  Weft-Indies,  Newfoundland  and  NevaSiolia. 
Gfor^es  Rank,  from  actual  Survry,  by  Capt.  Paul  Pinkham — Banks  of 
Newtb.  ndUnd,  (Jiswing  the  foundingi,  &c.— The  Strait]  of  Belle  Ifle  to  the  B»jr  of  Fiwdjr, 
contjiiiing  the  whole  of  NewfoundUii'l,  G'llf  and  River  St.  tiwrence,  Nov*  Scotia  tnd  Sa> 
b!e  KUiiJ,  duwnfioni  tlie  Scrvtyiof  Cojk,  Lane,  &c.— The  whole  Coaft  of  North  Aine- 
rica— The  CoafV  of  Amtiica  from  Bay  of  Fundy  to  Philadelphia— The  Coaft  of  America 
from  Plillailelphia  to  Flutida,  with  the  harbour!  of  Charlefton,  Savannah  and  Port-Rojral— ' 
Oulf  uf  Florida  and  Daharmi— Bay  of  Hundurat— Windward  PalTtge,  iacludtngijamaica  and 
St.  Domingo— Cciicial  Weft-Indiej— Outline  of  ths  whole  Atlantic  Oceao. 

England,  Holland,  &c. 

Heather's  New  Britifh  Channel— Moore's  do. — St.  Georges  and  Briftol 
Channel,  with  the  Coaft  of  Ireland  from  Dublin  to  Cork,  and  rhe  Coaft  of  England,  froni 
Liverpool  to  Harlland,  from  aftual  Suiveyi— Baltic  Sea  and  Gulf  of  Finland— .Coafti  of 
England  and  Holland  with  the  Light-Houfea  and  Buoyi  neatly  coloured — Heatber'i  North 
Sea  on  a  very  la^ge  fcale  ;  the  Light-Houfes  and  Buoya  coloured— The  Eaft  Coaft  of  Enghin^ 
from  Orfordnefs  to  Hull— The  Bay  of  Bifcay. 

Spain,  Mediterranean  Sea,  Africa,  &c. 

Tlic  Cmfts  of  France,  Spain  atld  Portugal,  including  the  Bay  of  Bifcay, 
with  th-  principal  Harbojri,  on  a  large  fi-ale— The  Coalls  of  Spain  and  Poitiigal — The  Me(J» 
Ittiraiitan  Sea,  with  the  principal  harbours,  on  a  very  large  fcale — The  Coaft  of  Aftita. 

Eaft- Indies. 
The  Bay  of  Bengal — The  Indian  Ocean  from  ihe  Cape  of  Good-Hope 
t«  Canton,  Ac.  '  •    i  - 


ry   Store^ 


ANTS, 

allcl  Glaffes,  ac- 


*inkhani— Banks  of 
l«  to  the  Bajr  of  Fuady, 
:t,  Nova  Siotia  ind  Sa< 
f  Coaftof  NorthAtiM. 
-The  Coaft  of  America 
iiuh  and  Port-Royal-j 

,  iacludkDg  Jamaica  ami 
>ceaa. 


j-eorges  and  Briftol 
^oall  of  England,  froiri 
of  FinUiid— Coaftt  of 
ired— IJeather'i  NoftK 
:  Eaft  Coaft  of  Engtan^ 


the  Bay  of  Bifcay, 
I  Po<tiiga!~The  Meii. 
Coaft  of  Afrita. 

pe  of  Good-Hope 


PILOTS. 

The  Aitierican  Pilot,  contiiining  the  Coaft  of  Aiii«rica  frnm  the  SfielRhti 
ff  RclU  in«  to  Cayinne,  Inclu'ii  .  -he  Jllindt  and  Binki  of  NrwroiinJljn>l,  thi  Wrfi-ln. 
diet,  and  all  the  Idandi  on  tlie  I  <i  '---The  WeH-lndu  I'iloi  on  15  Snci.-t«,  ii  •■  'he  brti  ju. 
Ihoiltifi— The  Englini  I'ilor,  \vrl<  a  Boole  of  Uiic^ioai— The  Mediuiraiwan  |'tlot  un  a  Ui|^ 
fcalet  with  plant  of  the  princl|ial  Harbourt. 

S  E  A     B  O  O  K  S. 

Tlif  New  Praftical  Navig.Uor,  being  an  Epitome  of  Navijatifin  ;  con* 
taining  (he  ditTerent  methodi  of  wuiking  the  I^unar  Obfcrvafioni  \  and  all  the  nqwirirc  (alilei 
ufcd  with  the  Nautical  Almanac,  in  dcrrrminmg  the  latiiiide  and  longitude,  ant  keeping  • 
compi  te  fcckoniog  at  fea  \  iiluftratrd  by  proper  ru!ei  and  examplei  1  jh«  whole  caenipli|tr4 
in  a  Journal  kepi  from  England  to  the  irijnd  of  TeociifTa  t  Alfo,  th«  fubftance  of  infontiaiioo 
•very  candi.latr  fur  the  American  Navy  ought  to  be  acquainted  with,  prrvioui  to  hit  being  ap- 
pointed  t  thli,  with  the  fea-termi,  are  pailiwularly  recommended  (0  I'le  attrntion  of  all  young 
gentlemen  defigned  for  or  belonging  to  the  fea  ;  The  fccond  Amtrican,  from  the  thirteim^ 
Englilh  edition  of  JOHN  HAMILTQN  MQORE  t  Improved  l.y  the  introduAlan  of  fev' 
jtrafncw  Tablet,  and  by  laige  addiliont  to  the  fornMr  tabteii,  and  levifed  and  corredcd  by  a 
Ikilful  Mathematician  and  Navigator  s  illuftrated  with  copper  pUtei  ■•  Tu  which  are  addedt 
Ibmc  General  InftruAiom  and  InAirmatlon  10  mcrchanti,  mafieri  of  veneli,  and  olheri  con* 
cerncd  in  navigation,  relative  to  mercantile  and  marina  lawt  and  cuttoms. 

Ship  Maftcr'i  AlFiftant  anl  Owner't  Manual— Marlner'i  Compafi  ReAified— DireAioiii 
for  North  Sea,  Welt-Indies,  Dritllh  Channel  and  Enilaod  and  Holland—Cargo  Bunki— Sea- 
men'i  Journal!,  ruled  and  plain— Nautical  Alnianacki— Eiift-lndla  Prcdory— NjvalTaAii.1 
^With  a  large  vaticty  of  tojki  on  every  fuhjeAi  v  hich  ^vjll  be  fuld  very  iheap. 

STATIONARY. 

Writing,  Wrapping,  Sl.^aihinfj,  Cartridge,  Log  n(X)k,  Blue,  Mariilt 
and  Letter  i'APER  of  eytry  -ualiiy — (^k  •— Feni— Ink  Powder     Slatei  an(  HencUl— 1"U- 

Sandt'^I.ead  Pencilt — Blank  ituoki  of  every  fiae  ruled         pljin  m  de  at  ihe  Ihjtteft  noticc-- 
lankt  of  all  kindt— Penknivet,  Intia  Ink  and  Rubu    --Sand — Ink  and  Jiigt  fuitable  foe 
longorihoit  voyagei— Waferi— Qlack  and  Red  Sea'? -j  V  u»— Sand -Boxes,  ic.  &c, 

(J:^  Mr.  Blumt  will  be  hapr>v  to  receive  commii^'cation*  (by  poll  if 
more  conveiMent)  from  jui^'eioui  g^amr  ,  1. '  ing  to  any  improvrir  they  may  make  in  hi« 
f  Nnit  PraltUal  Navigmor"  or  "  A  itrhUi  Ctmfi  Ptk',"  at  'le  1,  dctfrmiiied  ucilhei  paiiij 
Mr  expence  di^ll  be  fpared  tu  render  th   n  cun.^lete. 


Caution* 


PURCHASERS 

^re  defired  to  be  parttcnhr  wi  :n  they  willi  for  the  Americn  improved 
Ziitioa  of  JaiMi  HiimilioH  Moare'i  tiav<s3tot,  to  enquire  for  ••Bi.uNT'a  NxwI'ractj. 
CAL  Navioator,"  which,  with  the  ••  American  Coast  Pilot, "  may  be  had  of 

^benezer  S,  Thomas,  Bailey,  Waller  and  Bailey,  Cox  and  ShcppaiJ,  and 
John  Davidfnn,  C'harlcllon,  (S,  C.) — Thomai  Rainbow  and  ^dwjrd  Myrick,  Norfolk— 
CeorgeHill  {  Thomas,  Andrews  and  Butler  ;  Michael  and  John  Comad  and  Co.  iind  Sule- 
mon  Cotton  and  Co.  Baltimore — ThnmnsDobfon,  \MUiamYoung,  Mattlit-wCaiey,  Thomai 
Piggt,  J.  Sparhawk,  H.  &  I'.Rica,  John Ormrod,  S.F.Biad lord,  W.W.Woodward,  R.Krt 
T.  Rawle.,  VV,  "lyntell,   I  homat  Stcphmi  and   fhom^is  Whitney,  Philadelphia— Brown 

and  Stansbury,  »,  Un  and  Smith,  Stewart,  Jones  $:  Co.  William  Purell,  John  Fenno, 

T.  fc  J.  Sworu  .  ^aniln  Cornea,  Hugh  Gaine,  Samuel  Campbel!,  T.  B.  Janftn  It  Co. 
J.  Feflowi,  ThonriAs  S.  Arden,  G.  F,  Hopkins  am)  E.  Duyckinck,  New- York — Samuel 
Green,  Jolm  W.  Creenand  Jarnet  Springer,  New- London— Jacob  RichardPm,  B.  )>nni> 
fonand  WiPiam  R.  Wilder,  Newport— William  Wilkli.fon,  Hrnry  Curtiing,  and  Ifajc 
hreenw -  a,  Providence — Thomat  gt  Andrews,  E.  Si  S.  Laikin,  Weft'*:  C;rernlc»f,  Tti-iycr 
it  Chaittnun,  Samuel  Hall,  Caleb  Bingham,  William  Pilham,  [ohn  Boyle,  Jamrs  While, 
Ji'.n  \7eft,  W.  P.&  L.  Blakr,  F,  Nichols,  Jofeph  Pierre,  ion.  joAph  Ntwhall,  S.  Thax- 
terand  William  T.  Clap,  Boflon— T.  C.  Culhing,  John  Dibniy,  Upton  and  Porter,  and 
B.B.  Macanulty,  Salem— ZrStevrn*,  H.Phelps,  J.  Low  a.i.1  1).  K.  Hous^'*  Oloureftn  — 
William  Treadwell  and  Co.  John  Mclcher  and  Charles  Pierce,  Ponfmouth— Stephen  Patten, 
Alexander  Baker  and  E.  A.  Jenks,  Portland— Argicr  March,  and  the  Proprietor  at  New- 
buryport,  and  other  Bookfellcit,  Sljip- Chandler.:  and  Mithenatical  InlUument  Makers, 
prou^out  the  United  Stotct. 


JVO/r  IN  PRESS 

AND   WILL    BE    PUBLISHED    IN    JANUARY,    180I, 

A 

NEW  SYSTEM 

OF 

MERCANTILE     ARITHMETIC: 

ABAl'TED    TO    THE 

Commerce  of  tJje  Winim  States, 

IN     ITS 

DOMESTIC  A\'D  FOREIGN  RELATIONS: 

WITH 

JP^MS  Qf    ACCOUt-.'S  AND    OTHER   WRITINGS    WSUAILY    OCCWRRINC 

IN    TRADE. 


-==«aC34i^fesr- 


PY  MICHAEL  WALSH, 
1 ^=?«^?^55fe7 

^be  following  tfjiimonials  from  Gentlemen  of  thefirjl  re/peSiabiHty 
and  mercantile  information  befpeak  the  utility  of  the  work. 

Newburyport,  May  j,  1800. 
WE  the  Tubfcribers,  having  fecn  Mr.  W a  l s  h  s  New  Syftem  of  MER- 
CANTILE  ARITHMETIC,  and  being  fatisfied  that  it  is  better  calcu- 
jated  than  any  yet  publiflied,  to  fit  a  youth  for  the  bufinefs  of  the  Compt- 
?ng-Houfe,  cannot  but  wifli  it  an  extenfive  circulation.  The  happy  elu, 
fidation  and  extended  application  of  the  common  rules,  together  with  the 
puny  origindl  improvements,  while  they  accomplifli  the  (ludent  for  com- 
pierce,  are  alfo  extremely  well  adapted  to  alhft  and  inform  th«e  merchant, 
fhe  mariner,  and  the  trader,  in  their  various  occupations, 

DUDLEY  A.  TYNG,  MOSES  BROWN, 

EBENEZER  STOCKER,      WILLIAM  WYER,  iun.     ' 

WILLIAM  BARTLET,        

SAMUEL  A.  OTIS,  jun. 
TRISTRAM  COFFIN, 


RICHARD  BARTLET,  jun. 
WILLIAM  W.  PROUT, 
MICHAEL  LITTLE, 


Bojlon,  May  16,  1800. 
WE  the  fubfcribers,  having  examined  Mr.  Walsh's  New  Syftem  of 
MERCANTILE  ARITHMETIC,  and  being  perfuaded  that  it  is  better 
calculated  than  any  we  haye  met  with,  to  qualify  yqung  inen  for  admilTion 
into  compting-houfes,  we  wifii  that  it  may  have  an  extenfive  circulation. 
The  clear  exemplification  and  pertinent  application  of  the  comtpon  rules, 
together  with  the  many  ufeful  additions  and  improvements  which  it  con- 
tams,  will  render  it  extremely  ulcful  for  the  merchant,  the  mariaer.  and  all 
the  other  trading  claHTes  of  fociety. 

MARSTON  WATSON,  JOILN  LOWELL,  iun, 

JOHN  C,  JONES,  JOSEPH  RUSSELL, 

JOHN  CODMAN,  ARNOLD  WELLES,  jun, 

iiTEPHEN  HlGGIf^SOO"!,      JONATHAN   JACKSOl^, 


giiai«aa».'tiaswy« 


r,  iSoi, 


[ETIC: 

totes, 


NS; 


Y    OCCVRKINC 


RECOMMENDATIONS. 

SaUm,  OBohtr  7,  1800. 
WE  the  fubfcribers,  Merchants  of  Salem,  convinced  of  the  neceffity 
•f  rendering  the  forms  of  bufinefs,  the  vali-.s  of  coins,  and  the  nature  of 
commerce  more  familiar  to  the  United  States  as  a  commercial  people,  do 
approve  of  the  MERCANTILE  ARITHMETIC  of  Mr.  Walsh,  and 
recommend  it  as  calculated  to  fubfetve  in  the  beft  manner  the  inftruc- 
tion  of  our  youth,  and  the  purpofes  of  a  well-inlormed  merchant. 
WM.  GRAY,  iun.  JACOB  ASHTON, 

BENT.  HODGES,  WM.  PRESCOTT, 

B.  PICKMAN,  JACOB  CROWNINSHIELD, 

NATH.  BOW  DITCH,    ELI  AS  HASKET  DERBY. 


•  Orders  for  the  above  Work  mil  receive  punElual  attention  from  the 
Proprietor,  at  Neuiuryport  CMaf. J  who  is  the  Public's         ^ 

Humble  Servant,  •.„..,,; 

EHMUND  M.  BLUNT. 
Nov.  a6,  1800. 


'  re/peSiabilit^ 
the  work. 

lay  t,  1800. 
yHem  of  MER- 
is  better  calcu- 
of  the  Compt- 
rhe  happy  elu, 
^ether  with  the 
adent  for  com- 
t  the  merchant, 

/N, 

JfER,  jun. 
RTLET,  jun, 
PROUT, 
ITLE, 

ly  16,  1800. 
^ew  Syftem  of 
that  it  is  better 
n  for  adminion 
ve  circulation, 
comtnon  rules, 
which  it  con- 
narioer.  and  all 

ELL,  jun, 
sSELL, 
ELLES,  jun. 
JACKSOl^, 


t/joo4<f   Sr    otaluynaru. 


lt(  /'tbnl 


WEST   &   GREENLEAF, 


BOOKSELLERS  and  STATIONERS, 
BOSTON : 

Keep  conjiantly  for   Sale— ^ 


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Slates  &  Pencils,  Bibles,  Teftaments,  Pfaiters,  Spelling-Books  and  Primers, 
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ALSO, 

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Every  American  Publication  as  foon  as  printed. 

They  elfo  keep  on  handy 

"■  An^flfortmetit  of  Stationary  articles,  with 

a  fupply  of  Seamen's  Books,  fuch  as  American  and  Weft- 
India  Pilots*  Charts  of  various  kinds ;  Blunfs  New  Praaical 
Navigator,  fecond  Edition  ;  the  New  American  Coaft-Pilot, 
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Bibles.  Teftaments,  Plaltcr^,  Spcliing-Books  and  Primers, 
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and  Pencils,  Ink-Pots>  Ink-Stands,  Gake-Ihk  and  Ink-Powder, 
&c.  &c.  .        ; 

Blank  Books  fot  Accounts   and  Records 

ready  made  or  ruled  to  any  pattern.  ^ 

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ticks,  with 

can  and  Weft- 
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:an  Coaft-Pilot, 
ites  and  Pencils, 
,s  and  Primers, 
/riting-Paper  of 
rs,  Sealing- Wax 
ind  Ink-Powdcfr 

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